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Universiti Malaya Opens Modular BSL-3 Facility
Universiti Malaya opened its Modular Biosafety Level 3 Research Facility in April of 2010 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The RM10 million laboratory houses facilities for the detection and study of infectious tropical diseases like dengue fever. The facility is located at the university’s Tropical Infectious Diseases Research and Education Centre and will support vaccine development and commercialization of biomedical discoveries.
Purdue University Dedicates Hall for Discovery and Learning Research
Purdue University dedicated the $25 million Hall for Discovery and Learning Research in April of 2010 in West Lafayette, Ind. The four-story, 91,000-sf facility houses the Discovery Learning Research Center, the Alfred Mann Institute for Biomedical Development, the Susan Bulkeley Butler Center for Leadership Excellence, the Center for Analytical Instrumentation Development, the Healthcare Technical Assistance Program, the Network for Computational Nanotechnology, the George E. Brown Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation, and ADVANCE-Purdue.
Owensboro Medical Health System Breaks Ground on Replacement Hospital
Owensboro Medical Health System broke ground in April of 2010 on a $400 million replacement hospital in Owensboro, Ky. The 477-bed facility is slated for completion in 2013. The project team includes architectural firm Hammel, Green and Abrahamson (HGA) and Turner Construction Company as construction manager. Smith Seckman Reid is providing engineering services.
U.S. Department of Energy Expands Jefferson Lab
The U.S. Department of Energy is investing $73.2 million to construct a 100,000-sf laboratory and office facility at Thomas Jefferson National Laboratory in Newport News, Va. The project will also include renovation of a 96,000-sf warehouse. The combined space created by the renovation and new construction will become the Technology and Engineering Development Facility. The general contractor for the project is Mortenson Construction. Completion is expected in mid-2012.
Yeshiva University Builds Stem Cell Laboratories
Yeshiva University’s Albert Einstein College of Medicine will construct new stem cell laboratories on its New York campus. Supported by $10 million in federal stimulus funding from the National Institutes of Health, the project will provide labs for the Ruth L. and David S. Gottesman Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Research. Existing laboratory space will also be renovated.