Our Cluster Model
Creating, Nurturing, Managing, and Growing Life Science Ecosystems to
Catalyze Innovation
Utilizing Harvard Business Professor Michael E. Porter’s cluster theory as the basis for our cluster model, Alexandria was the first company to identify the four critical components to create a successful life science cluster: location, innovation, talent, and capital. We have a nearly three-decade track record of effectively creating, nurturing, managing, and growing life science ecosystems and clusters across the country by bringing our mission-critical real estate together with scientific innovation across a deep concentration of groundbreaking companies, world-renowned academic and medical research institutions, unmatched intellectual talent, and ample capital.
Visionary Creation and Growth of Life Science Ecosystems and Clusters
Alexandria’s proven cluster model and ability to foresee the trend of urbanization to foster innovation informed our strategic evolution from single assets to amenity-rich collaborative cluster campuses. As the first mover in Mission Bay (2004), New York City (2005), and Cambridge (2006), we are the leading operator, owner, and developer of today’s highly differentiated mega campuses that consist of approximately 1 million RSF or more.
For over 30 years, we have been making a distinctive impact as the leader in delivering the complex laboratory infrastructure and fostering the holistic ecosystems needed to enable innovation to advance life-changing treatments and cures.