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Lonza Expands Singapore Biomanufacturing Campus
Lonza will expand its Singapore biomanufacturing campus in the Tuas Biomedical Park with the addition of 21,528 sf of laboratory space. The $11.3 million expansion will support cell line development, processing, and analytical services. Completion is expected in 2012. Lonza is a life sciences company based in Switzerland.
Carle Hospital Builds Heart and Vascular Institute
Carle Foundation Hospital began building the 375,350-sf Heart and Vascular Institute in June of 2011. Located in Urbana, Ill., the $220 million facility will provide a modern, comfortable environment for patients and their families. Designed by Shepley Bulfinch with Pepper Construction as general contractor, the project will replace beds currently located in buildings constructed in the 1960s and 1970s. Site preparation work for the project began in March. The building is scheduled for completion in 2013.
University of Ontario Opens General Motors of Canada Automotive Centre of Excellence
The University of Ontario Institute of Technology opened the General Motors of Canada Automotive Centre of Excellence (ACE) in Oshawa in June of 2011. The 175,453-sf facility features a five-story climatic wind tunnel to test products in extreme weather conditions, a solar array to mimic the impact of the sun's radiation, and a four-poster shaker to emulate road conditions. The ACE also includes a five-story integrated research and training facility. The project was supported by $67.3 million in provincial funding.
Lourdes Health System Opens Replacement Hospital
Lourdes Health System celebrated the opening of the $211 million Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center in Lafayette, La., in June of 2011. The six-story, 396,000-sf replacement hospital provides emergency, surgery, imaging, trauma, pharmacy, and laboratory services. Opening with 164 beds, the facility is designed to expand to a total of eight stories and 332 beds. Ground was broken on the project in December of 2009.
Federal Experts Security Advisory Panel Releases Biosecurity Recommendations
The Federal Experts Security Advisory Panel (FESAP) has released its proposed recommendations regarding the biosecurity measures of the CDC/APHIS select agents program. The proposed changes will be published in fall of 2011. The recommendations include:
- Tier I select agents and toxins
- Agents and toxins to be removed from the select agents list
- Enhancing and strengthening the SRA process
- Enhancing and strengthening physical and cyber security
- Ongoing activities of the FESAP