CBRE Canada Life Sciences

Over the past 14 years of practicing real estate in the Greater Toronto Area, Daniel Lacey has worked on a vast array of complex transactions throughout a variety of asset classes.  The most complex of all currently underway is Dan’s mission to grow the Life Sciences ecosystem in the Ontario Life Sciences corridor by bringing desperately needed commercial lab space to support the emerging industries growth in the region.  
 
Dan is applying his in depth knowledge and experience in the real estate industry to both investors looking to make an entry into this rapidly advancing market as well as supporting the amazing founders of the bright ideas of tomorrow by passionately assisting them to find the lab space they need to grow into viable commercial businesses.

Since 2002, Jeremy Kenemy has completed over 1,000 transactions across North America, working with large Fortune 500 firms as well as local Quebec based SMEs. Jeremy focuses on office and laboratory occupiers and by employing real time market data, trend forecasting tools, strategic negotiation gambits, and his extensive network, Jeremy helps companies align their real estate strategies with their overall business objectives.

A graduate of Concordia University with a Bachelor of Science Degree, Jeremy has also achieved Coronet Global’s Master of Commercial Real Estate (MCR) designation and is a presenter and educator at industry real estate forums.

Ralf Carcani works with Jeremy and focuses on biotech and life sciences companies in Montreal. By combining the resources of CBRE’s industry leading platform, a proven process and knowledge of the latest industry trends Ralf and Jeremy are able to produce optimal business outcomes for their clients.

With the last 21 of his 27 years in commercial real estate being spent nearly exclusively in the technology sector, Kevin Nelson has had a front seat to, and a supporting role in Vancouver’s evolution to a global tech leader.

As part of his early experience to become a knowledge based leader in biotechnology, Kevin travelled to centers of excellence throughout North America to learn the inner workings of advanced research facilities. These efforts took him to San Francisco, San Diego, Los Angeles, Seattle, Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto, and gave him intimate knowledge of the most technical of technology real estate. For the past 20 years, Kevin has been applying this knowledge to assist Vancouver biotech companies and developers, in both securing premises and developing new biotechnology facilities. Assignments to date have totaled more than 1 million square feet for dozens of companies, and include sales, leasing, design builds, and building conversions.

Dominic Dostie and his team have an increasing focus on the life sciences sector in Ottawa and experience with acquisitions, dispositions, renewals and expansions for companies in this sector.

For the past 12 years Mark Anderson has worked as a specialist in the Edmonton Office market advising clients ranging from large multinational corporations to local tech start-ups. Mark’s aptitude in working with technology and life sciences companies is much more than just a professional interest; Mark holds a bachelor of Science from the University of Alberta with a double major in chemistry and biological sciences and a personal focus in pharmacology. Mark now leverages this interest and understanding of lab work to better advise his clients and negotiate on their behalf.