Oklahoma State University is constructing the $70 million Henry Bellmon Research Center in Stillwater. Construction began the 124,000-sf facility in July of 2007 and completion is slated for fall of 2010. Comprised of three above-ground floors and a basement, the interdisciplinary facility will accommodate research in biodiversity, biophysics, photonics, synthetic chemistry, and advanced materials.
Notre Dame University celebrated the opening of the $13 million Innovation Park in October of 209. Located in South Bend, Ind., the 55,000-sf facility houses over 30,000-sf of laboratory space, customizable offices, and conference rooms. Construction began on the business incubator in October of 2008. Innovation Park will provide research space for the Midwest Institute of Nanotechnology Development (MIND), an organization comprised of scientists from Notre Dame, Purdue University, Penn State University, The University of Illinois, and The University of Michigan.
DuPont Pioneer Hi-Bred is planning to construct a 22,000-sf research facility in Ithaca, N.Y. Housing laboratories, administrative offices, and conference rooms, the facility will support testing and development of corn hybrids. Pioneer Hi-Bred is headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa.
Indiana University School of Medicine initiated construction in October of 2009 on the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Eye Institute in Indianapolis. Housing the Department of Ophthalmology, the 70,000-sf facility will include biomedical research laboratories, classrooms, faculty offices, and an outpatient clinic. The Glick Eye Institute was designed by RATIO Architects of Indianapolis. LEED Gold sustainable design certification will be sought for the project.
The Nevada Cancer Institute opened the $63 million Ralph and Betty Engelstad Cancer Research Building in October of 2009. Located in Las Vegas, the 184,000-sf, three-story translational research facility houses 36 laboratories. The project team included developer American Nevada Corp. and construction manager The Korte Co.
Georgia Southern University is constructing the Public Health Core Research Lab in Statesboro. Part of the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, the facility is comprised of two BSL-3 research labs, two teaching labs, and two chemistry labs. Completion is expected in 2010.
The Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health is initiating a $16.5 million expansion and renovation of its Winnipeg research facility. Designed by Smith Carter and built by PCL Constructors, the project includes a 1,600-sm, three-story laboratory addition and infrastructure upgrades to the National Microbiology Laboratory and the National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease. Completion is expected by March of 2011.
Five universities will partner to create the $200 million Life Science Collaborative Facility in Portland, Ore. The 300,000-sf project will be led by Oregon Health and Science University and Portland State University, with Oregon State University, University of Oregon, and Oregon Institute of Technology as partner institutions. Housing bioscience research and instruction, the building will include dedicated space for some institutions as well as shared collaborative space.
The M.D. Anderson–Orlando Cancer Research Institute opened its 30,000-sf research laboratory in Orlando in October of 2009. The wet lab facility is located on the fifth floor of the University of Central Florida’s Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences building in the Lake Nona medical research district.
The Medical Research Council is planning to construct the 2.4 million-sf Cambridge Biomedical Campus in Cambridge in the United Kingdom. The project will be developed by Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Countryside Properties, and Liberty Property Trust. Housing facilities for biomedical research, clinical treatment, and instruction, the £900 million project will be located adjacent to the 270,000-sf Laboratory of Molecular Biology currently under construction at the site.
Concordia University is planning to construct the Centre for Structural and Functional Genomics (CSFG) in Montreal, Quebec. Supported by $30 million in federal and provincial funding through the Knowledge Infrastructure Program, the facility will be constructed as a 5,400-sm wing attached to the existing Richard J. Renaud Science Complex on the Loyola Campus. The Genomics Centre will house interdisciplinary laboratories for the study of genomics, systems biology, biotechnology, and bioinformatics.
NASA officially opened the 190,000-sf Flight Project Center at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., in October of 2009. Designed by LPA, the six-story facility attained LEED Gold sustainable design certification. The Flight Project Center provides design and development space for missions and includes a 400-seat auditorium, conference rooms, flexible work stations, and a basement. The project team included general contractor Swinerton Builders and Vanir Construction Management.
EMD Serono is engaged in a $65 million expansion of its research campus in Billerica, Mass. The 140,000-sf facility will house laboratories for pharmaceutical research and production, including 25,000-sf of chemistry and screening labs and 25,000-sf of biology and cell culture labs. The building will also house offices, conference rooms, and an auditorium. Construction began on the project in fall of 2008 and completion is expected in late 2010. LEED sustainable design certification will be sought for the facility.
Gold Coast University Hospital is building a $1.76 billion academic medical center in the Molendinar area of Gold Coast City in Queensland. The 10-story, 750-bed teaching and research hospital will be comprised of two towers providing a total of 750 beds. The sustainably designed facility is being constructed by Bovis Lend Lease. Ground was broken for the project in February of 2009 with completion slated for December of 2012. The hospital will provide facilities for radiotherapy, neurosciences, labor and delivery, surgery, emergency, and trauma care.
The University of Louisville opened the 300,000-sf Clinical and Translational Research Building in October of 2009. Located on the university's health sciences campus in downtown Louisville, the $143.1 million project was designed by Arrasmith, Judd, Rapp, Chovan of Louisville and SmithGroup of Detroit with Messer Construction of Cincinnati as general contractor. Ground was broken for the facility in February of 2006.
