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Syracuse University Builds $107-million Life Sciences Complex
Syracuse University is broke ground in April of 2006 on the $107-million Life Sciences Complex, an addition to the Center for Science and Technology (CST) on the college's Syracuse, N.Y., campus. Slated to open in fall 2008, the facility will double CST's existing footprint by adding up to 210,000 sf of laboratory and classroom space.
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health Systems Plans $40-Million Research Lab
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System is planning to construct a $40-million research laboratory in Manhasset, N.Y. Ground will be broken on the four-story, 55,658-sf facility in November 2005. Sited on the 57.8-acre North Shore University Hospital Campus, the new wing will increase the footprint and research capacity of the existing Boas-Marks Biomedical Research Pavilion. Completion is expected in two years.
Texas A&M University-Commerce Opens Science & Technology Center
Texas A&M University will begin relocating departments in fall of 2005 to its new $28-million Science & Technology Center in Commerce, Texas. The 110,000-sf facility will be fully occupied and open for classes in January 2006. The three-story center will house the departments of chemistry, physics, and environmental and biological sciences, as well as pre-med and pre-dental professional programs, the Science and Math Research and Teaching Program, and a tutoring center.
Bavarian Nordic A/S Begins Vaccine Production at Kvistgaard Facility
Bavarian Nordic A/S started vaccine production at its 9,000-square meter facility in Kvistgaard, Denmark, on July 4, 2005. Built by engineering and consultancy company NNE , construction on the 11-month fast-track project began on August 1, 2004. The facility can produce 40 to 60 million doses of Imvamune™ (the company’s MVA smallpox vaccine) annually.
Oklahoma State University Builds Advanced Technology Research Center
Oklahoma State University will initiate construction on the 123,000-sf Helmerich Advanced Technology Research Center on its Tulsa campus in October 2005. The approximately $45-million facility will enable the university to expand its nanotechnology and sensors research, promoting the development of new materials for commercial applications. The facility will house 40 faculty and 100 graduate students. Completion is expected in fall of 2007.