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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Awards Flu Vaccine Development Contract
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded a $35 million contract in June of 2009 to Protein Sciences Corporation of Meriden, Conn., to pursue advanced development of recombinant influenza vaccine. The technology involves injecting flu virus genes into an insect virus (baculovirus) where it multiplies quickly in the insect cells, which are purified to become a part of a human vaccine.
University of Rochester Medical Center Opens Ambulatory Surgery Facility
The University of Rochester Medical Center celebrated the opening its new 80,000-sf ambulatory surgery facility on July 30, 2009. The URMC Surgery Center features 10 operating suites, three procedure rooms, 43 private pre- and post-anesthesia cubicles, 10 post-anesthesia bays, a pharmacy, and sterile equipment processing facilities. The project team included developer Castle Office Group, designer Hanlon Architects, consultant D.J. Sullivan, and construction manager LeChase Construction.
United Regional Health Care Opens Bridwell Tower
United Regional Health Care opened the $70 million Bridwell Tower in Wichita Falls, Texas, in August of 2009. The five-story, 179,000-sf facility features a hybrid endovascular suite and includes facilities for general surgery, labor and delivery, diagnostic imaging, and pediatric care. The tower is linked to the main hospital campus by a sky bridge. Construction began on the tower in August 2007.
Oxford Brookes University Builds £90M Student Center
Oxford Brookes University will break ground in May of 2010 on a £90 million student center in Oxford, U.K. The 23,000-sm facility will be built to attain a BREEAM (BRE Environmental Assessment Method) rating of Excellent for sustainable design and construction. The facility will house teaching space, a library, a student union, a medical suite, and a food court. Completion is expected by summer of 2012.
University of South Carolina Constructs Business School
The University of South Carolina Upstate is building the $90 million George Dean Johnson, Jr. College of Business and Economics in Spartanburg. Ground was broken for the 60,000-sf project in November of 2008 with completion expected in May of 2010. Designed by David M. Schwarz Architects with McMillan Smith & Partners as production architect, three-story facility will house classrooms, computer labs, offices, and incubator space. The construction manager for the project is Linbeck.