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Canon Americas Plans Huntington Headquarters
Canon Americas will construct a 690,000-sf headquarters in Huntington, N.Y. Sited on 52 acres, the facility will include sustainable design elements such as natural lighting and energy efficient building systems. The project will accommodate up to 2,500 employees. Completion is slated for year-end 2010.
Ark Therapeutics Opens GMP Manufacturing Facility
Ark Therapeutics Group opened a $19.1 million GMP-3 manufacturing facility in Kuopio, Finland, in July of 2008. The commercial scale production plant is connected to Ark's existing laboratory suites and will manufacture gene-based medicines. The BSL-2 facility features a 547-sm cleanroom with HEPA air filtration. The duration of construction for the project was three years.
IBM and Swiss Technical University Build Nanotechnology Lab
IBM is partnering with The Swiss Technical University (ETH) to construct a £44 million nanotechnology laboratory near Zurich, Switzerland. Housing 900-sm of cleanroom space, the facility will accommodate 268-sm for IBM, 258-sm for ETH, and 400-sm of shared research space. The building will be sited on IBM’s Rueschlikon campus and will house temperature-stable laboratories protected from vibrations and EMI. The facility will accommodate research on nanotubes, nano-optics, spintronics, and carbon-based materials.
Labcon Launches Bioplastic Pipet Tray
Labcon has selected Mirel™ bioplastics for a new laboratory liquid handling system. The Labcon Pagoda reloading system utilizes Mirel for the injection molded tray that holds the lab pipets in place. Mirel is biobased and biodegradable, which means the product tray can now be composted at the end of its useful life. Mirel is produced by Telles™, a joint venture of Metabolix, Inc. with Archer Daniels Midland Company.
University of Oklahoma Builds Energy and Engineering Facilities
The University of Oklahoma is constructing two facilities for the College of Engineering in Norman. The 103,118-sf Devon Energy Hall will provide teaching labs, classrooms, research areas, and meeting rooms. The five-story facility will house the School of Computer Science and School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. The 41,052-sf, two-story ExxonMobil Lawrence G. Rawl Engineering Practice Facility will include 10,000-sf of space for engineering projects, computer labs, and tutoring.