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University of Florida Breaks Ground on Academic and Research Facility
The University of Florida broke ground on the $44 million Research and Academic Center at Lake Nona in Orlando in October of 2010. Housing biomedical research laboratories and instructional space for the College of Pharmacy, the 100,000-sf facility is slated for occupancy in summer of 2012. The UF Institute of Therapeutic Innovation, an interdisciplinary biomedical research initiative, will be headquartered in the building.
Translational Research Institute Builds Brisbane Facility
The Translational Research Institute (TRI) began construction on its $360 million medical complex in Brisbane in October of 2010. Located adjacent to Princess Alexandra Hospital, the TRI will house integrated facilities for the discovery, production, clinical testing, and manufacture of new biopharmaceuticals and therapies. The complex was designed by Wilson Architects and Donovan Hill with Watpac Construction as general contractor. Occupancy is expected in October of 2012.
Pfizer Completes Bioprocessing Facility
Pfizer completed construction of the Monoclonal Antibodies Small Scale Facility in October of 2010 in Ringaskiddy, Ireland. The cGMP facility will manufacture, purify, formulate, and bulk fill mammalian culture derived proteins for clinical trials. Establishing a biotechnology manufacturing center of excellence, the Small Scale Facility provides 5,500 liters of bioreactor capacity. The architect for the sustainably designed project was Fluor of Greenville, S.C., with Jacobs Engineering as construction manager.
UC Davis Completes Research and Teaching Winery
The University of California, Davis completed construction of the $20 million Research and Teaching Winery and August A. Busch III Brewing and Food Science Laboratory in October of 2010. The 34,000-sf facility is part of the Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science and was built to achieve LEED Platinum sustainable design certification. The Brewing and Food Science Laboratory includes a food processing pilot plant, a dairy processing suite, and a pilot brewery for the Department of Food Science and Technology.
Boehringer Ingelheim Builds Animal Research Center
Boehringer Ingelheim began building a €40 million animal research center in October of 2010 in Kirchrode, Germany. The facility will provide a laboratory for the development of animal vaccines and 16 compartments to accommodate up to 500 pigs and 100 cattle. Completion is expected in late 2011 with occupancy in 2012. The facility will house approximately 50 researchers.