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Royal DSM Builds Netherlands Research Facility
Royal DSM broke ground on a materials science research building in December of 2012 in Sittard-Geleen in the Netherlands. The R&D center will support the development of bio-based materials for the biomedical industry. Completion is expected in 2014. The project is part of a $130 million investment by Royal DSM in three new facilities in the Netherlands.
NanoViricides Builds cGMP Pilot Plant
NanoViricides will renovate an existing 18,000-sf facility in Shelton, Conn., to create a cGMP pilot plant. Designed by Id3A, the facility will include research laboratories, offices, and a cGMP pharmaceutical manufacturing suite. The project manager and engineering consultant for the renovation is MPH Engineering.
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute Opens Melbourne Research Facility
The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research opened its newly renovated research facility in November of 2012 in Melbourne. The $185 million project provides seven floors of biomedical laboratories, advanced cell and tissue imaging suites, flow cytometry facilities, a vivarium, and an insectary. The project included construction of a new wing, adding 167,000 sf to the existing 170,000-sf facility for a total footprint of 337,000 sf. The facility houses the Clinical Translational Centre and the Potter Centre for Genomics and Personalised Medicine.
Max Planck Dedicates Jupiter Research Facility
The Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience was dedicated in December of 2012 in Jupiter, Fla. Located on six acres on the MacArthur campus of Florida Atlantic University, the three-story, 100,000-sf facility provides 58,000 sf of lab space for wet and dry bench research, vibration-isolated instrumentation suites, core imaging labs, and computational space. The $64 million center also provides research and administrative offices, conference rooms, a 100-seat auditorium, and a large atrium.
University of Florida Opens Research and Academic Center
The University of Florida (UF) opened the $53 million Research and Academic Center at Lake Nona in Orlando in October of 2012. Housing biomedical research laboratories and instructional space for the College of Pharmacy and the College of Medicine, the 106,000-sf facility also houses the UF Clinical and Translational Science Institute, the Center for Pharmacometrics and Systems Pharmacology, the Institute of Therapeutic Innovation, and the Institute on Aging. Ground was broken on the project in October of 2010.