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New occupiers create hive of activity at Bee House
Published on 28 October 2024
Life science and biotech trio announce move into Oxfordshire’s largest co-working and flexible office space
Over two years on from opening Oxfordshire’s largest co-working and flexible office space, Milton Park has announced a trio of life science biotechs, Physiomics, Outrun Therapeutics and Oxehealth, as the latest occupiers to move into Bee House.
Oxehealth, a global leader in contactless patient monitoring for inpatient mental health, has moved into three offices and two lettable stores, alongside Physiomics, a leading quantitative pharmacology and biostatistics consultancy supporting biotech and pharma accelerate and derisk their drug development programmes.
The companies are also joined by Outrun Therapeutics, a preclinical biotech seeking to unlock the therapeutic potential of protein stabilisation for the treatment of cancer and other diseases.
They join a diverse cluster benefitting from Bee House’s dynamic environment, which includes M3, a global leader in digital healthcare solutions, green hydrogen innovators Electrogenos, and OBN, a membership organisation supporting and connecting the UK’s life sciences sector.
The flexible spaces accommodate businesses of all sizes, varying from co-working memberships for freelancers in the Honeycomb, to private offices ranging from 97 to 2,574 sq ft. There is space for start-up entrepreneurs to hot desk, with room to grow into larger dedicated offices for established companies, such as Total Projects/Total Electrical, a construction contractor specialising in the refurbishment and fit-out of commercial and industrial properties.
Those benefitting from the flexible approach to space include High Performance Polymer and Berks & Bucks Football Association, which have both taken on a second office space in recent months, and heat pump specialists Aira Home UK, which is moving into a larger workspace.
Bee House’s other occupiers range in size and cut across a variety of sectors, which includes the likes of B&M Design and Advertising, Elemica, ITV, Lexica, Oakford Advisors and Purely Air Tech.
Nikki Gibson, who oversees Bee House as Ashdown Phillips & Partners’ Head of Flexible Workspaces, commented: “We are delighted to welcome these diverse biotech and digital health start-ups to our buzzing Bee House community. The companies are a perfect fit for the vibrant, collaborative environment.
“Increasingly, we are finding that our occupiers are looking for flexible facilities which can adapt to changing needs, giving employees hybrid working opportunities and the option to network among likeminded individuals whilst enjoying Milton Park’s amenities on their doorstep.
“We’re excited to see how these companies will benefit from the opportunities the Milton Park ecosystem offers and look forward to seeing them settle into their new home on the Park.”
Mike Wiggins, Head of Operations at Oxehealth, said: “We have settled in quickly to our new home at Bee House following our move. It’s a decision which has given our team the ability to enjoy the range of amenities on offer whilst providing the company with plenty of space to grow.
“We were originally drawn to Milton Park because of its well-connected location, both in terms of transport links, but also in its proximity to world-class academic and industry talent.
“Bee House is ideally located within that wider mix. It gives us the ability to benefit from the facilities on-site such as the Hive Café, alongside the opportunity to collaborate with like-minded companies across the Park. Crucially, it provides us with the flexible space we need to capitalise on future growth.”
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