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St. Louis University and SSM Health Plan Academic Medical Center
St. Louis University and SSM Health are planning to break ground in fall of 2017 on a $550 million academic medical center in St. Louis. The 802,000-sf replacement hospital will feature private patient rooms, spacious intensive care units, an expanded emergency department, and an outpatient care center with surgical suites and clinical offices.
Tufts University Constructs Science and Engineering Complex
Tufts University is building the 175,000-sf Science and Engineering Complex in Boston. The $110 million project includes construction of a five-story, 80,000-sf teaching and research atrium and the complete renovation of two adjoining halls. Designed to promote collaborative research in neuroscience and environmental science, the new building will provide three floors of wet research space, four core facilities, two imaging suites, a mass spectrometer suite, teaching labs, and seven meeting rooms.
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Builds Translational Research Hospital
The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago is building a $550 million translational research hospital, a project that has now been named the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. Designed by Gensler, HDR, and Clive Wilkinson Architects, the facility will feature human research labs where interdisciplinary teams of clinicians, scientists, and technologists will deliver advanced therapeutic modalities.
Duke University Constructs Medical Sciences Research Building III
Duke University will begin construction in summer of 2016 on the $103 million Medical Sciences Research Building III (MSRB III) in Durham, N.C. Comprising six floors above ground and one below, the 155,000-sf facility will accommodate collaborative research teams arranged in thematically aligned groups. Occupancy is expected in fall of 2018.
Korea Research Institute of Bioscience & Biotechnology Breaks Ground on Support Center for Nonhuman Primates Resources
The Korea Research Institute of Bioscience & Biotechnology (KRIBB) broke ground in June of 2016 on the $16 million Support Center for Nonhuman Primates Resources in Jeongeup, South Korea. Located on a 775,000-sf site, the facility will act as a breeding colony for specific pathogen-free nonhuman primates that can be supplied to laboratories for biomedical and pharmaceutical research studies. Completion is expected in late 2017.