Foundation stone laid on the JED campus
On Thursday, September 22, 2022, the foundation stone was laid and the development project "JED Neubau" was presented in Schlieren. The event was framed by presentations by the owner of Swiss Prime Site, the city councilor Stefano Kunz, the head of the department for construction and planning of the city of Schlieren and representatives of other important project participants. The new building will be constructed according to the principles of the circular economy, certified according to SNBS Gold and forms the "sustainable keystone" of the extensive JED site development.
Since 2018, the former location of a large industrial printing plant has been transformed into a modern place of work and living space with diverse and flexible types of use
transformed. Urs Baumann, CIO Swiss Prime Site Immobilien: “The revitalization and the change of use initiated with the conversion of the existing buildings have turned the area into a think and work tank for business, industry and trade. The gratifyingly high level of first-time lettings proves that large spaces that interact with one another are very much in demand. The new building perfectly complements the existing ensemble with laboratory and office space.» Stefano Kunz, City Councilor of Schlieren adds: "Swiss Prime Site has successfully managed to give the former self-contained NZZ area new life and flair through new paths and the open and spacious architecture." The new building, which is being built on a land reserve of the site, with five floors, a rentable area of over 14,000 m2 and its unique external appearance, is particularly aimed at tenants who need large, connected and adaptable areas. According to the project plan, the first tenants will move into the building from mid-2024 .
"Space as a Service" in the attractive Life Science Hub Schlieren
The JED campus forms a center for know-how transfer, innovation and entrepreneurship and brings together companies from a wide range of industries and sizes. In addition to the already established anchor tenants Zühlke and Halter in the existing buildings, two more will be added in the new building with Superlab Suisse and FlexOffice and will ensure an additional strengthening of the ecosystem. According to their business models, they will offer space as a service to various start-ups and companies as "Space as a Service". Superlab Suisse focuses on young companies in the life sciences sector and offers them fully equipped laboratories with flexibly scalable services. After Lausanne and Basel in 2023, the third location operated by Superlab Suisse will be opened in Schlieren from 2024. FlexOffice already successfully offers fully equipped office space for SMEs in several Swiss cities and is now planning another location on the JED campus. «With Superlab Suisse and FlexOffice, we already had two successful anchor tenants at the time the foundation stone was laid, which fit perfectly into the existing structure of the area and the adjacent cluster. Together with the neighboring Wagi area, we will continue to strengthen the economic cluster and the infrastructure for companies in the life sciences sector and beyond,” concludes Urs Baumann.