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Merck Sharp and Dohme Build Carlow Vaccine Plant
Merck Sharp and Dohme will begin construction in summer of 2009 on a €220 million vaccine manufacturing plant in Carlow, Ireland. Located in the IDA Business and Technology Park, the project includes formulation, manufacturing, and sterile filling facilities. Accommodating R&D, quality control, and administration, the building will support 170 employees and is expected to reach completion in 2011. Merck Sharp and Dohme is the U.K. subsidiary of Merck & Co.
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Opens Rangos Research Center
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh opened the 300,000-sf John G. Rangos Sr. Research Center on October 29, 2008. Located in Pittsburgh's Lawrenceville district, the 10-story building will support biomedical research in heart disease, liver failure, pediatric cancer, diabetes, genomics, immunology, and neuroscience. Comprised of flexible, open laboratories accommodating 70 principal investigators, the facility will promote collaboration and interaction as well as providing shared equipment. Children’s will open a new hospital adjacent to the research building in May of 2009.
SRI Breaks Ground on Marine Science R&D Facility
SRI International broke ground on a 37,000-sf research and development facility in St. Petersburg, Fla., on October 30, 2008. Housing 100 investigators and staff engaged in marine science and technology research, the project will support the development of maritime port security technologies for the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command. The two-story building was designed by HOK and is being built by Manhattan Construction Company.
Tokuda Hospital Partners With PharmaCell On Cell Culture Facility
Tokuda Hospital is partnering with PharmaCell to build a $6.4 million human cell and tissue culture facility in Sofia, Bulgaria. Construction of the GMP facility is expected to begin in early 2009. Tokuda Hospital Sofia is owned by Japanese healthcare company Tokushukai Medical.
University of Michigan Health System Builds Mott Hospital
The University of Michigan Health System is constructing the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital and Women’s Hospital in Ann Arbor. The 1.1 million-sf project is comprised of a 12-story inpatient tower and a nine-story clinic tower. Designed by HKS Architects, the project includes two MRI units, a MRI-OR suite, and multiple operating rooms. The LEED-certified project will provide 348 private inpatient beds and is slated for occupancy in 2012.