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University of Mississippi Medical Center Plans Cancer and Biomedical Science Research Center
The University of Mississippi Medical Center is planning to break ground in early 2013 on the $35 million Cancer and Biomedical Science Research Center in Jackson. The 220,000-sf facility will provide an animal research vivarium, labs for the UMMC Cancer Institute, and a 25,000-sf business incubator for biotechnology companies. The project is supported by $20 million in funding from the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The first three floors of the building will be ready for occupancy in 18 months.
Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology Opens Xenotransplantation Research Facility
The Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology opened a 646,000-sf xenotransplantation research facility in May of 2012. Located in Daejeon, South Korea, the $135 million project will support animal research in organ transplants from miniature pigs to primates and the development of regenerative medicine therapies. The facility was developed in partnership with the Korea National Primate Research Center. The duration of construction was three years.
University at Buffalo Designs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
The University at Buffalo has selected HOK to design the new School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. The $375 million medical school will be built to attain LEED Gold certification. Construction will begin by fall of 2013 with completion expected in 2016. The facility will be integrated with UB's academic medical center to promote a synthesis of instruction, research, and treatment.
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Breaks Ground on Biomanufacturing Facility
The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth broke ground on the Massachusetts Accelerator for Biomanufacturing (MAB) in Fall River in May of 2012. Upon completion in fall of 2013, the MAB will be the only facility in the United States where startups will be able to test their biomanufacturing methods and bioproducts at every stage of development and access full-service support from business and marketing to science support.
Buffalo State College Builds Science and Mathematics Complex
Buffalo State College is building the $110 million Science and Mathematics Complex in Buffalo, N.Y. The project includes construction of a 96,000-sf facility to house the departments of biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics, and earth sciences. Designed by Cannon Design, the project will provide teaching and research labs, offices, a planetarium, instrumentation rooms, and a three-story atrium. Ground was broken on the facility in September of 2009.