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The University of Utah received $1.25 million from the Micron Technology Foundation to support the creation of a nanofabrication research and teaching laboratory in Salt Lake City, Utah. The gift will support construction of a core nanofabrication facility in a 185,000-sf building under development for the new Utah Science, Technology and Research (USTAR) initiative. The nanofabrication laboratory, which will occupy 10 percent of the building, will be built with vibration-free cleanroom technology.

The University of Guelph received $9.5 million from the Ontario government in February of 2008 to create a primary care teaching hospital for the Ontario Veterinary College. The research and education facility will provide an enhanced clinical learning environment for small animal care and enable the college to expand training in nutrition, health and wellness. The University is also receiving $8.1 million to support energy efficiency, infrastructure, and safety improvements.

The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston will begin construction in early 2010 on a $90 million general research building. Located adjacent to UTMB’s Primary Care Pavilion, the laboratory and office building is slated for completion in 2012. The 140,000-sf facility will reach four to five stories high and will contain 76,000-sf of dedicated research space.

Maryland General Hospital broke ground in February of 2008 on a 96,500-sf addition to its Baltimore campus. Designed by architectural firm Hord Coplan Macht, the $57 million project will house operating rooms, eight ICU rooms, laboratories, and a pharmacy.

Cambridge Major Laboratories (CML) will initiate a $30 million expansion of its active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing site in Germantown, Wis., in June of 2008. The project will expand the existing 60,000-sf campus to create 180,000-sf of medium scale (3-5 metric tons) manufacturing capacity.