Biotechnology

The University of California, Riverside is planning to construct a $65.5-million interdisciplinary science building to house programs in nanotechnology, materials science, and bioengineering. If approved by the University of California, the 134,000-sf facility will be comprised of two wings connected by a lobby. The four-story east wing will house lecture halls, computer labs, offices, and six classrooms, two of which can accommodate 300 people. The three-story west wing will house research laboratories.

The University of North Carolina is constructing a $35-million, 100,000-gsf facility to house its Bioinformatics Program at the Charlotte Research Institute campus. Intended to foster commercial biomedical and biotechnological partnerships, the building will house wet and dry labs and space for research and instruction.

North Carolina Central University (NCCU) will initiate construction in April 2006 on the Biomanufacturing Research Institute & Technology Enterprise Center on its Durham campus. Slated to open in 2007, the 65,000-sf facility will house research laboratories for biotechnology and biomanufacturing, lab support, classrooms, and an auditorium. The building will be sited adjacent to NCCU's new $36-million science complex.

Winston-Salem University dedicated the $12.1-million Atkinson Science Building in fall of 2005. Construction on the facility began in May 2003 with occupancy in spring of 2005. Housing approximately 51,000 sf of classroom and lab space, a 3,000-sf lecture hall, and a 1,600-sf cafe, the building includes dedicated laboratories for anatomy, chemistry, biotechnique, physiology, immunology, chromatography, physics, and organic chemistry.  

Roche Molecular Systems will break ground on a 138,000-sf research facility in Pleasanton, Calif., in early 2006. Sited on 33 acres, the three-story building will accommodate 150 employees engaged in marketing, financial, and R&D operations when it reaches completion in mid-2007.

The University of Tennessee is developing the UT-Baptist Research Park in Memphis, Tenn. The 10-acre campus will consist of 1.2 million sf of bioscience laboratory, education, research, and incubator space.  Baptist Memorial Health Care donated its property in the Memphis Medical District to create the campus. A 924,000-sf building will be imploded to enable new construction to begin in the second quarter of 2006. The project will be built in six phases over ten years.

Genzyme Corp. broke ground on a 177,000-sf research facility in Framingham, Mass., on October 5, 2005. The $124-million project consists of a six-story research building and a separate utilities facility that will provide services to it and three other Genzyme buildings in Framingham. The research facility will feature a six-story atrium with offices and labs designed to promote collaboration and interaction.

The University of North Carolina is partnering with Dole Food Company, North Carolina State University, developer David Murdock, and other institutions to create the 350-acre North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis. Upon completion, the campus will comprise over one million square feet of office and laboratory space as well as commercial, retail, and residential facilities. The first 330,000-sf building will include:

The Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research is planning to construct a new five-story facility adjacent to its existing building in Cambridge, Mass. Sited on land owned by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the 60,000-sf facility is expected to begin construction in fall 2005 and reach completion in a year. The project will house Novartis' administrative staff as well as including ground-floor retail space. The architect for the project is Elkus Manfredi of Boston.

Construction is sixty percent complete on Marshall University 's Robert G. Byrd Biotechnology Center in Huntington, W.V. The $42-million, six-story structure will accommodate two auditoriums, three teaching labs, several conference rooms, and approximately 45 laboratories. Slated for completion in fall 2006, the facility will be open for classes in January 2007. The center is the Marshall University's largest capital improvement project to date.

The Hudson-Alpha Institute for Biotechnology will construct a $130-million research institute and campus in Huntsville, Ala., by 2007. Sited on 120 acres in the Cummings Research Park, the project will be the second largest biotechnology institute on the second largest biotech campus in the nation upon completion. The north wing will house eight science teams and the south wing will house eight small biotech companies that can expand to sites in the biotech park to accommodate growth.

Human Genome Sciences (HGS) is nearing completion of its $250-million manufacturing facility in Rockville, Md. Sited on ten acres on the Belward Research Campus of Johns Hopkins University near HGS' existing headquarters, the 290,000-sf facility will enable HGS to produce several different biotech drugs on a commercial scale including human proteins, antibodies, and fusion proteins created by the joining of two genes. Construction is expected to reach completion by year-end 2005 with validation of the facility to follow in 2006. 

Swiss pharmaceutical maker Novartis AG has renovated the historic 1927 New England Candy Co. factory in Cambridge to create a 500,000-sf biomedical research facility. The renovated building now houses labs, offices, breakout rooms, a 180-seat auditorium, two conference rooms, and a six-story atrium. Designed to foster interaction and collaboration, the labs and offices are co-located, with breakout rooms and kitchens on the perimeter of each floor. The building features state-of-the-art power, water, air handling, communications, and security systems.

The University of Florida is developing the 23,500-gsf Center of Excellence for Regenerative Heath Biotechnology in Alachua County, Fla. Sited 13 miles from the University's Gainesville campus in the Sid Martin Biotechnology Development Incubator in the Progress Corporate Park, the facility will house up to 11,080 sf of cleanrooms and support space.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) broke ground on June 27, 2005 on a life sciences and bioengineering center in Worcester, Mass. Sited on a former industrial brownfield, the 14-story center is the first facility in a planned 11-acre life sciences development called Gateway Parklife sciences park. WPI's 124,600-sf center is slated for completion in early 2007 and will accommodate laboratories, support facilities, and a renovated industrial building housing meeting rooms and offices.