Worcester, Mass.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute broke ground in April of 2011 on a four-story building for the Biomanufacturing Education and Training Center (BETC). Located in Gateway Park in Worcester, Mass., the $30 million center will provide labs, classrooms, and offices for biopharmaceutical education and training. Designed to support industry partnerships, BETC will include a working pilot-scale biomanufacturing plant. The 92,000-sf project is supported by funding from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center. The facility will be built and owned by O'Connell Development Group of Holyoke, Mass. LEED sustainable design certification will be sought for the project. Completion is expected in late 2012.
