In a bid to push be­yond fi­nan­cial hub sta­tus, Ca­nary Wharf plots £500M wet lab build­ing

Ca­nary Wharf is al­ready known as Lon­don’s fi­nan­cial hub, the for­mer host to the EMA’s head­quar­ters and, for the ini­ti­at­ed, the place to get fresh seafood. In a few years’ time, it could have a new claim to fame: home to Eu­rope’s largest wet lab.

Work­ing with spe­cial­ist Dutch de­vel­op­er Kadans Sci­ence Part­ner, Ca­nary Wharf Group is blue­print­ing a life sci­ences build­ing at Ca­nary Wharf. The project is ex­pect­ed to cost about $657 mil­lion (£500 mil­lion), the Fi­nan­cial Times re­port­ed.

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