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Illumina Develops Cambridge Research Facility
llumina is partnering with BioMed Realty Trust to develop a 155,000-sf research center in Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Supporting the creation of advanced biopharmaceutical and bioinformatics technologies, the leased facility is designed for ease of expansion, enabling the project to grow by 70,000 sf to provide a total of 225,000 sf of collaborative lab and office space. Illumina is headquartered in San Diego.
Makerere University's Infectious Diseases Institute Opens McKinnell Knowledge Centre
The Infectious Diseases Institute at Makerere University opened the McKinnell Knowledge Centre in June of 2015 in Kampala, Uganda. Located at the College of Health Sciences, the $3.3 million disease detection and surveillance facility will include space for research, training, and outreach. The project will act as a strategic data management hub to support regional healthcare initiatives. The center features distance learning capabilities to provide medical training courses created by Stanford University and other institutions.
OSU Wexner Medical Center Breaks Ground on Ambulatory Care Facility
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center broke ground in June of 2015 on a $22 million ambulatory care facility in Upper Arlington. The five-story, 100,000-sf facility will provide comprehensive outpatient services including primary care, surgery, imaging, women's health, cardiology, dermatology, rheumatology, endocrinology, and gastroenterology. Occupancy is expected in August of 2016.
Stanford University Constructs Biology Research Building
Stanford University began site work in July of 2015 for the $107 million Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Biology Research Building in Palo Alto, Calif. The 123,450-gsf facility will provide laboratory space for biochemistry and computational research as well as including classrooms and offices for the Department of Biology. The building will have four stories above ground with a core lab for mass spectroscopy located below grade.
Cornell Tech Builds Roosevelt Island Campus
Cornell Tech began building the Roosevelt Island campus in New York in June of 2015. The site plan for the $2 billion project was created by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and James Corner Field Operations. The sustainably designed campus represents a partnership between Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and Cornell University. The 12-acre campus will feature the Bloomberg Center designed by Morphosis to be one of the largest net-zero buildings in the United States.