1、Future of Labs13 Fitzroy StreetLondon W1T 4BQ Arup 2020Elements of a future scientific research ecosystem Arup First produced September 2018Revised foreword October 2020This report is a product of collaboration between Arup Foresight,Research and Innovation and Arup Science and Industry teams across

2、 the world.We would like to thank all contributors for their input and advice.Foresight is Arups internal think-tank and consultancy which focuses on the future of the built environment and society at large.We help organisations understand trends,explore new ideas,and radically rethink the future of

3、 their businesses.We developed the concept of foresight by design,which uses innovative design tools and techniques in order to bring new ideas to life,and to engage all stakeholders in meaningful conversations about change.For more information,please email ContentsForeword 5Executive summary 6Key t

4、akeaways 7Drivers shaping the future of scientific research 8People and collaboration 12Spaces and operation 24Infrastructure and place 38Towards a new scientific 51 research ecosystem References 62Contributors 65About Arup 66ForewordJennifer DiMambroAmericas Science,Industry&Technology Business Lea

5、der,Arupc Corey Seeman,CC BY-NC-SA 2.0Left:Interdisciplinary Graduate School“The Hive”at Nanyang Technological University in SingaporeThe pandemic has thrown the worlds spotlight onto scientific research.Rarely have scientists had such high public profiles be they infectious disease specialists,vacc

6、ine researchers or public health experts.Yet the most significant impacts on scientific research facilities and the pharmaceutical industry may yet be to come.Firstly,the attention of much of the worlds research community is focused on the race to find effective vaccines and treatments for COVID-19.