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Merck Serono Expands Billerica Facilities
Merck Serono and U.S. affiliate EMD Serono initiated construction in fall of 2008 on a $78 million research expansion in Billerica, Ma. The 125,000-sf project is slated for completion in late 2010 and will include laboratories for pharmaceutical discovery and production.
University of South Carolina Develops Research Campus
The University of South Carolina broke ground in late 2008 on the $30 million Horizon II facility in Columbia, S.C. The five-story, 110,000-sf building is being built by general contractor Kirco. Completion is expected in 2009. Two five-story academic and research buildings, Horizon I and Discovery I, are also expected to reach completion in 2009.
Covidien Expands St. Louis County Facilities
Covidien, a pharmaceutical and healthcare products manufacturer, is expanding its St. Louis County operations. In Maryland Heights, a $72 million expansion will add over 12,000-sf to the existing 364,000-sf facility, including 5,000-sf for radiopharmaceutical production. Construction will begin in 2009 with completion expected in 2011. The project team includes CH2M Hill Lockwood Greene of Englewood, Colo., and general contractor McGrath & Associates of St. Louis.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Dedicates Computer Science Building
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill dedicated the Frederick P. Brooks Jr. Computer Science Building in October of 2008. The 30,000-sf, four-story facility features laboratories for graphics and computer security, classrooms, faculty offices, and a seminar room. The building is connected to Sitterson Hall, which houses the University’s computer science department. The Brooks Building is part of the $205 million Carolina Physical Science Complex in the College of Arts and Sciences.
University of Texas Health Science Center Constructs Biomedical Facilities
The University of Texas is constructing a three-building biomedical complex in Houston. The three facilities total approximately 400,000 sf and have a construction cost of $161.5 million. The $90 million UT Dental Branch facility is slated for completion in 2010. The $23 million Neuroscience Building will be completed in 2009. The $41 million Biomedical Research and Education Facility, also slated for completion in 2009, will promote translational research by exploring the intersection of engineering and medicine. The three projects broke ground in August of 2007.