Vancouver, British Columbia · Life Sciences Real Estate
Science-Informed. Real Estate Strategy.

I spent my career as a research scientist in San Francisco and Boston before moving into commercial real estate. I know what happens inside a lab — and what a lab needs from a building. Now I bring both perspectives to Vancouver's life sciences community.

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Life Sciences Workers, Metro Vancouver
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Employment Growth Over 10 Years
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Purpose-Built Wet Lab Vacancy
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Robert Sabharwal
Life Sciences Real Estate Expert

robert@kleingroup.com

(604) 401-9140

BiotechRealEstate.ca

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About

The broker who has actually run an experiment.

Before I ever negotiated a lease, I was a research scientist — working in the biotech ecosystems of Kendall Square in Boston and Oyster Point in San Francisco. I understand the operational realities of lab space from the inside: BSL-2 ventilation requirements, floor-load ratings, fume hood exhaust strategies, wet bench configurations, and why being two blocks from a hospital campus is not just a nice-to-have.

That background is what I bring to every tenant and developer I work with in Vancouver. I am not a generalist broker who happens to have a few biotech clients. Life sciences real estate is all I do — and I speak the language of the people I serve.

Former research scientist — San Francisco & Boston biotech ecosystems
Specialist in life sciences tenant representation and developer leasing
Deep relationships across Vancouver's life sciences community — from UBC spinouts to anchor tenants
Royal LePage Westside Klein Group · Licensed in British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia
Life Sciences & Biotech
Real Estate Market Report
July 2026 · Free Download
2026 Market Report

The definitive analysis of Vancouver's life sciences real estate market.

A detailed, data-driven look at the supply and demand dynamics shaping where Vancouver's biotechs can — and can't — find lab space. Written for occupiers, developers, and investors who need to understand the market before they move.

  • Why Vancouver is structurally different from the oversupplied U.S. hubs — and why that matters now
  • Submarket profiles: Mount Pleasant, UBC, Surrey Innovation Boulevard
  • Peer market comparison: Vancouver vs. Boston, San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle
  • Investment pipeline — AbCellera, St. Paul's Hospital campus, Low Tide Lab 29
  • Vancouver's competitive edge: tax incentives, talent, Pacific Gateway positioning
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14,300+
Life Sciences Workers
Metro Vancouver — 78% of B.C.'s entire life sciences workforce, growing at 105% over the past decade.
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Active Companies
Biopharmaceutical, medical device, and research firms — anchored by STEMCELL Technologies, AbCellera, Zymeworks, and Acuitas.
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Wet Lab Vacancy
Purpose-built wet lab space in Vancouver is near fully occupied — while Boston sits at 30%+ availability. The dynamics are completely different.
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