To maintain its status as the world’s leading destination for life sciences innovation, Boston needs to diversify its offerings by not only providing world-class facilities that are located in prime locations but also creative and innovative offerings that provide more than just flexible space. With tenants more concerned now than ever before about preserving their capital, providing differentiated products across the affordability spectrum that can attract and retain growing businesses will be particularly important moving forward. Converting assets to lab space in prime locations, building flexible spaces, or creating innovation clusters in emerging neighborhoods to appeal to a wider customer base require a specialized approach and skillset.

Please join us for Bisnow’s Boston Life Sciences Digital Summit as we examine how continued value can be unlocked by converting existing assets to life science laboratory space, expand Boston’s innovations clusters beyond the borders of Cambridge and how the industry can boost the growth of Boston’s accelerators and flex industry. 

Topics for discussion include:

1. Is the ‘crunch for space’ real or are there other factors that will have a significant impact on Boston’s life science growth? 
2. ‘Build it and they will come’ isn’t the reality. Which parts of the market are underserved and how do you determine the right offering for a specific geographical area? 
3. What design strategies are required for adapting office vs hospitality? 
4. How are required ceiling heights, equipment placement, and space (sqft per person/wet vs dry labs) for lab space vs workspace determined? 
5. Is an accelerator defined by physical space? Or VC funding? What is the model?
6. How have shared lab spaces evolved in their functionality, both operational and physical, to support the surge of early-stage companies? 

In addition, we're excited to bring you three different ways to network during the digital summit.

1. You'll be able to take part in video-enabled speed networking to meet with like-minded individuals and spark warm leads

2. You can also send 1-1 chats to start a conversation or share your digital business card

3. When you're ready to take it to the next level, you can schedule a private video meeting during the summit and really start to make deals happen

Unable to attend live? You should still buy a ticket! You will be able to access recordings of all Digital Summit sessions for 30 days after the summit! You must register prior to the end of the summit to view on-demand. 

Questions about your ticket purchase? Reach out to digitalsummits@bisnow.com for customer support.