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Orlando VA Medical Center Breaks Ground in Lake Nona
Orlando VA Medical Center broke ground on its $650 million hospital in October of 2008. Located in the Lake Nona area of Orlando, the 134-bed facility will include a 120-bed Community Living Center and a 60-bed Residential Rehabilitation Program. Providing a comprehensive range of medical services, the 1 million-sf hospital is expected to open in 2012.
Bio-Quant Receives AAALAC Accreditation
San Diego-based contract research organization Bio-Quant received full accreditation from the Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC) International in October of 2008. AAALAC’s extensive on-site evaluation determined that the highest level of animal care and research practices are being implemented by Bio-Quant. The accreditation follows upon an operational and infrastructure expansion project at the site.
Rowan University Opens Technology Center
Rowan University opened the $10 million Samuel H. Jones Innovation Center in October of 2008 in Glassboro, N.J. Located in the 200-acre South Jersey Technology Park, the 45,000-sf facility provides incubator and laboratory space for University, industry, and government research. The second floor houses the nonprofit Educational Information and Resource Center and the Challenger Learning Center, a simulated NASA space mission for middle school students.
Fortis Healthcare Breaks Ground on Gurgaon Campus
Fortis Healthcare is constructing the Fortis International Institute of Medical Sciences in Gurgaon, India. Construction began on the 350-bed hospital in August of 2007 with completion expected in early 2010. The project represents the first phase of a planned 950-bed medical campus sited on 10.7 acres.
University of Utah Plans Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building
The University of Utah will break ground in summer of 2009 on the $130 million James L. Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building in Salt Lake City. The 193,000-sf project is part of the $500 million Utah Science Technology and Research Initiative (USTAR) and will anchor the University’s new Interdisciplinary Quadrangle. Housing advanced imaging and nanotechnology laboratories, the facility will include a 20,000-sf nanofabrication suite. The multidisciplinary building will support biomedical and neuroscience research.