Research & Innovation Centers
Unlocking the Power of Research & Innovation
Ventas is the leading owner of university-based Research & Innovation (R&I) real estate. With demand in the $140+ billion life science real estate market expected to rise to more than $170 billion within five years,1 the R&I portfolio is a top capital allocation priority.
Ventas now owns or has investments in a R&I portfolio:
- Containing over seven million square feet and spanning 39 operating properties.
- Including a presence in the top two life science clusters, San Francisco and Cambridge, MA.
- Residing on the campuses of over 15 top-tier research universities, including University of Pennsylvania, Yale University, Washington University in St Louis, Duke University and Brown University, collectively ranking in the top 5 percent of all NIH funding and conducting over 10 percent of all university life science research and development in the nation.
- Expanding with four new properties, consisting of nearly 1.5 million additional square feet, currently under development with three leading research institutions: the University of Pittsburgh, Arizona State University and Drexel University.
4210 Duncan
St. Louis
College of Nursing and Health Professions
Philadelphia
ONE uCity
Philadelphia
Shadyside
Pittsburgh
Our university-based R&I portfolio accounts for 10% of all university-R&D spending in the U.S.















Spurring Life-Changing Innovation through Vibrant Knowledge Communities
Cortex Innovation Community
Saint Louis, MO
Downtown Crossing
New Haven, CT
Univ. of Miami
Life Sci. & Tech. Park
Miami, FL
Providence Innovation & Design District
Providence, RI
Data per Q1 2019 filings, press release, supplemental and earnings conference call dated 04/26/2019.
The Ventas Team
Research & Innovation

Will Germain
Senior Investment Officer
Research & Innovation

Tim Sanders
Senior Investment Officer
Research & Innovation

James E. (Jim) Mendelson
Senior Vice President, Asset Management (Office)
1: Source: JLL Research; Life Sciences Industry Trend & Outlook.