The Medical College of Wisconsin and Children's Hospital and Health System are developing a joint 295,000-sf research facility in Wauwatosa, Wis. The $117-million project will be comprised of a two-level facility for laboratory and support services, and two three-story laboratory wings, one for each organization. Construction is slated to begin in late fall of 2004 with the center opening in December 2006.
The first phase will consist of 215,000 sf of laboratory space with an additional 80,000 sf available for future expansion. The Medical College of Wisconsin will relocate its Birth Defects Research Center and the Max McGee National Research Center for Juvenile Diabetes to the new center. The facility will also house the college's Center for Biopreparedness and Infectious Disease, the Center for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, and cancer and genetics research.
