Articles from IQHQ, Inc.

IQHQ, Inc., a premier owner and developer of world-class life science districts, today announced that Lila Sciences, Inc. (Lila), an “AI for Science” company developing the world’s first scientific superintelligence platform and fully autonomous laboratories for life and materials sciences, has signed a 244,000 square foot lease at IQHQ’s Alewife Park district. The Lila lease and IQHQ’s accelerating leasing momentum across its premium quality portfolio fueled IQHQ’s recently closed $310 million capital raise.

IQHQ, Inc., a premier owner and developer of world-class life science districts, announced today that the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), a leader in genomics research since 1992, will relocate its West Coast operations, currently located on the University of California San Diego (UC San Diego) campus, to IQHQ’s Research and Development District. JCVI will expand its footprint to approximately 50,000 square feet in RaDD’s lab and office space on San Diego’s waterfront as it continues advancing its mission of driving impactful scientific breakthroughs.

IQHQ, Inc., a premier owner and developer of world-class life science districts, today announced that it has finalized a 225,000-square-foot lease with the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) at IQHQ's Elco Yards district in Redwood City, California. The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative will fully occupy one of four buildings at Elco Yards as part of its future work in science.

IQHQ, Inc. (“IQHQ” or “the Company”), a premier owner and developer of world-class life science districts, today announced that it has entered into an early lease renewal and long-term extension with Generate:Biomedicines (“Generate”), a pioneer in the field of generative biology, at IQHQ’s Innovation Park life science district in Andover, Massachusetts. IQHQ acquired the Innovation Park campus between 2020 and 2021 and developed it into a world-class life science hub that provides leading biotechnology and life science manufacturing companies in the greater Boston market with sophisticated, high-end infrastructure and a flexible layout.

IQHQ, Inc. (“IQHQ” or “the Company”), a premier owner and developer of world-class life science districts, today announced that $900 million of new capital was raised in 2024, with the most recent closing occurring in December 2024.

IQHQ, Inc., a premier life science real estate development company, has announced the signing of premium retail leases and an event space operator at RaDD, IQHQ’s transformative life science district on San Diego’s downtown waterfront. These new, high-quality partnerships total approximately 50% of the district’s nearly 200,000 square foot retail footprint.

IQHQ, Inc., a premier life sciences real estate development company, today announced key additions to its Board of Directors – naming Janice Sears and Anshul Mangal as independent directors. With decades of relevant life science and commercial real estate experience, Sears and Mangal join IQHQ at a critical juncture as the company builds out its development portfolio in San Francisco, San Diego, Boston, and the United Kingdom.

IQHQ, Inc., a leading and sustainable life sciences real estate development company, today announced the launch of its inaugural ESG Annual Report, a comprehensive overview of the carbon mitigation goals for the company’s nearly 10 million square foot development portfolio. The report also outlines IQHQ’s vision for vibrant, innovative, and healthy workspaces for the company’s future partners and growing team, along with strategies to deliver diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). The report provides a blueprint of action on ESG priorities for the company: advancing a healthy, climate-resilient future; and social responsibility within the company to support their philanthropic pillars and surrounding communities.

IQHQ, Inc., a premier life sciences real estate development company, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of The Buckminster in Boston’s Kenmore Square area. The strategic acquisition aligns with IQHQ’s ongoing development efforts in the adjacent Fenway market, which includes the $1 billion Fenway Center development and the neighboring 109 Brookline Avenue and 20 Overland Street properties, which IQHQ also acquired separately over the last two years.

IQHQ, Inc., a premier life science real estate development company, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Elco Yards. Situated in one of the peninsula’s most dynamic downtowns, Redwood City, the fully entitled, shovel-ready development site is within walking distance to transit connections from San Francisco to San Jose. Expanding on IQHQ’s ongoing development efforts in the Bay Area, Elco Yards is a mixed-use district that aligns with the company’s strategy to develop iconic, sustainable and truly transformational projects in the world’s leading life science markets. The purchase price was not disclosed.

IQHQ, Inc., a premier life sciences real estate development company, today announced that Jenny Whitson has joined the company in its newly-created role of Director of Sustainability and ESG. Whitson brings more than 15 years of experience developing corporate-wide sustainability programs. Whitson will manage the overall mission, strategy and execution of IQHQ’s sustainability and ESG program with the goal to achieve net-zero emissions across the company’s 5.5 million square feet of premier, state-of-the art life science developments in Boston, San Francisco and San Diego.

IQHQ, Inc., a premier life sciences real estate development company and local co-developer Meredith Management, today announced the start of construction on the $1 billion Fenway Center development, a state-of-the-art life science campus that will anchor a growing life science district between Kenmore Square and the Longwood Medical and Academic Area.