Lambert Smith Hampton offers fully serviced
research suites at Granta Park in Cambridge

Stem cell research is the buzz in the Cambridge science park community. In December 2008 Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) let 20,000 sq ft in the UCB building at Granta Park (pictured below) to Pfizer to enable them to establish a regenerative medicine facility.


The trend is for incubator suites to be offered on a fully serviced inclusive rent basis, examples of these premises are St Johns Innovation Centre and Babraham Research Park where a tenant can take space within a multi-let facility from a few hundred sq ft. 
 
However, LSH has recently witnessed a trend towards larger space requirements on a similar fully serviced basis with the tenant paying an all inclusive rent. This enables tenants to take control of their outgoings without running into the added complexities and time associated with running their own property.
 
The UCB building at Granta Park in Cambridge has developed this model, and is offering fully serviced suites from 4,500 sq ft on an inclusive rent basis, support and services will range from refreshments in the café, a managed reception / goods and autoclave facility to suit individual requirements.
 
This scheme is unique for this size of space, but familiar to the sector where importantly it allows a tenant to devote their time and budget to research rather than facility management. 
 
Pfizer has adopted this model and Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) hope the UCB building could inspire further development / national research.

For further information, contact Andrew Gordon of Lambert Smith Hampton’s Cambridge office on 01223 276336.

Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH)

LSH is a leading commercial property consultancy with an unrivalled national network focused on the UK and Ireland property markets.  Its expert teams deliver a full spectrum of transactional and consultancy services and business-driven solutions for clients.  LSH is the ‘UK’s most active national agent’ and ‘Top National Office and Industrial Agent’ (Estates Gazette’s ‘EGi Deals Competition’).

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Lambert Smith Hampton’s (LSH) Cambridge office is a commercial property consultancy providing property services and advice in Cambridge, the surrounding area and nationally. With LSH you have the added advantage of each office being backed by the strength of a national office network. For you this means 10 key divisions and over 850 professional staff working together to address the commercial property difficulties you may face, anywhere in the UK.

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Cambridge University scientists switch on the power of stem cells

SCIENTISTS have uncovered a vital link in the chain of events that gives stem cells their remarkable properties.


Researchers from the Wellcome Trust Centre for Stem Cell Research at the University of Cambridge have pinpointed the final step in a complex process that gives embryonic stem cells their unique ability to develop into any of the different types of cells in the body (from liver cells to skin cells). Their findings, published today in the journal Cell, have important implications for efforts to harness the power of stem cells for medical applications.

In the last few years, huge strides have been made in stem cell research. Scientists are now able to transform adult skin or brain cells into embryonic-like stem cells in the laboratory. Just like natural embryonic stem cells, these reprogrammed cells can make all the body’s cell types. This extraordinary ability is known as pluripotency - ‘having several potential outcomes’. It is the basis for the hope that stem cells will one day help fight illnesses like diabetes, Parkinson's or Alzheimer’s disease.

Despite such exciting developments, scientists still have only a very basic understanding of how cells become pluripotent. Dr Jose Silva, who led the Cambridge research with his colleague Dr Jennifer Nichols, says: “Exactly how pluripotency comes about is a mystery. If we want to create efficient, safe and reliable ways of generating these cells for medical applications, we need to understand the process. Our research provides additional clues as to how it occurs.”

The researchers, funded by public and charitable sources, studied how the rather poetically named protein Nanog helps give cells pluripotency. Nanog takes its name from the celtic phrase ‘Tir Nan Og’, or ‘land of the ever young’. It was identified as a key player in pluripotency in 2003, but until now its exact biological role remained unclear.

Dr Silva says: “It was clear that Nanog was important, but we wanted to know how it works. Our research shows that this unique protein flips the last switch in a multi-step process that gives cells the very powerful property of pluripotency.”

Without Nanog, cells remain in a sort of half-way house. As a result, the embryo can’t develop and attempts to reprogramme adult cells fail.

But Nanog does not work alone. It appears to be the conductor in charge of an orchestra of genes and proteins that must all play at the right time and in perfect harmony to create pluripotency. Dr Silva added: “The next challenge is to find out exactly how Nanog influences all these other molecules.”

This research was supported by the Wellcome Trust, the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, and the EC Framework 7 project EuroSyStem.

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Lambert Smith Hampton market hidden gem Cambridge office park

Lambert Smith Hampton have been appointed by the owner, IGNIS Asset Management (IGNIS), to advise on the 127,000 sq ft Castle Park in central Cambridge.


