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Karolinska Institute Constructs Biomedicum Research Laboratory

Published 10/13/2013

The Karolinksa Institute will begin construction in late 2013 on the $190 million Biomedicum research facility in Solna, Sweden. The project team includes developer Akademiska Hus, Berg/C.F. Møller Architects, and general contractor Skanska. Providing open, flexible labs for biomedical research, the 678,000-sf interdisciplinary facility will also house offices, conference rooms, and a large central atrium. The building is designed to attain the Miljöbyggnad standard of the Sweden Green Building Council and will accommodate 1,700 research personnel. Completion is expected in 2018.