Unispace Life Sciences acquires Thames Valley fit-out company Bulb

By Nicky Godding

22 August 2023

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London-based Unispace Life Sciences has bought Thames Valley UK laboratory and office fit-out specialist, Bulb.

The move follows on from the acquisition of BioPharma Engineering, a life sciences engineering consulting firm in 2022. Bulb, which has offices in Reading and Oxford, will begin operating as ‘Unispace Life Sciences’, part of Unispace Global.

Bulb designs and builds working environments in the life sciences sector, including R&D facilities, high-tech laboratory spaces, production facilities, and corporate offices. Bulb operates across the UK and has delivered complex projects for clients including Kadans Science Partners, Advanced Research Clusters (ARC) and Astroscale.

CEO at Unispace Life Sciences, John O’Reilly said: “We are thrilled to welcome Bulb to our growing life sciences segment. Our businesses are well aligned, we share similar values, growth ambitions, and our combined teams have a wealth of experience to offer clients.

Bulb Interiors was advised by Thrings Solicitors.

Life sciences is one of the strongest performing sectors in the UK and to maintain business growth these firms need access to quality facilities and working environments that attract the best talent, drive innovation, and enables collaboration. With our new team on board, we are well placed to support clients with their changing needs in a fast-moving market.”

Managing Director at Bulb, Derek Jones said: “We are excited to join a fast-growing, global business such as Unispace Life Sciences; our joined-up team of experts will be able to offer clients a much wider range of capabilities and services. We look forward to beginning our new journey as Unispace Life Sciences and continuing to deliver inspiring, sustainable, work environments that address the challenges today’s life sciences businesses are facing.”

By Nicky Godding

Nicky Godding is editor of The Business Magazine. Before her journalism career, she worked mainly in public relations moving into writing when she was invited to launch Retail Watch, a publication covering retail and real estate across Europe.

After some years of constant travelling, she tucked away her passport and concentrated on business writing, co-founding a successful regional business magazine. She has interviewed some of the UK’s most successful entrepreneurs who have built multi-million-pound businesses and reported on many science and technology firsts.

She reports on the region’s thriving business economy from start-ups, family businesses and multi-million-pound corporations, to the professionals that support their growth and the institutions that educate the next generation of business leaders.