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CBRE, world's leading real estate consulting firm, has released its report, 'Global Life Sciences Atlas,' profiling some of the world's most important life sciences hubs-traditional and emerging- and examining investment and construction trends impacting the life sciences industry.

The growing prominence of the life sciences industry has significantly impacted the growth of real estate development globally, with more than 35 million sq. ft. of lab/research and development (R&D) properties under construction last year.

While US markets top the world's largest life sciences R&D centres, other mainstays can be found in Asia-Pacific (Hyderabad, Beijing, Shanghai, Greater Tokyo), Canada (Toronto, ...