Industry News

The University of Georgia is building an academic achievement center for athletes. The $7.2-million project will accommodate academic counselor offices, study rooms, tutoring rooms, computer labs. Beers Construction Co. is handling the project.

 Wyeth-Ayerst has commissioned Ewing Cole Cherry Brott of Philadelphia in collaboration with Fluor Daniel to provide architecture and engineering services for a new vaccine development center. The building will consolidate the company's vaccine development centers currently located throughout the United States, reducing product development and manufacturing cycle time. It will include development process labs, analytical labs, various levels of biocontainment space, a research library, conference center, offices, and an employee cafeteria.

The Jackson Laboratory is working with Boston-based Einhorn Yaffee Prescott in the design of a new Genetics Resource Building. In addition, the East Research Building will be expanded by 55,000 sf to accommodate offices, research labs, conference rooms, and support space.

 Integrated Laboratory Services, based in Raleigh, N.C., plans to occupy a 77,395-sf R&D and office facility'Tech 15'under construction at Keystone Park. The $7-million building is scheduled for completion in March 2002. Ten more buildings are planned for the Park, with construction of the second building scheduled to begin late in summer 2002. Keystone Corp. is the developer of the $65-million project, which is scheduled for completion in 2004.

The Port of Technology, part of Philadelphia’s University City Science Center life sciences and technology incubator, opened six new state-of-the-art wet labs in early December. Shared equipment in the furnished lab facility includes offices, an ultracentrifuge, an autoclave, and a film developer.