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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Builds Cell-Processing Lab
The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is developing a $5-million cell-processing lab in the Longwood Medical area of Boston. Funded in part by Bethesda's National Institutes of Health (NIH), the facility will consolidate operations now located in several labs near the hospital. The 6,500-sf lab, located in the Jimmy Fund building, will feature state-of-the-art cell-manufacturing, cleanrooms, and air-purification systems. With separate rooms for different experiments, the facility will allow for expansion and diversification of processing functions.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Plans Renovations
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill recently worked with Flad & Associates to complete renovation plans for the 60,000-sf Old Dental Building at the School of Dentistry. The 40-year-old facility will house classrooms, research, and new office suites upon completion. Bids are now being solicited for the project.
IEM Relocates Headquarters
International Engineering & Manufacturing (IEM), maker of a liquid sensoring device, is gearing for expansion with a move into a 26,000-sf facility on 2.5 acres in Glenolden. The consolidation will involve relocating the company's headquarters into the new facility, which will house 3,000 sf of office space; the rest is dedicated to manufacturing.
University of Texas Develops New Facilities
Due to an allocation of funds from the Texas legislature for university facility renovation and construction, the University of Texas will build a $27.7-million science facility at UT-Arlington, a $32.6-million medical and health sciences center at UT-El Paso, and a $26-million education complex/multipurpose center/library at UT-Pan American. The University of Texas received approximately $380 million in state funding.
Texas A&M University Improves Campuses
Due to an allocation of funds from the Texas legislature for university facility renovation and construction, Texas A&M University will build a $10-million engineering facility on its Galveston campus, develop the Harte Research Center in Corpus Christi, and engage in a $18.7-million renovation of its Tarleton campus mathematics building and library. Texas A&M University received over $173 million in state funds.