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University of Queensland Builds Dairy Research Facility
The University of Queensland will begin construction in May of 2010 on a $6.9 million dairy research and teaching facility on its Gatton campus. The project will include laboratories, classrooms, and space for 250 milking cows. Occupancy is expected in late 2010.
Qiagen Expands in Germantown
Qiagen is expanding its North American headquarters in Germantown, Md., with the addition of 117,000 sf of office and manufacturing space. The project represents an investment of $52 million. Based in the Netherlands, Qiagen is a biotechnology company specializing in sample and assay technologies for the detection, screening, and monitoring of human and veterinary diseases.
Intervet/Schering-Plough Opens Vaccine Manufacturing Plant
Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health opened its expanded veterinary vaccine manufacturing plant in April of 2010. Located in the Netherlands at Biosciences Center Boxmeer, the $22 million project increased production space for bacterial vaccines from 1,500 sm to over 5,500 sm. The cGMP facility includes fermentors, cleanrooms, and biocontainment suites. Construction began on the project in December of 2007.
University of Wisconsin Builds Eau Claire Facilities
The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire will begin construction in late fall of 2010 on a $48.8 million student center. The three-story, 170,000-sf facility is slated for occupancy in late summer of 2012. A $44.5 million, 154,000-sf education building providing classrooms and departmental space is in the design phase with construction expected to begin in 2012.
Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System Builds San Jose Hospital
Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System will begin construction in summer of 2010 on a $300 million replacement hospital in San Jose, Calif. The 375,000-sf facility will include a Level 1 trauma center and a 168-bed patient tower. The construction manager for the project is Turner Construction. LEED sustainable design certification will be sought for the hospital. Completion is expected in 2012.