Development at the UI Science Park Development at the UI Science Park Area and available lots The UI Science Park area is elaborately planned and ready for construction projects for various operations. Fiber optic cables are all ready in place connecting the lots. The streetlights are connected to fiber optic cables, ready for Smart City” and the 5G network. A few lots are still available and unreserved, or a total of 51.000 m2 of buildings. Sturlugata 8 In 2018 the University of Iceland used its pre-emption option and acquired the property at Sturlugata 8, which houses deCODE genetics. Following the purchase, the collaboration between the science community at the University and deCODE genetics has increased significantly, mainly regarding the premises and instruments that deCODE genetics has to offer. Furthermore, a large scale collaboration is between deCODE genetics and scientists at the University regarding deCODE‘s large research projects. Bjargargata 1 In June 2015, the UI Science Park and Gróska, an investment firm, signed an agreement for the lot Bjargargata 1. Construction started in February 2017 and the building was inaugurated in the middle of 2020. The premises span 17.500 m2 in addition to a parking garage, or a total of 24.000 m2. CCP‘s headquarters and UI Science Park‘s Innovation Centre are located in the building, in addition to many other companies. For further information visit Gróska‘s website. Sæmundargata 15-19 The high-tech facility of Alvogen and its sister company Alvotech was inaugurated in June 2016. It is located at Sæmundargata 15-19. Biopharmaceutical medicines that will be marketed in the coming years are developed and produced at the facilities. The medicines now being developed are high-tech biopharmaceuticals intended for the treatment of cancer and rheumatic diseases. Expansion/Annex Breaking ground for the high-tech facility‘s annex took place on December 30, 2020. The facility will be 12.500 m2 which almost doubles its former size. The project completion is planned for at year-end 2022. Sæmundargata 21 An agreement was reached between the UI Science Park and the Icelandic Student Services in March 2016 regarding the latter‘s construction of an apartment complex containing roughly 240 apartments for university students at Sæmundargata 21. The UI Science Park will own the commercial premises in the building, as well as the parking garage. Construction commenced in April 2017 and a new student apartment complex, named Mýrargarður, was inaugurated on February 27, 2020. The Assembly Hall was formally opened and named Eiríksbúð, in the commemoration of Mr. Eiríkur Hilmarsson, the first Managing Director at the UI Science Park, with his widow, Ms. Aðalheiður Héðinsdóttir in attendance. Plots available Overview of available lots: Lot: Eggertsgata/Bjargargata (area centre) Is available. The lot is 6.300 m2 at a prime location in Vatnsmýrin (lot labelled L in the zoning draft). Permitted construction volume above ground is 8.600 m2 and 5.700 m2 below ground. Lot: Jónas Hallgrímsson‘s Square (Torg Jónasar Hallgrímssonar) This lot is preserved for the university‘s operations and miscellaneous services for the community and guests at the UI Science Park. The size of the lot is 5.700 m2 (lot labelled E in the zoning draft). Permitted construction volume above ground is 7.200 m2 and 7.700 m2 below ground. Lot: Bjargargata 3 Is available (lot labelled J in the zoning draft). The lot is 6.000 m2 and the permitted construction volume above ground is 7.700 m2 and 8.800 m2 below ground. Lot: Ingunnargata 1 Is available (lot labelled B in the zoning draft). The lot is 5.800 m2 and the permitted construction volume is 8.500 m2 above ground and 8.200 m2 (capacity B). Lot: Ingunnargata 5 Is available (lot labelled H in the zoning draft). The lot is 6.000 m2 and the permitted construction volume is 9.100 m2 above ground and 8.900 m2 below ground. Lots for blocks of houses Are available along the motorway Hringbraut at the edge of the UI Science Park, close to the planned research facilities of Landspítali, the National University Hospital of Iceland, and the University’s Faculty of Medicine and its Department of Medical Health Sciences. The lot permits 19.000 m2 construction volume above ground in three buildings and 3000 m2 for the underground parking garage. For further information contact Hrólfur Jónsson, the UI Science Park Managing Director. Upplýsingar Um Vísindagarða Fréttir Framkvæmdir Útgefið efni Spurt og svarað Hafðu samband Bjargargata 1 101 Reykjavík Ísland Almennar upplýsingar: visindagardar@hi.is Meira Í samfélagsmiðlum © 2018 - 2021 Vísindagarðar ehf. | Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy Ljósmyndari: Kristinn Ingvarsson - Vefsíðuhönnun: Brightsite