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Carnegie Mellon University Constructs Robotics Innovation Center
Carnegie Mellon University is constructing the $100 million Robotics Innovation Center in Pittsburgh. Designed by Perkins Eastman, the three-story, 150,000-sf facility will feature reconfigurable high-bay labs and flexible R&D venues that address robotic systems at different scales. Open wet labs will allow interdisciplinary teams to engage in group projects, supported by a range of specialized shops and instrumentation suites.
Bristol Myers Squibb Builds Moreton R&D Facility
Bristol Myers Squibb is expanding its Moreton campus in the United Kingdom with the construction of a new facility for pharmaceutical discovery and development. Designed by ADP Architecture, the 38,000-sf building will feature state-of-the-art laboratories, flexible office areas, and dynamic collaboration zones. Next-generation analytical suites will accelerate the commercialization of new treatments for diabetes, high blood pressure, and other conditions.
University of Southern California Creates Discovery and Translational Hub
The University of Southern California is planning to break ground in late 2024 on the $315 million Discovery and Translational Hub on its Health Sciences Campus in Los Angeles. Designed by SmithGroup, the seven-story, 250,000-gsf building will provide advanced biomedical research environments in a ratio of 75 percent wet lab to 25 percent dry lab. Sited atop two additional levels of subterranean shell space, the 150,00-asf facility will include collaboration areas, offices, meeting venues, a biorepository, and a core lab for medicinal chemistry.
Oak Ridge National Lab Expands Spallation Neutron Source
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science has selected Hensel Phelps to deliver the Second Target Station (STS) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Part of a significant upgrade of the Spallation Neutron Source, the new facility will provide transformational neutron capabilities that will advance scientific discovery and solve emerging societal challenges. The development represents an investment of up to $3 billion and will be built over the course of eight years.
Brown University Begins Site Work for Integrated Life Sciences Building
Brown University began demolition in summer of 2024 to make way for the Integrated Life Sciences Building (ILSB) in Providence’s Jewelry District. Standing seven stories high, the 300,000-sf facility will provide six levels of wet and dry laboratories for research programs in biology, medicine, neuroscience, bioengineering, and public health. TenBerke and Ballinger designed the center with a publicly accessible ground floor that will offer a forum, gallery, and café.