West Virginia University was awarded $14.5 million in stimulus funding in March of 2010 to build a biomedical research facility in Morgantown. Located adjacent to the existing Health Sciences Center, the 22,000-sf project will include modern animal housing space and biosafety laboratories.
Ground was broken in March of 2010 on the $200 million South Australian Health and Medical Research Facility in Adelaide. Designed by Woods Bagot with RFD (Research Facilities Design) as laboratory design consultant, the 280,000-gsf translational research facility will include 135,000 nsf of laboratory space, a molecular imaging therapy unit, a cyclotron, an imaging suite, and an animal facility.
Kansas State University was awarded $12 million in February of 2010 by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to support research in zoonotic and animal disease defense. The grant will establish a Center of Excellence to develop vaccines, diagnostic methods, pandemic modeling tools, and educational programs.
Sinovac Biotech is establishing a five-building vaccine manufacturing campus in Beijing, China. The 32,323-sm project represents an investment of $17.6 million. Housing two production lines, filling and packaging, warehouse space, and a vivarium, the campus will produce vaccines for influenza and enterovirus 71. The facilities will be fully operational in 2012.
The University of Arizona College of Medicine was awarded $15 million in stimulus funding from the National Institutes of Health in February of 2010 to construct a 22,000-sf animal research laboratory in Phoenix. Housing 33 researchers and staff members, the underground facility will be located on the Phoenix Biomedical Campus. The project will be built in partnership with Arizona State University and will include a vivarium for rats and mice. LEED Silver sustainable design certification will be sought for the facility.
The University of Washington will begin construction in July of 2010 on the $96 million Veterinary Medical Research Building in Pullman. The 128,875-sf building will provide research facilities for at least 32 faculty members. Completion is expected in 2012.
The University of Louisiana opened its new animal research facility in Monroe in February of 2010. Providing research space for the College of Pharmacy, the $3 million facility houses mice and rats used in pharmacological and toxicological testing. The laboratory features 10 to 15 air changes per hour in the animal suites, automatic light timers, and a steam sterilization unit for equipment.
Kansas State University will initiate construction in late 2010 on the O. H. Kruse Feed Mill & BioRefinery in Manhattan. Housing the Feed Science and Management (FSM) program and the Departments of Grain Science and Animal Sciences, the building will support the College of Agriculture with a dedicated BSL-2 teaching and research feed mill. The preliminary design consultant for the project is Younglove Construction of Sioux City, Iowa. The facility will include a biorefinery.
Pfizer Animal Health dedicated Building 304 in Richland Township, Mich., in January of 2010. The $4.25 million facility will house cattle utilized in vaccine research and pharmaceutical development. Construction began on the 17,300-sf building in September of 2009.
The University of Guelph's Ontario Veterinary College is building the $70 million Pathobiology and Animal Health Laboratory in Guelph, Ontario. Designed by Young + Wright / IBI Group Architects, the four-story building is being built by Bird Construction Co. Completion is expected in August of 2010. The project will include a 120-seat lecture hall, a teaching lab, seminar rooms, research laboratories, and offices.
The National Institutes of Health has selected Perkins & Will to design the second phase of the Porter Neuroscience Research Center in Bethesda, Md. The construction cost is estimated at $150 million. Slated for completion in the third quarter of 2013, the project will provide generic laboratories, offices, animal holding facilities, and conference rooms. The completed Porter Neuroscience Research Center will encompass 600,000 sf. LEED Platinum sustainable design certification will be sought for the facility.
Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine is planning to renovate its research facilities in Columbus. Supported by $3.9 million in stimulus funding, the project involves renovation of 8,000-sf on the second floor of Goss Lab to create BSL-2 laboratories, offices, and a dedicated rodent phenotyping and infectious necropsy lab.
McLaughlin Research Institute is initiating a 15,000-sf expansion and renovation of its animal research facility in Great Falls, Mont. The project includes a 3,000-sf vivarium addition, a cagewash, and 9,500-sf of renovated laboratory space. An additional 3,000-sf will be constructed as shell space for future expansion. The project will enable a total of 8,000 cages to be housed in the building. The general contractor for the project is Sletten Construction. Completion is expected by summer of 2010.
The UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation (UKCMRI) is planning to construct a £500 million biomedical research facility in London. The project will include a Category 3 biocontainment laboratory for the study of infectious diseases. Accommodating research on mice, rats, and ferrets, the facility will house 1,500 staff and is slated for completion in 2013. The project represents a partnership of the Medical Research Council, Cancer Research UK, The Wellcome Trust, and University College London.
The University of Georgia has awarded Art’s Way Manufacturing a $1.3 million contract to provide 6 modular swine facilities. Housing breeding, gestation, nursery, and finishing operations, the complex will support swine production research and training. The sustainably-designed project will utilize methane gas produced at the site to fire boilers used to treat animal waste. Exhaust fans connected to a biofilter will improve air quality and rainwater will be collected and recycled for cleaning and irrigation.
