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Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism Releases Biosecurity Evaluation
The Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism released an evaluation of the United States’ biosecurity measures in January of 2010. The report asserts that the nation is ill-prepared for a biological attack and recommends a restructuring of biothreat response protocols and oversight. For more information, read the report card (PDF).
State of Maryland Plans Public Health Laboratory
The State of Maryland will break ground by year-end 2010 on the 200,000-sf Public Health Laboratory in East Baltimore. The $180 million facility will house 250 employees and is slated for completion in late 2013. The project will be sited on two acres in the Science + Technology Park at Hopkins and will house 41 high-level biocontainment laboratories.
College of Southern Idaho Opens Health and Human Services Building
The College of Southern Idaho opened the $21 million Health Sciences and Human Services building in Twin Falls in January of 2010. The 72,270-sf facility houses three lecture auditoriums, nine classrooms, nine program laboratories, three conference rooms, simulation suites, and 36 staff offices. The project was awarded LEED Gold sustainable design certification.
Sanofi-aventis Opens Arizona Research Center
Sanofi-aventis opened the $60 million Tucson Research Center in Oro Valley, Ariz., in January of 2010. Housing up to 105 researchers engaged in early stage drug development, the 110,350-sf facility was designed by KlingStubbins with DPR Construction as general contractor. Construction began on the project in fall of 2007. LEED Gold sustainable design certification will be sought for the laboratory facility, which uses 21.5 percent less energy than a comparable building.
FBI and Department of Defense Construct Biometrics Technology Center
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Defense will construct the $328 million Biometrics Technology Center in Clarksburg, W.V. Located at the FBI’s existing Criminal Justice Information Services campus, the four-story, 360,000-sf facility will support the research, development, and application of biometrics in support of national security and law enforcement. The center will enable the FBI to consolidate its biometrics operations in a single location and will house approximately 2,000 employees. Completion is expected in 2013.