Guilford medical technology firm moving to New Haven
A Guilford medical technology company founded by life sciences entrepreneur Jonathan Rothberg is moving to New Haven where it will expand its footprint.
Quantum-Si Inc. has signed an agreement to move into 65,000 square feet of office and research space in the Winchester Works technology and life sciences building. The relocation effort will be done during the first half of this year, according to company officials.
The announcement comes after Quantum-Si opened a new product development and operations facility in leased space in San Diego during the third quarter of last year. The
company has roughly 134 employees with the bulk of them working in Guilford, according to Quantum-Si officials.
“Our combined campuses in Connecticut and California will be the cornerstone of growth for both research and development and commercial operations,” John Stark, chief executive officer of Quantum-Si, said in a statement. “Having a presence in these vibrant life sciences hubs will enable Quantum-Si to recruit high-caliber talent as we continue to scale up operations ahead of our planned platform commercial launch in 2022.”
The medical technology Quantum-Si is developing is powered by a first-of-itskind semiconductor chip designed to enable single molecule next-generation protein sequencing and digitize proteomic research. By doing so, the company hopes to be able to advance drug discovery and diagnostics.
Proteomics is the largescale study of proteins, which are vital parts of living organisms. Using semiconductors to sequence proteins allows for the creation of more sensitive and accurate research tools and diagnostics.
The portion of Winchester Works that Quantum-Si will occupy represents half of the building’s total 130,000 square feet of space. The company is moving into the last vacant space in the building.
The redevelopment of the building, which is located at 115 Munson St., is a joint venture of Twining Properties, L+M Development Partners, and the Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group.
Ginny Kozlowski, chief executive officer of REX Development/Economic Development Corp. of New Haven, said Quantum-Si’s move to the city is significant because “it shows continued investment in the region and that there is a recognition of the vitality of the work that is happening here.”
“This is something to celebrate,” Kozlowski said.
Winchester Works is the first stage in the Winchester Center master plan, which could eventually include four development sites in Science Park at Yale. All of the sites were part of New Haven’s former Winchester Factory that once employed 25,000 people.
Winchester Center could eventually include over 1,000 apartments, retail space and 500,000 square feet of office and lab space.