Can shopping centres and offices become urban lab spaces for innovative companies to grow and scale-up?
There is a chronic shortage of laboratory space for UK companies that are starting up and scaling up. It’s not a new problem, and it’s been holding back growth of innovative firms for years. Chemistry World’s Julia Robinson has been speaking to innovators about their experience attempting to scale up a business in the UK, as well as outlining some of the holes in the system and looking at potential solutions.