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Industry News
Rex Hospital Remodel Under Way
Rex Hospital of Raleigh has initiated a $20-million remodeling and construction project that will add two new outpatient operating rooms, a new admission and registration entryway, and a new four-level parking deck providing an additional 410 spaces for visitors. The project is slated for completion in two years.
Discovery Labs Establishes Redwood City Research Facility
Discovery Laboratories Inc. has leased a 10,000-sf research laboratory facility in Redwood City, Calif. Based in Doylestown, Penn., the biopharmaceutical company plans to use the facility to develop its synthetic aerosol version of human lung surfactants.
Dean College Dedicates Lucey Center for Technology & Training
The Robert F. Lucey Center for Technology and Training's dedication ceremony was recently celebrated at Dean College in Franklin. Created to provide regional employers with technology training solutions, the Center was designed by Cambridge-based Bruner Cott & Associates.
Biowalk Incubator Expands in Austin
Austin's first biotech incubator, Biowalk LLC, plans to lease 17,000 sf of office and lab space. Biowalk's goal is to coordinate bioscience startups with services, infrastructure and funding, as well as generating student interest in science. A March 2002 opening is planned.
Kaiser Plans Northern California Hospitals
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente Health Plan is planning to spend $375 million on a new 1.2 million-sf hospital and 870,000-sf medical office building in Santa Clara, doubling Kaiser's current Santa Clara facilities. A new $7-million emergency department will be added to Kaiser's Santa Teresa Hospital in South San Jose, more than tripling its existing 5,000-sf emergency facilities. A hospital in Redwood City is still in the planning stage.