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DuPont Pioneer Hi-Bred Builds Ithaca Research Center
DuPont Pioneer Hi-Bred is planning to construct a 22,000-sf research facility in Ithaca, N.Y. Housing laboratories, administrative offices, and conference rooms, the facility will support testing and development of corn hybrids. Pioneer Hi-Bred is headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa.
University of Texas Health Science Center Breaks Ground on Academic Medical Center
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler broke ground on a $67 million academic medical center in late October of 2009. Providing clinical care and medical education, the 81,000-sf facility will be built in two phases over five years. The first $42 million phase will include construction of the building's shell and a first-floor cancer center. The second $25 million phase will complete the second and third floors to house classrooms, an auditorium, and a medical library.
Kent State University Will Offer High Level Biosafety Training
The National Biosafety and Biocontainment Training Program will offer biosafety training in Kent State University’s Cunningham Hall in Ohio. Providing education for professionals working in BSL-3 and BSL-4 laboratories, the facility is the second location in the country to provide training in high level biocontainment operations.
Indiana University School of Medicine Builds Glick Eye Institute
Indiana University School of Medicine initiated construction in October of 2009 on the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Eye Institute in Indianapolis. Housing the Department of Ophthalmology, the 70,000-sf facility will include biomedical research laboratories, classrooms, faculty offices, and an outpatient clinic. The Glick Eye Institute was designed by RATIO Architects of Indianapolis. LEED Gold sustainable design certification will be sought for the project.
Nevada Cancer Institute Opens Engelstad Research Building
The Nevada Cancer Institute opened the $63 million Ralph and Betty Engelstad Cancer Research Building in October of 2009. Located in Las Vegas, the 184,000-sf, three-story translational research facility houses 36 laboratories. The project team included developer American Nevada Corp. and construction manager The Korte Co.