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Aushon Opens Headquarters and BSL-2 Lab
Aushon BioSystems opened its renovated headquarters and laboratory facility in Billerica, Mass., in September of 2009. Housing an expanded laboratory and manufacturing center with increased automation for improved performance, the facility will support Aushon's multiplex immunoassay manufacturing operations as well as testing and development services. The CLIA-certified laboratories include cleanrooms, cold rooms, and a BSL-2 facility.
Lieberman Proposes WMD Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2009
Senator Joe Lieberman, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee, proposed the Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Prevention and Preparedness Act in September of 2009. The bill would restructure the Select Agent Program by creating a tiered system to enhance security requirements for more dangerous pathogens and lessen controls on others.
Brock University Breaks Ground on Niagara Health and Bioscience Research Complex
Brock University broke ground in September of 2009 on the $111 million Niagara Health and Bioscience Research Complex in St. Catherines, Ontario. The 169,000-sf project will house Canada's only research-dedicated CL3 biocontainment facility. Designed by architectsAlliance in association with Payette, the complex is being built by EllisDon with Crossey Engineering as electrical and mechanical consultant, MHPM as project manager, and Halsall Associates as LEED consultant.
Institute of Animal Health Plans Pirbright Redevelopment
The Institute of Animal Health is planning a £100 million redevelopment of its animal disease research laboratories in Pirbright in the United Kingdom. Supporting research on emerging, existing, and vector-borne infectious diseases in animal and human populations, the project is slated for completion in 2013.
USAMRIID Breaks Ground on Biocontainment Lab
The United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) broke ground in late August of 2009 on a $680 million headquarters and biocontainment laboratory in Frederick, Md. Located at Fort Detrick, the BSL-4 facility will support research on infectious diseases and pathogens. Occupancy is expected in May of 2014. The five-story, 800,000-sf facility will house up to 952 researchers, administrators, and technicians.