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Center for Childhood Cancer Research Opens Jensen Lab
The Center for Childhood Cancer Research opened the 20,000-sf Jensen Laboratory in July of 2011 in Seattle. The facility will feature research laboratories and an on-site therapeutics manufacturing facility for the production of customized immune cells for individualized cancer treatment. The laboratory is affiliated with Seattle Children’s Hospital.
University of North Texas Builds Zero Energy Research Laboratory
The University of North Texas (UNT) broke ground on the Zero Energy Research Laboratory in Denton in July of 2011. Located in UNT’s Discovery Park, the 1,200-sf facility will include a utility core and an open flexible laboratory for sustainable energy and building systems research. The $1.15 million project is expected to reach completion in early 2012. Jacobs Engineering Group is the architect of record and the general contractor is Nouveau Construction.
ProMedica's Wildwood Orthopaedic and Spine Hospital Nears Completion
ProMedica will open the Wildwood Orthopaedic and Spine Hospital in October of 2011 in Sylvania Township, Ohio. The $33 million, 70,000-sf facility will provide inpatient rooms, six sterile operating rooms, an imaging lab, and rehabilitation suites. The all-digital facility will be co-managed by 17 local orthopaedic and spine surgeons. Construction began on the project in April of 2010.
Construction Begins on Sustainable Energy Technology Center
The Sustainable Energy Technology Center (SENTEC) is under construction in Danville, Va. The $8 million, 26,000-sf building is located at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research and is affiliated with Virginia Tech. The center was designed by Dewberry with Lord, Aeck & Sargent as laboratory planner and Perigon as engineer.
Toxikon Expands Bedford Vivarium
Preclinical contract research organization Toxikon is engaged in an expansion of its corporate headquarters in Bedford, Mass. The 12,000-sf project will provide additional vivarium and animal research space, including facilities for surgery, imaging, and monitoring of both small and large animals. The facility will support remote visualization of procedures to maximize research collaboration.