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GE Healthcare Creates Ringaskiddy Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Campus
GE Healthcare is planning to create a $167 million biopharmaceutical manufacturing campus in Ringaskiddy, Ireland. Featuring GE's prefabricated KUBio™ facilities, GE BioPark Cork will include four KUBio factories owned by independent biopharma companies. GE will manage the campus as well as providing centralized shared utilities and site services. Construction is expected to begin in mid-2017.
University of Michigan Plans Robotics Research Center
The University of Michigan is planning to build the $75 million Ford Motor Company Robotics Building on the North Campus in Ann Arbor. Part of the College of Engineering, the four-story, 140,000-sf facility will feature collaborative research and development labs, classrooms, offices, high-bay space, and a fly zone for autonomous aerial vehicles. Ford Motor Company will occupy a laboratory on the top floor of the building and is providing $15 million in funding for the project. Completion is expected in late 2019.
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Constructs HOPE Tower
Jersey Shore University Medical Center is building the $265 million HOPE Tower in Neptune, N.J. Designed by WHR Architects, the 10-story, 299,000-sf cancer research and treatment facility will feature a 58,000-sf patient care center offering radiation therapy, medical oncology, surgical specialties, and minimally invasive therapies. The tower will also include space for academic programs, simulation training suites, biomedical laboratories, and a nine-story parking garage.
University of Hawaii Breaks Ground on College of Pharmacy
The University of Hawaii broke ground in September of 2016 on the $33.6 million Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy in Hilo. Designed by SmithGroupJJR and WCIT Architecture, the two-story, 45,000-sf instructional facility will provide teaching labs, lecture halls, simulation training suites, and administrative offices. Isemoto Contracting has been awarded the $31.3 million contract for the construction of the pharmacy school and occupancy is expected in late 2018.
Western Carolina University Plans Natural Sciences Building and Medical Offices
Western Carolina University (WCU) is planning to build a $110 million natural sciences building in Cullowhee, N.C. The construction manager for the project, which will be delivered in phases, is Skanska USA. Completion is expected by 2020. Additionally, WCU is engaged in a public-private partnership with Summit Healthcare Group to construct a 30,000-sf medical office complex on the West Campus.