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Industry News
Qiagen Sciences Completes New Facility
Qiagen Sciences is completing a 190,000-sf facility in Germantown, where the company is licensed to manufacture products resulting from the collaboration of Seattle-based Qiagen Genomics and The Institute for Genomic Research in Rockville, Md., on tuberculosis strains. Qiagen Genomics' parent company is Germany-based Qiagen.
WFU Baptist Medical Plans New Cancer Center
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center has plans for a comprehensive new cancer center. The $75 million, 257,350-sf outpatient facility will consolidate all existing oncology services. If approved, construction will soon begin on the planned four-story building, with completion estimated for summer of 2003.
Teleglobe Relocates Headquarters to Reston
Teleglobe is relocating its corporate headquarters from Montreal to Reston, adding 200 personnel to its 800-person staff base in Northern Virginia. As part of a plan to build data centers around the country, Teleglobe is planning an 126,000-sf facility in D.C. as well as searching for a site to lease on the Dulles Corridor in the "Silicon Valley of telecommunications".
Alkermes Leases Chelsea Site
Cambridge-based pharmaceutical company Alkermes, Inc., has leased 91,000-sf in Chelsea at Brickyard Square Biotech Park to house its subsidiary, Advanced Inhalation Research. The space features 28-foot high ceilings conducive to manufacturing. Alkermes will invest more than $25 million in the structure.
Wipro Plans India Development
Santa Clara, Calif.-based Wipro Technologies is planning a 30-acre campus in Hyderabad, India. As a part of Wipro Ltd., a Bangalore-based IT services provider, the software development center will house 3,000 software professionals. Wipro currently employs over 1500 workers in their existing Hyderabad facility.