Invitris
Fighting multi-resistant bacteria
- Location
- Munich, Germany
- Year
- 2023
- Size
- 280 m²
- Lab area
- 250 m²
Invitris is on a mission to tackle a growing global health crisis: multi-resistant bacteria. Using a unique, cell-free production system, they create personalized therapies to cure infections that outsmart traditional antibiotics. We are proud to have designed, planned, and equipped their innovative lab space at IZB Munich.
As Invitris moved into a ready lab space at IZB Munich, our primary challenges in the Discovery Phase of the project were to analyze and map the space including the existing infrastructure. Moreover, we coordinated that all regulatory aspects of operating their lab were accounted for and helped with sublease arrangements for some yet unused rooms of the lab.
Discover
In the Invitris project, we collaborated closely with the client team to design lab and office spaces that reflected their vision and workflow needs. Our goal was to capture the right atmosphere for their future workspace while optimizing every square meter for efficiency.
Design
We analyzed Invitris' workflows to create an ideal lab zoning plan and layout. For this small-scale project, we focused on spatial functionality rather than structural changes, ensuring a seamless design process tailored to their operational requirements.
Lab Zoning
As in every project, we guided Invitris through short- and long-term lab build-out costs, helping prioritize key investments and identify savings through leasing and trusted second-hand equipment. For many startups, this stage is a vital reality check — balancing growth ambitions with responsible budgeting.
Contract
360° Virtual Tour
Our relationship with Invitris really goes back a long time. We're really happy that our friends at Invitris managed to become selected as a Y Combinator company in 2023, thus rapidly outgrowing their previous facilities. Finally, we're proud to announce that, founded in our sustained relationship and deep mutual trust, Invitris has become our very special first, but definitely not last, startup investment with SLA acting as angel investor.
Investment & Partnership
Patrick Grossmann, PhD, MBA
CEO & Co-Founder, Invitris
The Smart Lab Architects team has helped to plan and execute the expansion into our new laboratory very quickly. They visited us on site in our previous university spaces and analyzed our scientific processes and needs to then scale it all up into a tailored lab that will support us in our further growth. SLA's digital planning tools facilitated swift and clear decision-making, while their extensive network and expertise helped us to equip our lab very cost efficiently with all that we needed. We highly recommend SLA for their comprehensive and tailored services and we're happy to have them on board as investors and advisors for our joint future!
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Patrick Grossmann
Founder & CEO
SLA's digital planning tools facilitated swift and clear decision-making, while their extensive network and expertise helped us to equip our lab very cost efficiently. We highly recommend SLA for their comprehensive and tailored services!