"Europe’s established and expanding life science hubs will continue to attract global talent, businesses and investment"

"George Coleman, Savills Regional Investment Advisory EMEA, explores the challenges and opportunities for European investors"

"Matt Soules, Director in Savills Building and Project Consultancy assesses the potential for conversion of office stock"

"What are the top five takeaways from this report?"

"Demographic change, rising healthcare spending and technological advances underpin global growth in life sciences"

"The United States leads, but for how much longer?"

"Just as a chemical reaction requires all components to be present in appropriate ratios, so too does a successful Science City. The top-performing Science Cities in our analysis score well across all metrics"

"US and UK universities lead globally. Talent-rich cities outside the US offer value to life science occupiers"

"Industry growth is outstripping supply of labs in some markets, while high residential costs are an obstacle to staff"