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Industry News
Indian Council of Agricultural Research Plans BSL-3 Laboratory
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) approved the construction of a BSL-3 laboratory for foot-and-mouth research and testing near Bhubaneswar in March of 2008. Located on 117 acres in Jatani, the facility will enable vaccine development as well as serving as a repository unit for various serotypes. The centre will act as a referral laboratory for the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and will be more technologically advanced than the High Security Animal Disease Laboratory at Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh.
Lindab Develops CLICK Duct System
Lindab, a manufacturer of spiral duct systems, is developing CLICK, a tool-free duct assembly system. The patent-pending duct and fitting product is based on Lindab's groundbreaking Lindab Safe system and is designed to couple spiral duct sections with unique double-lipped sealing gaskets into rolled-over, lead-in edges without tools, rivets, or welding. The CLICK system will be released in 2009. Advantages of the system are faster assembly, no need for manual tools, and ease of installation – especially where space is limited.
Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute Moves to West Virginia University
The Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute will officially open its new $32 million Alzheimer’s research facility on West Virginia University's Morgantown health sciences campus on September 19, 2008. Housing 20 researchers, the 78,000-sf facility includes 20,000-sf of lab and office space, open labs with ten feet of bench space per researcher, microscopy and electrophysiology labs, a darkroom, and a commons area. The three-story facility will be able to accommodate up to 100 researchers.
Colorcon Constructs Lower Salford Headquarters
Colorcon, a maker of medicine and candy coatings, is initiating construction in spring of 2008 on an 89,000-sf global headquarters in Lower Salford Township, Pa. Designed by Wuff Architects, the facility will house R&D labs, a data center, and administration. Sited on 25 acres, the two-story facility will be partially built into the side of a hill. Completion is slated for September of 2009. Colorcon is owned by Berwind Corp. of Philadelphia.
East Carolina University Completes BSL-3 Renovation
East Carolina University rededicated the Carol Belk Building in Greenville, N.C., on March 28. Designed by MHAworks, the $9 million renovation project transformed the existing facility to create a home of the College of Health and Human Performance. Designed to promote interaction, the Belk Building houses research laboratories up to BSL-3, teaching labs with low flow hoods and customized storage systems, three auditoriums, offices, work rooms, and conference rooms. The facility features extensive daylighting and an exterior low-e glazing.