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iThemba Labs Opens Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Facility
iThemba Labs opened the Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Laboratory in July of 2014 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The facility is the first of its kind in Africa and will support biomedical, pharmaceutical, geological, and environmental research, as well as supporting advanced sample dating techniques for paleontology.
Presbyterian Rust Medical Center Builds Patient Tower
Presbyterian Rust Medical Center is building an $86 million patient tower in Rio Rancho, N.M. Designed by Dekker/Perich/Sabatini, the six-story project will provide 120 beds and will include a 21,500-sf cancer center. The general contractor for the project is McCarthy Building Companies, the firm that collaborated with Dekker/Perich/Sabatini on the original Presbyterian Rust hospital. Completion of the new patient tower and cancer center is expected by early 2016.
University of Kentucky Implements Lynn Imaging's Construction Information Management Software
University of Kentucky officials are using a new digital construction information management tool to manage over 30 active projects totaling approximately $800 million. The Web-based eCommunication system designed by Lynn Imaging was adopted as the University enters a significant capital development phase, with projects including a major expansion and upgrading of the Student Center, a modernization to Commonwealth Stadium, a state-of-the-art science classroom and lab facility, and interior fit-out of the new University Patient Care Facility.
Lycoming College Builds Lynn Science Center
Lycoming College is constructing the Lynn Science Center in Willliamsport, Pa. The three-story, 26,000-sf facility will provide teaching and research labs, classrooms, faculty offices, student lounges, an atrium, and a planetarium. Housing the departments of astronomy, biology, chemistry, and physics, the project is designed to foster interaction and interdisciplinary collaboration. The facility will be built adjoining the existing Heim Biology and Chemistry Building to provide almost 90,000 sf of instructional space.
Purdue Pharma Manufacturing Builds Durham Plant
Purdue Pharma Manufacturing will build a 188,000-sf production plant in the Treyburn Corporate Park in Durham, N.C. The project will provide cleanrooms with epoxy-coated floors, walls, and ceilings for the manufactucture of oral solid dosage products. The facility will also include offices, labs, conference rooms, and training areas. The general contractor is KBR Building Group. The facility is part of Purdue Pharma's planned $59 million investment in the Durham site over the next three years.