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AniGARD e3 Animal Transfer Station Features Partially Recirculated Vertical Airflow
The Baker Company has added the AniGARD e3 animal transfer station (ATS) to its line of animal research products. The AniGARD e3 features partially recirculated vertical airflow and a unique momentum air curtain design that greatly enhances its ability to protect both personnel from occupational hazards (allergens) and animals from contamination. The ISO Class 4 (Class 10) clean bench also increases productivity through an improved user experience.
University of British Columbia Opens Centre for Comparative Medicine
The University of British Columbia opened the $40 million Centre for Comparative Medicine in March of 2012 in Vancouver. The animal research facility provides biomedical research labs and vivarium space. The three-hectare project will replace UBC's existing Animal Care Center and implements new animal welfare and humane animal care standards, including social housing and outside access.
Virtual Chemistry Integrates Mosaic Vivarium with Allentown's Wi-Com Sensus
Virtual Chemistry announced the integration of Mosaic Vivarium with Allentown's Wi-Com Sensus system in March of 2012. Utilizing the same RFID technology employed in other industries to manage high volume inventory, Wi-Com Sensus reads an entire room of cages at once, eliminating time-consuming paper or barcode scans of individual cage locations. Now, high-volume RFID cage census data flows seamlessly into Mosaic Vivarium's web-based laboratory animal resources (LAR) management software.
University of Tartu Builds Translational Medicine Center
The University of Tartu has selected Nordecon AS to design and build a $12 million translational medicine facility on Toomemägi Hill in Tartu, Estonia. Construction will begin on the three-story, 61,484-sf project in summer of 2012. The center will be built as an extension of the existing Chemistry Building and will include an animal vivarium, research labs, a cleanroom, surgical suites, an MRI imaging department, offices, and seminar rooms.
University of Texas at Brownsville Dedicates Biomedical Research Building
The University of Texas at Brownsville dedicated the $34 million Biomedical Research Building in February of 2012. The facility provides teaching and research labs, classrooms, a vivarium, and faculty offices. Designed by SHW Group of Dallas with Research Facilities Design (RFD) as laboratory design consultant, the 60,000-sf center supports research in infectious diseases, cancer, neuroscience, and animal science.