Real Estate Strategies and Results for Silicon Valley Life Science Companies
Helping You Push the Bounds of Innovation in Silicon Valley
With its close proximity to top research universities such as Stanford and the University of San Francisco, the Silicon Valley life science sector is on a fast-growth trajectory, with genomics and pharmaceuticals leading the charge. As the field continues to develop and attract a highly educated labor pool in the surrounding region, so too will the real estate landscape that supports it. HM Science, a specialized life science division of Hughes Marino, is at the forefront of this exciting area of innovation. We specialize in serving Bay Area life science companies from needs assessment and lab planning, leasing, renewing, expanding, subleasing, buying a building or building a lab space from the ground-up.
An Outsourced Real Estate Partner With A Life Science Focus
BIOTECHNOLOGY
GMP MANUFACTURING
CLIA TESTING LABORATORIES
PATHOLOGY
MEDICAL DEVICE & DIAGNOSTICS
DIAGNOSTICS & TESTING LABORATORIES
INDUSTRIAL BIOTECH
PHARMACEUTICAL
COMMERCIAL SCALE-UPS
HEALTH TECHNOLOGY
Creating Environments that Foster Scientific Breakthroughs
For any life science company in Silicon Valley looking for its next real estate opportunity, it’s critical to understand the type of space needed based on the phase of the business. Since these specialized facilities often require complex design and safety measures to meet product quality and regulatory requirements, partnering with a real estate company that has its finger on the market pulse is a non-negotiable. Backed by over three decades of combined experience in the field, our HM Science team has represented life science companies of all sizes, totaling millions of square feet, assisting start-ups to publicly funded organizations find state-of-the-art laboratory and biotech space. We pride ourselves on delivering best in class, bespoke corporate real estate services, focused on the unique needs and critical specifications of our life science clients, large and small.
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Details We Take Into Consideration
Back-up generators and power requirements
Lab HVAC and handling requirements
Tissue culture room designs and MEP/HVAC requirements
Clean rooms including all ISO levels and CLIA
Benching styles based on scientific procedures
Hazardous materials storage
House vs. tenant provided services
Number of control zones
Animal care and vivariums
Building engineering/support on a 24/7 basis
Floor load capacity
Vibration sensitive equipment
Freight elevator requirements
Natural light in lab areas
Water needs
Gas requirements and hookups
Chemical limits
Flammable limits
Lab IT and data needs
Equipment planning
Lab MEP planning
Physical and cultural connection between lab and office
Our Life Science Locations
With offices in every major life science hub in the U.S., our team has experience assisting biotech clients in every market in the country. We offer local expertise to our clients with facilities from east to west and everywhere in between—Boston to San Diego, Raleigh-Durham to Seattle, San Francisco to Boulder, and around the world.
Testimonials
From project inception to our grand opening celebration, Hughes Marino was with us every step of the way. The on-time/on-budget result was a magnificent state-of-the-art campus that now enables legendary discovery to scientists around the globe.
Bill Kullback
CFO, BioLegend
Hughes Marino helped us clarify our requirements and surveyed all of our options. Through their robust process, their team negotiated the building of our choice and preferred location to become the low-cost leader. In addition to covering most of our tenant improvement costs, they were able to negotiate the credit enhancement requirements down to a favorable level. They also negotiated a year of free occupancy so we could move into a portion of the premises now in order to meet our immediate expansion requirements. Hughes Marino provided guidance on the schedules and cost evaluations to refine our tenant improvement scope and will oversee the remodel of the new facility. We could not have pulled it all together without their collaboration and tireless support.
David Wellis
CEO, Excellos
Hughes Marino has represented me at multiple medical device companies where I’ve been CEO and they have been an instrumental partner in supporting our growth and understanding our requirements. They have spent the time to get to know our operational requirements and our financial goals, executing as fierce advocates on our behalf. Hughes Marino is the go-to firm in representing medical device and health care companies that have specialized requirements like ours.
John Kilcoyne
CEO, JenaValve
I have worked with Hughes Marino over several decades and have successfully completed more than a few major projects from start up through expansion phases. The Hughes Marino team has always proved to be professional, detailed, dedicated and most importantly, they get the job done! Their continued follow up, post deal, has always been appreciated as well. I highly recommend them.
Peter Ellman
CEO, Certis Oncology Solutions
As a spin out of a larger company, Agena had less than 12 months to hire an executive management team and build the infrastructure to support a new company with worldwide revenues approaching $50 million. This included IT systems, finance and administrative teams, as well as a new corporate headquarters including R&D and manufacturing. Hughes Marino listened closely and helped guide an efficient and highly effective, accelerated process of selecting and negotiating a new facility in just four months. Hughes Marino’s unique in-house construction management team seamlessly took it from there, delivering an on-time, on-budget tenant buildout from the ground up in just five months. We could not have asked for more, or been more happy with the results.
Terance Kinninger
CFO, Agena Bioscience, Inc.
I can’t say enough good things about Hughes Marino. They were referred to us by one of our investors. We were trying to cut our rent in half, and we were already in a lease that had expired. Needless to say, we had little leverage to negotiate. Hughes Marino’s detailed knowledge of the lab market and improvement costs, not to mention our landlord itself, made this deal come through. We were on a short timeline to execute and reduce our monthly costs. Hughes Marino pulled through. We were able to cut our rent in half five days after the lease was executed. I am very happy we had Hughes Marino represent us as they did an excellent job. I would be glad to recommend their services to any business that has real estate needs.
Thomas Zindrick
President & CEO, Genelux Corporation
Hughes Marino has my highest of recommendations. They provided exceptional results, knowledge and professionalism, and delivered far beyond our expectations. AnaptysBio’s facility needs will be well served for years to come.
Tom Smart
Chairman and CEO, AnaptysBio
Whether you’re looking for your first lab space or expanding your national lab footprint, we specialize in serving life science companies with every facility need. From leasing, renewing, expanding, buying a building or building a lab space from the ground-up, our focus and specialization in biotech makes us trusted experts in everything life science companies need for success.
Meet Our Team of World-Class Life Science Real Estate Experts
Widely recognized as the corporate real estate partner of choice for life science companies across the nation, we are proud to bring our three decades of specialization and best of class representation to our clients no matter where they operate and what their needs are.