Castle Park is conveniently located on Castle Hill, adjoining Shire Hall and the Castle Mount Monument. The amenities of Central Cambridge are a few minutes walk away.

The office park comprises of 9 separate buildings ranging in size from 700-25,000 sq ft, set in landscaped grounds and all having the benefit of car parking.

The scheme also has a dedicated catering and conference facility.

Aileen McKenzie of IGNIS comments “Lambert Smith Hampton have been charged with developing a marketing strategy for Castle Park and to raise market awareness of the tremendous facilities the scheme offers to local occupiers”.

Andrew McGahey, Head of Lambert Smith Hampton in Cambridge, refers to Castle Park as “a hidden gem in the Cambridge office market. Where else can employees work in such pleasant surroundings with convenient pedestrian access to the City centre?”

Occupiers requiring further information should contact Lambert Smith Hampton.

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Cambridge University’s Solar Racing Car
makes successful maiden test drive

Cambridge University’s solar-powered racing car has been put through its paces for the first time with a maiden test-drive.


The car made its debut on the test track at Ford’s Dunton Technical Centre. It was the only full test-drive it will have in Britain before it travels to the other side of the globe to take part in the Global Green Challenge - a 3,000km race across the Australian outback this autumn.

Named “Endeavour“, the car has been designed by Cambridge University Eco-Racing, a student team based at the University’s Department of Engineering. The test drive gave journalists and sponsors a chance to experience for themselves its cutting-edge sustainable engineering, aerodynamics and electrical efficiency.

The vehicle, which is one of many projects marking the University’s 800th anniversary this year, has already won the praise of Formula 1 driver Jenson Button, who unveiled it at the Goodwood Festival of Speed earlier this year and praised its “impressive” design.

Endeavour’s chassis is an aluminium spaceframe with a 6m² covering of high-efficiency silicon cells that capture energy from the sun. Underneath, the car is an ultra-efficient electric vehicle which designers believe could provide a model for future technological developments in green living. It can run at 60mph on the same power as a hairdryer, meaning that it requires 50% less power than a normal, petrol-fuelled vehicle.

The Global Green Challenge will take place from 25-31 October. During the race, four student drivers will pilot the car in four-hour shifts using an advanced cruise-control system which will automatically adjust the speed according to road conditions and weather forecasts.


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The students have raised the money to support the venture entirely by themselves. Current sponsors include Cambridge Precision and HP, but more support is needed. Sponsorship packages are still available at all levels and interested parties should visit www.cuer.co.uk/sponsorship or e-mail sponsorship@cuer.co.uk to find out more. Individuals interested in supporting the project can join the Friends of CUER scheme at www.cuer.co.uk/donate

CUER previously designed a prototype vehicle “Affinity” which was driven from John O’Groats in June 2008 making it the only solar car to have driven legally on UK roads. The team aims to uncover the possibilities of sustainable engineering whilst developing their own technology in order to lower carbon emissions.

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Lambert Smith Hampton negotiate another
letting at James Hall in St Ives

Cambridgeshire’s premier house builders Campbell Buchanan together with its investment partners Almaren plc and Campbell Melhuish & Buchanan Limited have acquired 8,150 sq ft of first floor office space at James Hall, St Ives. For Campbell Buchanan this acquisition is the result of a relocation from their previous premises in St Neots.


Commercial property agent Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) acted on behalf of the landlord, Lexitron Limited in negotiating the lease of the premises.

Commenting, Nick Thompson of LSH said: “James Hall is an impressive grade ‘A’ office space which boasts raised floors, air conditioning and fantastic views over the lakes to the rear. Campbell Buchanan and its investment partners were very impressed with James Hall from the first viewing and felt it would provide a fantastic environment from which to conduct their business.”

James Hall measures just over 21,000 sq ft and boasts an imposing entrance and reception area with marble floors and an imposing staircase constructed from stainless steel and beech. There is now one last remaining office suite which provides 3,491 sq ft at ground floor level which boasts its own balcony overlooking the lake.

Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) is acting jointly with Barford & Co to market James Hall.

Interested parties should contact LSH on 01223 276336.

LSH is a leading commercial property consultancy with an unrivalled national network focused on the UK and Ireland property markets. Its expert teams deliver a full spectrum of transactional and consultancy services and business-driven solutions for clients. LSH is the ‘UK’s most active national agent’, ‘Top National Office and Industrial Agent’ (Estates Gazette’s ‘EGi Deals Competition’) and 'Industrial Agency Team of the Year’ (Property Week Property Awards 2007).

Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) is a member of the Elite Cambridge Business Circle.

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