Merck Breaks Ground on Biotech Development Center

Merck KGaA broke ground in early 2020 on the $275 Biotech Development Center in Corsier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland.

Eli Lilly Opens Robotic Laboratory

Eli Lilly and Company opened the 11,500-sf Lilly Life Sciences Studio in San Diego in January of 2020.

VEGA Constructs Headquarters and Advanced Manufacturing Complex

VEGA, a global manufacturer of process measurement technologies, will begin construction in early 2020 on a $50 million headquarters complex in Mason, Ohio.

Eli Lilly Plans Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Center in Research Triangle Park

Eli Lilly & Company is planning to build a $474 million pharmaceutical manufacturing center in Durham, N.C. Located in Research Triangle Park, the next-generation facility will produce injectable therapeutics and delivery devices for conditions such as Type 2 diabetes.

Blue Origin Opens Kent Headquarters and Research Facility

Aerospace manufacturer Blue Origin opened its new headquarters and research facility in January of 2020 in Kent, Wash.

Siemens Mobility Plans Rail Innovation Campus

Siemens Mobility Limited is planning to build a rail innovation campus in Goole in the United Kingdom.

Air Products Builds Global Headquarters Complex

Industrial gas manufacturer Air Products is constructing its $400 million global headquarters in Lehigh Valley, Pa. Accommodating over 2,000 employees, the complex will provide a 525,000-sf administrative building, a world-class R&D center, and an enclosed parking structure.

Top 10 Reports of 2019

1. Academic Workplace Evolution: How Universities Are Rethinking Spaces for Faculty and Staff
2. Using Data-Driven Design to Produce Research-Supported, Customized Client Solutions
3. Five Space Planning Principles to Avoid the Inefficiencies of Research Program Turnover
4. University of Michigan/Ford Robotics Building Designed for Research and Recruitment
5. Designing Academic Research Facilities for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
6. Combining Research, Medicine, and Athletics to Create New Translational Models
7. LAB2050: Imagining the Lab of the Half Century
8. First Engineering-Based Medical School Integrates Disciplines with an Eye to the Future
9. Adding Manufacturing to a Pharmaceutical Research Lab
10. Designing Diverse Learning Environments and Maker Spaces

Fujifilm Constructs Gene Therapy Innovation Center

Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies will begin construction in March of 2020 on the $55 million Gene Therapy Innovation Center in College Station, Texas.

Unilever Opens Hive Innovation Centre

Unilever opened the Foods Innovation Centre in December of 2019. Located on the campus of Wageningen University in the Netherlands, the $94 million Hive facility offers collaborative research and development facilities for the creation of sustainable food products.