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University of Missouri-Columbia Dedicates Regional Biocontainment Laboratory
The University of Missouri-Columbia dedicated its $18 million Regional Biocontainment Laboratory on November 15, 2008. Located adjacent to the Veterinary Medicine Complex, the 23,000-gsf BSL-3 facility contains 9,768 sf of research space for the study of zoonotic pathogens and emerging infectious diseases. The project was designed by PGAV (Peckham Guyton Albers & Viets) with Merrick & Company as MEP/FP/biocontainment consultant and George Butler Associates as commissioning consultant.
University of New Mexico Plans Rio Rancho Campus
The University of New Mexico is partnering with the Sandia Foundation to develop the UNM West Campus in Rio Rancho. The first $10.98 million facility is slated for completion in December of 2009. The 40,000-sf building will house classrooms, student services, incubator space, and administrative offices for the UNM Medical Group. The project will support institutional collaboration with Central New Mexico Community College and New Mexico State University.
NPR Manufacturing Opens Bardstown Plant
NPR Manufacturing opened its $48.7 million auto parts manufacturing plant in Bardstown, Ky., in November of 2008. The 200,000-sf facility will accommodate 150 workers. NPR Manufacturing Kentucky is a subsidiary of Japan-based Nippon Piston Ring Co. Ltd.
International Aids Vaccine Initiative Opens Brooklyn Laboratory
The International Aids Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) opened its 36,000-sf Vaccine Design and Development Laboratory in New York City in November of 2008. Located in Brooklyn, the translational research project will anchor a planned 500,000-sf bioscience industry complex in the redeveloped Brooklyn Army Terminal. IAVI’s Design Lab will support AIDS vaccine research and is affiliated with the State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate Medical Center. The $17 million lab is designed to foster industry and academic collaboration and will accommodate 40 researchers.
McLaughlin Research Institute Upgrades Animal Facility
McLaughlin Research Institute is engaged in a $4.3 million expansion and renovation of its animal resource center at the Institute for Biomedical Sciences in Great Falls, Mont. The project includes the acquisition of individually ventilated cages and new cage washing and sterilization equipment. The two-story expansion will increase mouse vivarium space and will accommodate two additional biomedical research groups. A XYCLONE laser module will improve the production of gene-targeted mice to produce new mouse models for human diseases.