End-of-year, start-of-strategy

For most businesses, Q4 is about closing the books. For life science developers and investors, it’s about opening the next chapter. The period between October and January is when future pipeline projects are scoped, funded, and benchmarked, making now the most valuable window for early engagement.

1. Avoid the January bottleneck

By engaging early, you get ahead of the Q1 design bottleneck. From February onward, design and engineering consultancies typically hit full capacity. By starting feasibility work before year-end, Inuti’s clients secure priority access to our technical teams, ensuring smoother mobilisation in January.

2. Design smarter, build faster

Early engagement means aligning all disciplines, architecture, MEP, compliance, before committing to a layout or tender. This saves months of rework and significantly reduces cost risk. For science facilities, early alignment is essential to ensure:

• Correct floor-to-floor heights and plant allowances.

• Appropriate GMP, COSHH, or ISO zoning.

• Seamless vertical services integration for future expansion.

It’s the difference between a facility that works and one that almost works.

3. Turning Q4 planning into Q1 momentum

While many competitors are winding down for the holidays, forward-thinking clients use Q4 to prepare. This ensures projects can break ground early in 2026, hitting strategic and funding milestones ahead of schedule.

If 2026 is the year you’re planning your next science or innovation facility, start now.

Engage Inuti’s design-build team this quarter to lock in technical strategy, compliance readiness, and programme certainty before the year closes.