MIAMI-National intellectual property law firm Novak Druce + Quigg has inked an office lease in the University of Miami’s Life Science & Technology Park. The firm will take up residence in park’s first building, a 252,000-square-foot facility that will house wet and dry labs, office and retail space, and lab-ready development suites. Terms of the lease agreement were not disclosed.

“We view the University of Miami Life Science & Technology Park as one of the State’s premier R&D facilities, a place that will both nurture the dynamic community of technologists, researchers, entrepreneurs, and innovators in South Florida and draw new companies to the region,” says Warren Pinkerton, Chief Strategy Officer for Novak Druce. “The quality and sheer amount of research and innovation coming out of both the University of Miami and South Florida is compelling, and frankly, very exciting.”

The Novack Druce lease is the latest example of the diverse tenant types that are inking early deals at UMLSTP, which is being developed by Wexford Science & Technology. With the Novack Druce lease, the first phase facility is 41% pre-leased. Other signed tenants include the University of Miami Tissue Bank, Daya Medicals, and the Enterprise Development Corporation of South Florida.