Industry News

Advion BioSciences will officially open its 22,000-sf Drug Discovery and Metabolism facility in June of 2011. The facility will support early stage drug discovery and bioanalytical services for the development of molecules for clinical testing. The laboratory is located in the Purdue Research Park in Indianapolis.

Boone Hospital will open its $89 million patient tower in June of 2011 in Columbia, Mo. Designed by HKS Architects, the eight-story facility provides 128 beds, including 88 medical/surgical beds and 40 beds for intensive care patients. Each patient room in the tower is identical to support clinician effectiveness. LEED sustainable design certification will be sought for the facility, which features an advanced HVAC system that is expected to achieve a 14 percent savings in energy consumption.

Appalachian State University will open the $35 million College of Education Building in August of 2011. The five-story, 124,547-sf facility will provide 121 faculty offices, 17 classrooms, 12 conference/seminar rooms, administrative suites, and laboratories for design, media production, and computer science. The building will also house student computer labs, a counseling training clinic, and a reading clinic with tutoring and diagnostic rooms. LEED sustainable design certification will be sought for the project, which features solar water heating and a green roof.

BioStorage Technologies opened a 60,000-sf biorepository in Indianapolis in May of 2011. The $4.6 million facility will support the preparation, storage, and transport of human biological samples. The biorepository features automated liquid handling technology for high-throughput DNA and RNA extraction and verification.

New York University is planning to build a 170,000-sf facility for the College of Nursing in New York City. Designed by EYP Architecture & Engineering and KPF, the $140 million project is expected to reach completion in fall of 2013.