Medical Devices
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Roche Molecular Diagnostics Opens Sustainable Research Building
4-2-2008Roche Molecular Diagnostics (RMD) opened a $57.5 million research facility at its global headquarters campus in Pleasanton, Calif., on April 3, 2008.
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Response Biomedical Occupies Vancouver Headquarters
3-19-2008Response Biomedical Corporation will relocate to its new global headquarters in Vancouver, B.C. on March 31, 2008.
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Coloplast Constructs Minneapolis Headquarters
2-28-2008Coloplast initiated construction in March of 2008 on its new North American headquarters in Minneapolis. The Danish medical technology firm’s 180,000-sf campus will be one of three global innovation centers and will house 300 workers.
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ICORD Builds New Translational Research Facility for Spinal Cord Injury
10-9-2007A driving force in medical research is the desire to create "translational research centers"--ones where the basic research begins, is developed, tested, and eventually used to treat patients, all within the same building. That hasn't always been the norm.
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Advanced Medical Optics Constructs Center of Excellence for Manufacturing
8-9-2007Santa Ana, Calif.-based Advanced Medical Optics has begun construction on the 180,000-sf Center of Excellence for Manufacturing in Milpitas, Calif.
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Siemens Institute for Advanced Medicine Constructs Winnipeg Facility
7-22-2007Siemens Institute for Advanced Medicine is constructing a $150 million facility at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg.
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University of Massachusetts Medical CenterCardiac Catheterization Laboratory
1-4-2007This project included renovation of five cardiac cath treatment rooms, associated clinical and patient support spaces, and patient prep/holding suite with 21 bays.
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Kingston HospitalMagnetic Resonance Imaging Suite
1-4-2007This project is a 1½-story addition alongside of a six-story existing hospital wing whose location allows for skylights and windows, as well as a direct entry from the exterior for outpatients.
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Winnipeg Health Sciences Centre Breaks Ground on SIAM Project
12-18-2006Winnipeg Health Sciences Center celebrated the groundbreaking of the $35-million Siemens Institute for Advanced Medicine (SIAM) in December of 2006.
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Multi-Magnet Facilities Require Specialized Design
12-12-2006As imaging technology becomes useful in everything from medicine to marketing, the demand for high-powered, super-conducting magnets is growing, necessitating a greater understanding of the specialized facilities they require. This is particularly true in facilities with more than one magnet.
