News release

JLL strengthens Life Sciences team with new Director of Delivery – capitalising on 12 million sq ft Golden Triangle development pipeline

Rupert Corbett has significant public and private sector experience in delivering laboratory-ready buildings through the project management roles he has held

March 31, 2022

Eleanor Parry

Communications Manager, JLL
+44 7719 004580

JLL has welcomed Rupert Corbett to its UK Life Sciences team where he will take on the role of Director of Delivery within Project & Development Services. He brings with him a wealth of public and private sector project management and delivery experience in the health, science and higher education sectors. His expertise encompasses the Golden Triangle Life Sciences cluster of Cambridge, Oxford and London, where there is an estimated pipeline of 12 million sq ft of wet-lab enabled development.

Rupert has worked with investors, developers and occupiers to deliver lab-ready, fit for purpose buildings for use by healthcare providers or Higher Education spin-offs in both BioMed and MedTech sectors, most recently with Essentia as a programme director across Guy’s & St Thomas Hospital’s estate.

Prior to this Rupert held Partner level roles with 3PM, RLB and EC Harris (Arcadis) where he worked on large higher education, laboratory and health care projects and spent five years with Turner and Townsend in their Health Science and Education sector.   

Jenny Gardner, Project & Development Services Lead, Life Sciences, JLL said: “Rupert is a powerful addition to our best-in-class life science team. His background in technical architecture paired with his private sector knowledge and impressive delivery track record with highly complex and specialised projects will further-enhance our unparalleled offerings to investor and occupier clients alike.”

Chris Walters, Head of UK Life Sciences, JLL said: “We are pleased to welcome Rupert to JLL where his expertise will help deliver a strong pipeline of lab-focused supply into the UK market.”  


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