Industry News

The University of Maryland is planning to build the $190,000 Health Sciences Facility III in Baltimore. The 200,000-sf building will unite the schools of medicine, dentistry, and pharmacy in single location and will house research, teaching, and administrative space.  The design architect for the project is HOK. 

Applied Energy Systems, a manufacturer of ultra-high purity gas source and distribution systems, broke ground on its $2.5 million, 16,000-sf Semiconductor Equipment Manufacturing and Technology (SEMAT) Center in October of 2011. Located in Malvern, Pa., the sustainably designed, two-story facility will house a Class 100 cleanroom and an engineering center. 

Saint Francis Hospital will build a $200 million addition to its existing facilities in Tulsa, Okla. The project includes construction of an eight-story, 500,000-sf inpatient tower as well as a trauma and emergency center with 85 beds. 

Getinge USA and Detach AB have formed a global strategic partnership to provide a complete solution for cage processing in biomedical research facilities. Combining Detach AB's technology with Getinge's cleaning and decontamination processes, the robotic system will perform safe and efficient cleaning, decontamination, bedding handling, and bottle processing. The cage management platform will reduce energy consumption and minimize allergen exposure for laboratory staff. 

Roche opened its Center of Excellence for clinical supply manufacturing on September 30, 2011. The 17,000-sf facility will produce pharmaceutical compounds for preclinical safety studies. Ground was broken on the cGMP project in May of 2010 with construction beginning in August of 2010.