Construction starts on No.1 Birmingham Health Innovation Campus

Construction of No.1 Birmingham Health Innovation Campus (BHIC) in Selly Oak is underway, marking a milestone for the region’s rapidly growing life sciences sector.

The development of No.1 BHIC forms the first phase of a ten year masterplan for the campus being developed by Bruntwood SciTech, a joint venture between Bruntwood and Legal & General, in partnership with the University of Birmingham.

Due to complete in September 2023, No.1 BHIC will provide 133,000 sq ft of specialist office and lab space for life science and digital healthcare companies.

It will also house the University of Birmingham’s Precision Health Technologies Accelerator and Birmingham Precision Medicine Centre and provide access to a range of amenities including event space, cafe, car parking and EV charging facilities.

When complete the campus will provide up to 657,000 sq ft of commercial lab and office space and is expected to catalyse the growth of the region’s life science sector, creating up to 10,000 local jobs and contributing £400m GVA to the region’s economy.

John Sisk and Son has been appointed as the main contractor for No.1 BHIC.

Kath Mackay, director of life sciences, Bruntwood SciTech, said: “The West Midlands is already home to more than 17,000 jobs in the life sciences sector, supporting 600 companies. What draws these businesses in is the ability to leverage an end-to-end supply chain on their doorstep. This goes right from clinical trials, with the largest healthcare market outside of London alongside a leading cluster of clinical and academic institutions, to the manufacture and logistics of treatments, equipment and technology.

“Add to this an annual cohort of 11,000 medical sciences graduates and the busiest start-up scene outside of the capital, and the potential future growth the Birmingham Health and Innovation Campus can help to unlock is significant.”

Planning permission for No.1 BHIC was granted in April 2021.

Agents include Savills and CBRE.

BHIC is already attracting inward investment to the region. This includes up to £14m from the Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership (GBSLEP) which will support the design and fit-out of the state-of-the-art Precision Health Technologies Accelerator facilities.

No. 1 BHIC is due to complete in September 2023.

The entire BHIC development is expected to be completed by 2031.

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