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Medicago Builds Vaccine Research and Production Facility
Medicago awarded KBR Building Group a $19 million contract in November of 2010 to construct the 90,000-sf Vaccine Research and Production Facility/Greenhouse in Research Triangle Park, N.C. The commercial grade vaccine facility will utilize a VLP (virus-like particle) plant-based manufacturing technology to produce pandemic influenza vaccines. The total project cost is estimated at over $32 million. Completion is expected in July of 2011.
GE Plans Brazil Global Research Centre
GE International will begin construction in mid-2011 on a $100 million energy research center on the Ilha do Bom Jesus peninsula in Brazil. The 140,000-sf facility will provide R&D labs for the creation of wind and renewable energy products and solutions. Completion is expected in late 2012.
University of Kentucky Breaks Ground on Energy Research Expansion
The University of Kentucky broke ground in November of 2010 on a 36,000-sf expansion of the Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER) in Lexington. The $19.8 million facility is located in the Spindletop Research Park and is supported by $11.8 million in federal stimulus funding. The expansion will support research into biofuels, biomass, wind, and solar energy. The adjacent Kentucky Argonne Battery Manufacturing Research and Development Center will also conduct research at the center. LEED sustainable design certification will be sought for the expansion.
Montana State University Dedicates Animal Bioscience Building
Montana State University dedicated the $15.7 million Animal Bioscience building in Bozeman in November of 2010. The three-story, 40,000-sf facility provides classrooms and laboratories for instruction and research in anatomy, physiology, genetics, animal nutrition, rangeland ecology, and natural resources. A technology transfer room with interactive video capability allows information to be shared throughout the state. Ground was broken on the project in June of 2008. The facility was built by Swank Enterprises of Valier, Mont.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Plans BSL-2 Meat Science Facility
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is planning to construct a $42.8 million meat science research facility. Supporting instruction and research for the Department of Animal Sciences, the project will foster collaboration with industry partners including meat companies and food safety agencies. The facility will feature a BSL-2 isolatable pilot plant for the study of meat pathogens and the development of intervention strategies. Occupancy is expected in 2017.