Life sciences

Our Life sciences industry practice designs and builds complex, process-driven life sciences facilities for the world's top life sciences companies.

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Your design and build partners—bringing life sciences construction projects to life

Unispace life sciences, formerly BioPharma Engineering, delivers laboratory and facility design and construction projects for pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, advanced therapeutics, medical device, and other life sciences companies.

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Life Sciences

Expanding our life sciences expertise

We recently welcomed construction industry veteran, Michael...

Life Sciences

Navigating the future of laboratory design and construction

As the pharmaceutical industry continues its rapid...

Life Sciences

Unispace Group strengthens its life sciences offering by joining forces with Bulb

UK laboratory and office fit-out specialist Bulb joins...

Design

75% of employers in the pharmaceuticals and life sciences say working from home could limit their career prospects

Bioscience Today, took a deep-dive into our report What...

ANZ

Meet Sam Gill, Unispace's new Head of Life Sciences for ANZ

In this article, Unispace's new Life Sciences leader for...

Thought Leadership

Dean Poillucci speaks with Bisnow about the future of life sciences real estate

Dean Poillucci, Head of Life Sciences, Americas at...

Americas

Growing our technical expertise to deliver world-class life sciences facilities

Unispace Life Sciences is continuing to expand its...

Global

Biopharma Engineering joins Unispace

We’re excited to ring in 2022 by announcing that we’ve...

Insight

Staying ahead of the competition: challenges and best practices for optimizing engineering organizational structures

The rise of Pharma 4.0 and digital technologies, the need...

Insight

How are life sciences organizations implementing sustainability goals into their engineering practices and CAPEX projects?

The life sciences industry has been making great strides in...

Life Sciences

Forefront: Global Life Sciences Benchmarking Report

As the life sciences industry embraces constant change in...

Global

Exploring the commercial real estate needs of life sciences

While many industries are re-evaluating their real estate...

Our services

Our award-winning and multi-disciplinary engineering, design, and construction project management team utilizes EPCMV (Engineering, Procurement, Construction Management and Validation) delivery to execute complex global facilities projects.

Design and engineering services

Master planning
Conceptual design
Front-end study
Detail design
Multi-discipline design

Process design
Mechanical piping design
Electrical and instrumentation design
HVAC and building services
Commissioning and qualification

All design is executed using BIM, 3D and smart modeling.

Project management services

Estimates and cost control
Procurement
Scheduling
Contract and vendor management
Consultancy support

Construction support
Construction management
Onsite personnel support
Site resourcing services

Construction

We take full ownership of project delivery, creating projects that meet your specifications, fit your budget, and suit your timeline. By keeping a close eye on quality and costs, we proactively address issues, prevent delays, and ensure alignment with the design documentation.

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Our experts

Our multi-disciplinary team of life sciences experts design and build innovative life sciences facilities tailored to your unique needs.

John O'Reilly

Management, Life Sciences

CEO Unispace Life Sciences

Aisling Crowley

Client Services, Life Sciences

Head of Client Relations & Strategy

Dean Poillucci

Management, Life Sciences

Head of Life Sciences, America

Sam Gill

Management, Life Sciences

Head of Life Sciences, ANZ

Daniel Hackett

Client Solutions, Life Sciences

Principal, Business Development

Bobby Savarese

Client Solutions, Life Sciences

Director of Business Development

Derek Jones

Management, Life Sciences

Director of Life Sciences

Paul Horsburgh

Management, Life Sciences

Director of Life Sciences

Center of Excellence

Located in Ireland, our home for Life Sciences has a deep legacy and extensive knowledge in delivering tailored design-build solutions to the top biopharma companies worldwide.

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Ready for your next career challenge?

At Unispace, you’ll work with the latest in industry technologies, consult with the world’s top pharmaceutical companies, and receive opportunities for personal and professional growth through training and promotion.

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Why Unispace?

Speed to market

We prioritize your production quality over facility-specific concerns. The result? Reduced regulatory, timing and budget risk, allowing you to scale your product at the right speed.

End-to-end solutions

Multidisciplinary experience with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) built in, we bring experts in workplace strategy, design, and construction for a seamless experience from initial conception to final delivery.

Problem solving

Our global life sciences Center of Excellence is where some of the industry’s most vexing facility challenges are solved.

Global reach, local delivery

Our life sciences hubs in the Americas, EMEA, Asia and ANZ give clients seamless access to our services no matter the location.

People-first design

We create experiential laboratory and manufacturing environments where your top talent will thrive.

Tailored to your needs

We provide a scalable team to accommodate any size project, as well as a single point of contact who works with you to help you achieve your project goals.

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