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Hybrigen Doubles Dallas Facilities
Hybrigen Inc., a Dallas drug-targeting company, doubled its biotechnology facility's space to 8,000-sf in May. Hybrigen is one of several biotech-related companies located in Dallas' Stemmons Corridor area.
Bayer Diagnostic Negotiates East Bay Expansion
Bayer Diagnostic, a separate entity within the German pharmaceutical firm, is negotiating occupation of 70,000 sf in a yet-to-be built biotech laboratory and office building in Berkeley. The two-story facility, slated for completion in mid-2002, will be developed by Wareham Development of San Rafael, Ca. HKA Architects has been selected for the exterior drawings, with Darrell de Tienne providing conceptual design.
Tularik Builds Dallas Lab
Tularik Texas, a subsidiary of South San Francisco-based biotech firm Tularik, is leasing and building out a laboratory space in Dallas. The 2,300-sf facility will focus on anti-fungal and anti-bacterial drug development and is due to open in September.
Astrolink Locates in Manassas
Astrolink will locate its new $205 million network operations center in the Prince William County-owned Innovation office park in Manassas, Va. The Bethesda-based wireless broadband company is also building a global telecommunications satellite network for broadband and Internet services.
International Spy Museum Under Construction in D.C.
The 58,000-sf International Spy Museum is under construction in Washington in a building that formerly housed the Communist Party of the United States. The first of its kind in the nation, the two-floor espionage museum is being developed by The Malrite Co. and is due to open in spring of 2002. In addition to retail outlets and a spy-themed restaurant, the museum will house an Enigma machine, a pioneering World War II encryption device.