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A community of workspace occupiers from The Lumen are collaborating with Newcastle University and Newcastle and District Beekeepers Association (NDBKA) to co-locate bees within Newcastle Helix.

A city centre building tailored to the commercialisation of life sciences has reached full capacity. The Biosphere opened its doors just three years ago, and is now home to more than 20 businesses, forming a vibrant and innovative life science cluster on Newcastle Helix. 

Invest Newcastle has announced a further 200 brand new, high-tech jobs for the region.

NE-based tech firm opens new office that supports its ambitious growth plans, sustainability goals and approach to hybrid working 

Leading North East law firm Hay & Kilner is making a major investment in relocating its headquarters to one of Newcastle’s most exciting new developments.

The world’s leading executive search firm in the HealthTech/BioTech market has established a presence at the heart of Newcastle’s life-sciences sector.

International law firm Clifford Chance has today signed a ten-year lease for 15,000 sq ft in The Lumen, one of Newcastle city centre's newest buildings.

The UK’s National Innovation Centre for Ageing is the first in the world to evaluate “gita robots”, a cargo-carrying robot which follows you around, to assess the impact on the mobility of older adults.

A symbol of light has been unveiled on Newcastle Helix. The recently opened Lumen building has had a ‘Halo’ installed across the top of the building, that can be seen for miles across the city.

With winter looming and as the days continue to get shorter, the theme of The Lumen Print Collection takes on an uplifting new significance. Curated around the central theme of light by Northern Print, the collection features original prints by six artists, two of whom have been especially commissioned to make new work for the building.

The North East’s own centre for original printmaking, Northern Print has been working with The Lumen during this year’s lockdown to curate a permanent collection of original fine art prints for the flagship building.

The Lumen Print collection, curated by Northern Print, the North East’s centre for original printmaking, celebrates talent from across the UK on a theme of ‘light’.

Ambitious plans for a multi-million pound regional ‘COVID’ hub – the first of its kind in the country - have today been unveiled by Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle City Council.

International real estate advisor Savills is strengthening its presence in the North East by relocating their Newcastle office to one of the city centre’s newest office buildings, The Lumen

A ground-breaking new vision for affordable homes to suit all generations has won planning permission to go ahead on Newcastle Helix, a 24-acre innovation district in Newcastle.

Newcastle Helix is a unique partnership between Newcastle City Council, Legal & General and Newcastle University. Businesses, researchers, and scientists based on this 24-acre development have been innovating and collaborating to support the global fight against COVID-19. Not only to combat the immediate impacts but preparing cities and regions for our post covid world.

New data skills and models of delivery are supporting a clean tech innovator to scale overseas and optimise outputs.

Northern Print, the North East's centre for original printmaking has been working with Creative Space Management to curate a collection of original prints for The Lumen, the largest privately funded office building to be constructed in the city centre in the last decade.

Government housing agency Homes England has signed a deal with Newcastle City Council to lease office space in the city centre’s new building, The Lumen.

A landmark city centre office building is open for business. Now complete, The Lumen offers 106 sq. ft of grade A office space and is surrounded by the innovative community on Newcastle Helix.