To Let:

The Minerva Building


Up to 12,000 sq ft (1,115 sq m) of fitted laboratory, office / write-up space spread across the ground and first floors


High specification laboratory suites, ideal for chemistry use, available at the heart of Babraham Research Campus. An exceptional opportunity to join this leading, sustainable life science ecosystem community, benefit from the extensive Campus infrastructure and gain access to our wider network. Start, nurture, scale and grow your bioscience business with us…

Welcome to The Minerva Building

The building consists of:

  • Two storeys of accommodation with a further level above this accommodation for internal and external plant spaces.

  • Lettable space is contained within two simple rectilinear floor plates over two wings. The main customer delivery point, lift and core toilet accommodation has been located centrally, outside the blocks of laboratory accommodation, to enable shared use by all tenants whilst leaving the usable space unrestricted.

  • A newly refurbished WC core is located at both ground and first floor levels and contains accessible WC’s, showers with changing area and lockers (ground floor) and a drying area (first floor).

  • The lift is accessible from both the main entrance and the goods delivery points, providing a dual function as both an accessible passenger lift and a goods lift.
  • Service doors located to the rear of the central area exit into a service yard area with adjacent refuse enclosure and external stores.

  • External stores include a dedicated gas bottle and nitrogen storage area. An underground trench links this area to the building to provide for piping of gasses into the building.

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Our Connected Location

The Babraham Research Campus benefits from excellent access by road, rail and public transport. Stansted Airport is approximately 25 minutes away and London’s Luton, Heathrow and Gatwick airports are all easily accessible by regular rail links from central Cambridge, which is just 6 miles away. 

In addition, a public bus from Cambridge (the Linton & Haverhill 13/13A) departs from Drummer Street bus station in Cambridge every 30 minutes and takes approximately 25 minutes to reach the Campus.


By Road

  • Central Cambridge - 6 miles
  • Duxford - 7 miles
  • Newmarket - 13 miles
  • Central London - 57 miles


By Rail

  • London Kings Cross to Cambridge - 48 mins
  • London Liverpool Street to Whittlesford Parkway - 75 mins

Babraham Research Campus: The best place to start-up and scale-up a bioscience venture

The Babraham Research Campus is a leading location which supports early-stage and scale-up bioscience enterprise and is distinct in its co-location of bioscience companies with the world leading discovery research of the Babraham Institute. Our Campus is a dynamic environment set within 430 acres of beautiful parkland and is home to over 60 companies, 2,000 employees and 300 academic researchers. It is where discovery research and business come together with a shared scientific focus that accelerates innovation and strengthens links between academia and the commercial world. In addition to comprehensive lab facilities and support services, occupiers enjoy access to our restaurant, café and bar within the Cambridge Building, which also enjoys fantastic meeting room and auditorium spaces catering for both private and free-to-attend events, seminars and networking, many of which are intended to introduce occupiers to our wider Campus/Cambridge network of stakeholders, investors and those ‘who have been there and done it many time before’ and who are happy to share their experiences. In addition, our beautiful parkland setting, sports & social club and gym enable a healthy work/life balance.

Get in touch

For further information, please contact Ross Hemmings, Savills or Nicola Kinsey, Babraham Research Campus.