ITHACA, N.Y.
Cornell University opened the $70 million New York State Animal Health Diagnostic Center in Ithaca in October of 2010. The three-story, 126,000-gsf facility houses seven BSL-3 labs, BSL-2 labs, a necropsy facility able to accommodate large animals, and diagnostic suites. The center consolidates operations previously dispersed in 12 locations and can accommodate over 200 researchers. Supporting zoonotic disease monitoring, diagnosis, and control, the project represents a partnership between Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine and the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets. The facility was designed by CUH2A with Gilbane Building Companies as construction manager. Ground was broken on the project in May of 2008.
