Bedford, Mass.
Millipore Corp. opened its 110,000-sf Bioprocess R&D center in Bedford, Mass., in October of 2006. Designed by ARC/Architectural Resources Cambridge, the facility contains 47,000 sf of laboratory space. The $50-million building will accommodate development of full-scale applications performance data and processes that simulate commercial conditions and will increase the speed and quality of biopharmaceutical production. Designed to foster collaboration, the Bioprocess R&D center will house up to 500 employees and allow Millipore to consolidate multiple functions.