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Queensland University Of Technology Opens Medical Engineering and Research Facility
Queensland University of Technology opened the $10.7 million Medical Engineering and Research Facility at The Prince Charles Hospital in Brisbane in September of 2008. The translational research facility will support collaboration between medical specialists and biomedical researchers in areas such as orthopaedic medicine, critical care, and artificial organs. Enabling surgeons and researchers to develop new methods and technologies on donor bodies, the project will foster biomedical innovation as well as providing medical training for healthcare professionals.
Nottingham Trent University Completes Cord Blood Cleanroom Center
Nottingham Trent University completed the £1.4 million Anthony Nolan Trust Cord Blood Centre at its Clifton campus in Nottingham in September of 2008. The combined blood bank and research center was built by Clean Modules Ltd and includes cleanroom facilities for processing and cryogenic storage. The project meets EU GMP and GLP regulations and will house stem cell donations from umbilical cords and placentas for disease treatment and research.
DuPont Opens Hyderabad Research Facility
DuPont opened the Biotech Research Center in September of 2008 in Hyderabad, India. Located at the DuPont Knowledge Center, the facility will support research in crop genetics and industrial biotechnology for DuPont Agriculture & Nutrition and DuPont Applied BioSciences. Additional facilities at the DuPont Knowledge Center will open in successive months to house a total of 600 scientists and engineers when the complex is dedicated by year-end 2008.
Central DuPage Hospital Plans Proton Therapy Center
Central DuPage Hospital will begin construction in fall of 2008 on a 58,000-sf proton therapy cancer center in Warrenville, Ill. Completion is expected by 2010 and the facility will open in 2011. The $140 million center will provide treatment for up to 1,500 patients each year.
Hauenstein Center Constructs Grand Rapids Neurological Facility
The Hauenstein Center at Saint Mary’s Healthcare is under construction in Grand Rapids, Mich. The $60 million neurological research and treatment facility began construction in November of 2006 and is slated for completion in February of 2009. Housing research, inpatient care, and outpatient services in a single location, the four-story, 145,000-sf building will include 66 patient beds, an emergency department, and clinical offices. LEED Silver certification for sustainable design will be sought for the project.