KADANS SCIENCE PARTNER WELCOMES FRESHCHECK TO THE LONDON INNOVATION CENTRE, CANARY WHARF
FreshCheck relocates to Canary Wharf to support expansion plans
FreshCheck joins Kadans’ community at 20 Water Street in Canary Wharf’s growing life sciences ecosystem
3 December 2024: Kadans Science Partner (“Kadans”) is pleased to welcome FreshCheck, a leading innovator in hygiene and food safety, as the latest tenant to move into the London Innovation Centre at 20 Water Street, Canary Wharf.
FreshCheck, a UK-based start-up founded by Imperial College alumni, John Simpson and Alex Bond specialise in microbiological monitoring. They have taken a mixture of lab and office space in the London Innovation Centre. The move was driven by FreshCheck’s need for a larger space with greater flexibility for growth following the Company's recent successes. Such as the release of FreshCheck’s Hygiene Verification System, and developing its future portfolio expansion plans. FreshCheck’s innovative technology offers simple, affordable and software backed methods to monitor the hygiene and safety of equipment and working environments.
FreshCheck joins a community of exciting businesses already based at the London Innovation Centre, including Plasmidsaurus and Myricx Bio. The London Innovation Centre is a state-of-the-art facility comprised of 40,000 sq. ft of laboratory space, flexible CL2 wet labs and bespoke offices and meeting rooms. The space offers tenants flexible working space that can easily be scaled up to meet demand.
Alex Bond, CEO of FreshCheck commented: “We are extremely excited to move to Canary Wharf and join the London Innovation Centre. From our first visit we were extremely impressed by the space itself, and the equipment and facilities available. As any startup will know, large capital expenditure can be difficult to balance, so moving into the ready-made space relieves headaches and provides great security. The flexibility to grow is also exciting - Kadans made clear to us their priority to allow room to increase, which was attractive to us as we hit a real growth journey. Added to this the amazing staff, fantastic network across Europe, and the plans for expansion more locally it was a no-brainer to move in. We’re very much looking forward to collaborating with all the other companies and organisations at the London Innovation Centre and seeing the innovative spirit flourish.
Katie Nelson, Head of Leasing UK & Ireland, Kadans Science Partner, said: “We are delighted to welcome FreshCheck to the London Innovation Centre, which we believe is the ideal location for the company as it looks to grow. At Kadans, our ambition is to create a flexible, thriving community where early-stage innovators can access the resources and support they need to bring their ideas to fruition. The London Innovation Centre equips Kadans tenants with the resources and relationships necessary to scale their businesses. We are eager to see what FreshCheck can accomplish by leveraging the unique opportunities for collaboration in the heart of one of the world’s most dynamic urban environments here in Canary Wharf.”
The London Innovation Centre forms part of the broader One North Quay Development plan. One North Quay is set to be the tallest and most technically sophisticated purpose-built commercial laboratory building in the world. It will be an 823,000 sq ft GIA commercial vertical health and life sciences campus, on the 3.3-hectare North Quay site, and is expected to be complete in 2027.
