Industry News

BioStorage Technologies opened a 60,000-sf biorepository in Indianapolis in May of 2011. The $4.6 million facility will support the preparation, storage, and transport of human biological samples. The biorepository features automated liquid handling technology for high-throughput DNA and RNA extraction and verification.

Albany Medical Center officially broke ground on a $360 million expansion in May of 2011. The six-story patient tower will provide an additional 83 beds in private rooms, 20 new operating rooms, and an intensive care unit. 

FPInnovations opened the $4.1 million NanoCrystalline Cellulose research facility in May of 2011 in Pointe-Claire, Quebec. The project includes a pilot plant and two research laboratories for the creation of advanced wood materials.

The University of Kentucky Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory celebrated the completion of a $28.5 million expansion and renovation project in May of 2011. The 76,000-sf building includes research and diagnosis labs, a 3,000-sf necropsy suite, and administrative offices. The biocontainment facility features alkaline digestion for tissue disposal. Ground was broken on the project in September of 2008.

Union College dedicated the $22 million Peter Irvine Wold Center in May of 2011 in Schenectady, N.Y. The three-story, 35,000-sf interdisciplinary facility includes electronic classrooms, wet labs, environmental science labs, faculty offices, and a 24-hour computer lab. The Wold Center also houses the Aerogel Fabrication, Characterization and Applications Lab; the Kelly Advanced Computing Laboratory; the vibration-isolated Laboratory for Electrical Engineering and Music Research; the Energy and Environmental Engineering Suite; and a rooftop energy lab.