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Hunan Provincial Government Creates Flu Vaccine Complex
The Hunan Provincial Government is partnering with Microbix Biosystems to construct an influenza vaccine manufacturing complex in the Hunan Liuyang Biomedical Industrial Park in China. The $200-million jointly-owned project, one of the largest flu vaccine production facilities worldwide, will be managed by Microbix and will utilize the company’s VIRUSMAX technology.
Tufts University Builds Regional Biocontainment Laboratory
Tufts University is building the $25.9 million Regional Biocontainment Laboratory in North Grafton, Mass. Part of the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, the facility is funded in part by $19.35 million from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. The 38,000-gsf facility is sited on 5.4 acres in the Grafton Science Park and will include 23,290-sf of mechanical and basement space.
Spartanburg's Village-at-Pelham Hospital Nears Completion
Spartanburg Regional Hospital will open the $60 million Village-at-Pelham Hospital in Greer, S.C., on October 8, 2008. The 48-bed facility can be expanded to a total of 500 beds and will feature a patient tracking board for family members, an emergency department, spacious patient rooms, and wireless Internet. Additional facilities planned for the Village-at-Pelham campus include a cancer center, a second medical office building, and a research facility.
Sinai Hospital Opens Inpatient Neuroscience Facility
Sinai Hospital opened the $5.4 million LifeBridge Health Brain & Spine Institute in Baltimore in May of 2008. The 6,700-sf inpatient neuroscience facility houses diagnostic treatment, imaging, and surgery. The project team included architect Hord Coplan Macht, contractor Whiting-Turner Construction, and interior designer HDR.
Lehigh University Breaks Ground on STEPS Science Facility
Lehigh University will break ground in August of 2008 on the $62.1 million Science, Technology, Environment, Policy & Society (STEPS) building in Bethlehem, Pa. The 135,000-sf facility will be constructed to attain LEED certification by construction manager Alvin H. Butz, Inc. Completion is slated for June of 2010. The project will feature a green roof.