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Quintiles Constructs Clinical Development Facility in Singapore
Quintiles Transnational Corp. is expanding its Asia-Pacific operations with a new regional headquarters in Singapore. Housing the Central Laboratory and its Clinical Development Services, the 80,000-sf facility is located in the Cintech IV building now under construction in Science Park One. Occupancy is slated for mid-2009. Quintiles is a contract research organization that provides clinical trials outsourcing and management.
Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre Opens in Victoria
Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre celebrated the opening of its $355-million facility in September of 2008 in Abbotsford, British Columbia. The 300-bed public-private partnership was financed, designed, and built by Access Health Abbotsford, a private company that will also maintain and operate the facility. The public healthcare system will provide all clinical services. The project is designed to consume 40 percent less energy than comparable facilities.
Carnegie Mellon University Builds Qatar Academic Facility
Carnegie Mellon University is constructing a 460,000-sf academic facility at the Qatar Foundation’s Education City in Doha. The project, which broke ground in May of 2006, will be dedicated in February of 2009. Designed by Legoretta+Legoretta of Lomas Reforma, Mexico, the facility features a three-story atrium, classrooms, offices, and laboratories. The building is located between the Qatar facilities of Texas A&M University and Weill Cornell Medical College.
UMass Medical School Plans Genetic Research Facility
The University of Massachusetts Medical School is planning to build a $420 million biomedical research facility in Worcester. The building will support research in genetic therapy, stem cells, and RNAi. UMass Worcester is also building a seven-story medical education and clinical practice center slated for occupancy in 2010.
Heraeus Medical Components Opens St. Paul Facility
Heraeus Medical Components celebrated the opening of its 60,000-sf manufacturing facility in St. Paul, Minn., on Sept. 12, 2008. Representing the first phase of a three-building project that will consolidate Heraeus’ Minnesota operations, the building features a 22,000-sf ISO Class 8 environmentally controlled manufacturing area. Two additional 50,000-sf manufacturing facilities will be built in subsequent construction phases.