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Translational Research Institute Builds Brisbane Facility
The Translational Research Institute (TRI) began construction on its $360 million medical complex in Brisbane in October of 2010. Located adjacent to Princess Alexandra Hospital, the TRI will house integrated facilities for the discovery, production, clinical testing, and manufacture of new biopharmaceuticals and therapies. The complex was designed by Wilson Architects and Donovan Hill with Watpac Construction as general contractor. Occupancy is expected in October of 2012.
Pfizer Completes Bioprocessing Facility
Pfizer completed construction of the Monoclonal Antibodies Small Scale Facility in October of 2010 in Ringaskiddy, Ireland. The cGMP facility will manufacture, purify, formulate, and bulk fill mammalian culture derived proteins for clinical trials. Establishing a biotechnology manufacturing center of excellence, the Small Scale Facility provides 5,500 liters of bioreactor capacity. The architect for the sustainably designed project was Fluor of Greenville, S.C., with Jacobs Engineering as construction manager.
Utah State University Opens BioInnovations Building
Utah State University opened the $60 million BioInnovations Buildings in North Logan in October of 2010. Housing three research teams for the Utah Science, Technology and Research (USTAR) initiative, the 110,000-sf facility provides a BSL-3 suite, laboratories, a nanofabrication facility, a vivarium, offices, and incubator space. LEED Gold sustainable design certification will be sought for the building. Ground was broken on the project in October of 2008.
Cornell Completes Physical Sciences Building
Cornell University will open the $143 million Physical Sciences Building in November of 2010. The four-story, 197,000-sf facility provides classrooms, faculty offices, teaching labs, a 120-seat amphitheater, and an atrium. A basement level houses research laboratories for the departments of Physics, Chemistry and Chemical Biology, and Applied and Engineering Physics. Constructed on isolated slabs, the labs are built to minimize vibration and interference from electromagnetic fields.
Rockefeller University Opens Collaborative Research Center
Rockefeller University opened the Collaborative Research Center in fall of 2010. Designed by Mitchell Giurgola Architects, the $380 million project included construction of a new facility connecting two existing buildings and extensive laboratory renovations. The center supports interdisciplinary research in microbiology, immunology, and other disciplines. The facility was built by Turner Construction.