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University of Glasgow Constructs Learning Hub
The University of Glasgow is building the £90.6 million James McCune Smith Learning Hub in Scotland in the United Kingdom. Designed by HLM Architects, the seven-story, 179,111-sf facility will feature technology-enhanced active learning (TEAL) spaces, seminar rooms, collaboration areas, multipurpose classrooms, study spaces, and a 500-seat lecture hall. Multiplex is the construction manager for the building with SES Engineering as mechanical and electrical engineer.
Rice University Breaks Ground on Ion Innovation Hub
Rice University broke ground in July of 2019 on The Ion in Houston. Fostering the creation of new digital technologies, the $110 million project includes the renovation of a former Sears building to create a 270,000-sf innovation hub for data sciences research initiatives. Designed by Gensler, SHoP Architects, James Carpenter Design Associates, and James Corner Field Operations, the center will offer event spaces, meeting rooms, business incubation suites, dining venues, and entertainment amenities.
NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes Completes Production Facility
NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes completed construction in July of 2019 on a 20,000-sf production facility in Beloit, Wis. Featuring the company's RadioGenix® System, the project features state-of-the-art dissolution and source vessel filling equipment for the processing of molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) to support the creation of technetium-99m (Tc-99m) for diagnostic imaging applications. The facility also houses a quality control lab, an automated packaging line, and an advanced molybdenum recycling complex.
University of Cambridge Plans Heart and Lung Research Institute
The University of Cambridge will break ground in November of 2019 on the Heart and Lung Research Institute in Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Sited adjacent to the Royal Papworth Hospital on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, the facility will accommodate 380 academic and industry scientists engaged in the discovery of new therapeutics and diagnostic tools for cardiovascular conditions.
NeoGenomics Builds Oncology Laboratory and Global Headquarters in Fort Myers
NeoGenomics will break ground in late 2019 on a $55 million oncology laboratory and global headquarters facility in Fort Myers, Fla. Designed by Studio Plus, the 150,000-sf facility will provide the comprehensive cancer diagnostics company with research and administrative space for up to 575 employees. Located on a 14-acre parcel, the building will support clinical trials of new oncology therapeutics with a state-of-the-art molecular lab with next-generation sequencing capabilities.