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Wake Technical Community College Opens Lilly Science and Technology Center
Wake Technical Community College opened the $47 million Lilly Science and Technology Center in Morrisville in March of 2022. Designed by O'Brien Atkins Associates, the 66,000-sf facility features smart learning environments for programs in biotechnology and business analytics. Housing a biochemistry lab for training in raw materials testing and in-process sampling, the three-story building also provides a microbiology lab where students can learn best practices for gene therapy, genetics, cell culture, DNA manipulation, and industrial microbiology.
Southern Research Constructs Biotechnology Center
Southern Research will begin construction in mid-2022 on an $84 million biotechnology center in Birmingham, Ala. Providing crucial biocontainment capacity for the study of infectious diseases, the 80,000-sf building will enhance pandemic preparedness efforts with BSL-3 laboratories spanning 7,500 sf. The five-level project will also include structural biology labs, high-throughput screening facilities, and a STEM education center.
Tarleton State University Breaks Ground on Interprofessional Education Building
Tarleton State University broke ground in March of 2022 on the $66 million Interprofessional Education Building in Crowley, Texas. Designed by Perkins&Will, the 102,000-sf facility will provide next-generation learning environments for the College of Health Sciences and Human Services and the College of Education. Featuring high-fidelity simulation and clinical skills suites, the project will provide teaching and research labs, collaboration spaces, classrooms, and a large multipurpose hall.
Kent State University Breaks Ground on Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship
Kent State University broke ground in March of 2022 on a $72.3 million facility for the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship. Designed by Perkins& Will and The Collaborative to act as a new campus gateway, the four-story, 158,400-sf building will feature active learning classrooms, conference rooms, a business theater, a boardroom, a global forum, and a behavioral research hub.
Amgen Breaks Ground on Biomanufacturing Center
Amgen broke ground in March of 2022 on a $550 million biomanufacturing center in Holly Springs, N.C. Accommodating the company's FleXBatch platform, the project will integrate traditional methods for drug substance production with single-use bioprocessing technologies to create a hybrid facility with unrivaled operational efficiencies. The next-generation plant will manufacture advanced therapeutics for the treatment of cardiovascular disease, cancer, osteoporosis, inflammation, and other conditions.