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University of Florida Plans Life Science and Technology Incubator
The University of Florida is partnering with Alexandria Real Estate Equities to construct approximately 160,000-sf of life science and technology incubator space on the University’s Gainesville campus. The first 80,000-sf facility will be called The Innovation Center and will begin construction in 2008. Completion is slated for 2010. The building will feature flexible and adaptable laboratory and office space. A second facility will be built within several years.
Harvard Opens LISE Nanotechnology Lab
Harvard University opened the $155 million Laboratory for Integrated Science and Engineering (LISE) in Cambridge in November of 2007. Sited mostly underground, the building includes a 10,000-sf cleanroom with advanced filtration capabilities and vibration-isolated architecture. Designed by Rafael Moneo, LISE features open spaces for spontaneous researcher interaction and collaboration.
Sanofi-aventis Builds Arizona Research Center
Sanofi-aventis initiated construction in fall of 2007 on a $60 million pharmaceutical research center in Oro Valley, Arizona. The 110,000-sf facility is slated for completion in 2009 and will seek LEED certification. The project contractor is Chestnut Construction of Tucson. The building will house approximately 105 researchers engaged in early stage drug development.
National Park Service Opens LEED Certified Research Center
The National Park Service opened the $4.4 million Twin Creeks Science and Education Center in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in fall of 2007. The 15,000-sf facility houses research for the All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (ATBI), a project documenting the 800-square-mile Park’s estimated 100,000 species of living organisms. Designed by Lord, Aeck & Sargent, the facility is seeking LEED Silver certification for sustainable design.
Bahrain to Develop $1.6bn Health Island
Bahrain will begin construction in 2008 on the $1.6 billion Health Island. Covering 1.25-sm, the project will be built on an island of reclaimed land near Muharraq in the Gulf. Lead by the Ithmaar Development Company, the project will include leading-edge facilities for diagnostics, alternative medicine, nutrition and diabetes, aesthetic surgery, and sports medicine. Completion is expected in three to five years.