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Indiana University Health Opens Clinical Neuroscience Building
Indiana University Health opened a 270,000-sf clinical neuroscience building in August of 2012 in Indianapolis. The facility is named Goodman Hall and will provide collaborative research and treatment including outpatient care, clinical and research imaging, and multiple neuroscience specialties. An adjacent $52 million, 138,000-sf neuroscience research facility is slated for completion in 2014.
South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute Construction Continues
The $200 million South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute is under construction in Adelaide. The nine-story, 269,000-sf translational research facility will house a $20 million cyclotron in a subterranean vault for the production of radioisotopes. Designed by Woods Bagot with RFD (Research Facilities Design) as laboratory design consultant, the project will also include a molecular imaging therapy unit, an animal research facility, an imaging suite, and 135,000 nsf of lab space.
Translational Research Institute Queensland Nears Completion
The $354 million Translational Research Institute (TRI) Queensland will be completed in late 2012 in Brisbane. The project is a joint venture of the University of Queensland, Mater Medical Research Institute, Queensland University of Technology, and Princess Alexandra Hospital, where the facility is located. The 345,000-sf center will support integrated research, production, testing, and manufacturing of biopharmaceutical therapies.
Georgetown University Dedicates Science Center
Georgetown University will dedicate the $100 million Regents Hall in Washington in October of 2012. Designed by Payette of Boston to maximize collaboration and interdisciplinary research, the five-story, 105,000-sf science center houses the departments of biology, chemistry, and physics. Ground was broken on the facility in May of 2010. LEED Silver sustainable design certification will be sought for the project, which includes laboratories for teaching and research as well as the NIST-funded Institute for Soft Matter Synthesis and Metrology.
Montana State University Completes Cooley Lab Renovation
Montana State University will open the 31,000-sf Cooley Laboratory in Bozeman in fall of 2012. A $17 million renovation has created an advanced research facility for the study of infectious diseases, neurology, biomedical laser applications, and select agents. Designed by Architects Design Group of Kalispell, Mont., the project was supported by $14.9 million in federal stimulus funding.