CHANDLER, ARIZ.
Covance opened its $100 million animal research facility in Chandler, Ariz., in January of 2009. The two-story, 288,000-sf facility includes five laboratories, a vivarium, animal care space, and a 100-seat auditorium. Construction began on the project in June of 2007 and reached completion in May of 2008. The facility is sited on 77 acres and houses mice, rats, dogs, and monkeys. Covance is based in Princeton, N.J.