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Allentown Integration Provides Complete Animal Services Solution
Animal housing manufacturer Allentown Inc. formed Allentown Integration (AI) in November of 2008. Comprised of strategic partnerships with solution providers including LYNX Product Group and Belimed, AI offers a complete package of automation, animal housing, cagewash and equipment maintenance products, and bedding dispensing and removal systems. Providing an integrated solution for animal research facilities, AI installs turnkey animal housing and equipment packages for biomedical research.
UC San Diego's Scripps Institute of Oceanography Plans Marine Sensing Lab
UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography will begin construction in summer of 2010 on the $26.5 million Marine Ecosystem Sensing, Observation and Modeling (MESOM) Laboratory. Located in La Jolla, Calif., the planned three-story, 18,000-asf facility will house laboratories, offices, and conference rooms for multidisciplinary research on physical, biological, and chemical sensors for ocean ecology research. Completion is expected in 2012. A minimum of LEED Silver sustainable design certification will be sought for the facility.
CoxHealth Breaks Ground on Orthopedic Hospital
CoxHealth broke ground on a $47.7 million expansion and renovation of Cox Walnut Lawn Hospital in Springfield, Mo., in November of 2008. The project will create the Meyer Orthopedic Center as part of an Orthopedic Center of Excellence. The $24 million orthopedic hospital will house four orthopedic surgery suites, 35 private patient rooms, a 15-bed inpatient rehabilitation unit, and a 35-bed transitional care unit. Completion is expected in February of 2010.
Jackson State University Opens Natural Disaster Research Center
Jackson State University opened the Center for the Study of Natural Disasters, Coastal Infrastructure and Emergency Management in November of 2008. Located in Jackson, Miss., the facility will enable the Department of Homeland Security to research solutions for protecting at-risk infrastructure, improving communication, and enhancing recovery efforts in response to natural disasters.
University of Florida Constructs Aquatic Animal Health Facility
The University of Florida is planning to construct the $2 million Aquatic Pathobiology Laboratory in Gainesville. Funded by $1.267 million from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the 6,990-sf research facility will include the Aquatic Animal Health Facility, small and large animal necropsy, molecular diagnostics, aquatic animal holding, and water preparation rooms.