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AstraZeneca Opens Russian Manufacturing Facility
AstraZeneca opened a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in October of 2015 in Kaluga, Russia. The dedicated center will focus on final-stage production, packaging, and quality control. The development cost of the project to date is $224 million. Commercial production is expected to begin at the site in early 2016 with full operations commencing in 2017.
Harvard University Plans School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Harvard University is planning to build the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences in Allston, Mass. Designed by Behnisch Architekten, the six-story, 586,000-sf building will feature a central atrium rising from the basement level offering sophisticated interaction space for faculty, students, and staff. The facility will provide classrooms, open teaching spaces, conference rooms, as well as areas for exhibits, retail, and dining.
University of Texas at Dallas Breaks Ground on Brain Performance Institute
The University of Texas at Dallas broke ground in October of 2015 on the $33 million Brain Performance Institute. Designed by Page Southerland Page, the three-story, 62,000-sf facility will provide clinical areas, brain training rooms, advanced imaging suites, a virtual reality lab, classrooms, and event space. The Brain Performance Institute is affiliated with UT’s Center for BrainHealth and the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences. Occupancy is expected in spring of 2017.
Althea Constructs Biological Manufacturing Facility
Althea is expanding its San Diego operations with the construction of a 57,000-sf biological manufacturing facility. Supporting the production of highly potent active pharmaceutical ingredients (HPAPIs) and antibody drug conjugates (ADCs), the project will feature cGMP-compliant suites for bioconjugation, formulation, purification, and aseptic fill and finish. The facility will open in the second quarter of 2016 with full operations commencing in mid-2017.
University of Kansas Builds Earth, Energy and Environment Center
The University of Kansas is building the $82 million Earth, Energy and Environment Center in Lawrence. Featuring laboratories for isotope analysis, 3D visualization, and computing, the multidisciplinary complex will accommodate programs in geology, nanoscience, physics, chemistry, and chemical and petroleum engineering. The 130,000-sf center will also provide a 30-seat mediated synchronous collaboration lab and conference room, a 150-seat auditorium, and a 10-workstation suite for industry and academic partners.