Biodefense and nanotech fuel new lab construction.New laboratories resulting from the wave of investments in nano-technology and biodefense research, as well as the ongoing investments of pharmaceutical companies and academic and nonprofit entities highlight IBO's fall 2006 examination of laboratory openings and construction projects. The latest laboratory to begin construction as part sof increased homeland security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States spending by the US government is the Department of Homeland Security's National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center The National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center (NBACC) is a government biodefense research laboratory created by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and located at the sprawling biodefense campus at Fort Detrick in Frederick, MD, USA. , which will be part of the National Interagency Biodefense Campus at Fort Detrick Fort Detrick is a U.S. Army Medical Command installation located in Frederick, Maryland, USA. Its 1,200 acres (5 km) support a multi-governmental community that conducts biomedical research and development, medical material , Maryland (see table). Boston University's National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratory The National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratory or NEIDL, is a biosciences facility in Boston, affiliated with BU. The lab is part of a national network of secure facilities that study infectious diseases - whether they occur naturally or are introduced through bioterrorism. also began construction this year (see table). It is one of two US national biocontainment laboratories. The second such lab, currently under construction, is located at the University of Texas Medical Branch "UTMB" redirects here. For other system schools, see University of Texas System. The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) is a component of the University of Texas System located in Galveston, Texas, about 50 miles (80 km) southeast of downtown Houston. . The $167 million, 174,000 sq. ft. Galveston National Laboratory will house 63,000 sq. ft. of labs, including 12,362 sq. ft. of Biosafety Level biosafety level Epidemiology A classification for the degree of caution required when working with specific groups of pathogens. See Maximum containment facility. (BSL (language) BSL - A variant of IBM's PL/S systems language. Versions: BSL1, BSL2. ) 4 labs. It is expected to open in June 2008. Expected to be completed this year, Kansas State University's Biosecurity Research Institute in Manhattan, Kansas Manhattan is a city located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Kansas at the junction of the Kansas River and Big Blue River. As of the July 2005 census estimate, its population was 49,462, making it the eighth-largest city in Kansas. is a $54 million, 113,000 sq. ft. BSL 3 facility. It features 31,000 sq. ft. of lab and training space for food processing Food processing is the set of methods and techniques used to transform raw ingredients into food for consumption by humans or animals. The food processing industry utilises these processes. , animal and crop infectious diseases infectious diseases: see communicable diseases. and basic infectious disease Infectious disease A pathological condition spread among biological species. Infectious diseases, although varied in their effects, are always associated with viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, multicellular parasites and aberrant proteins known as prions. biology research. Like biodefense, funding for nanotechnology research has exploded in recent years. New laboratories funded by these investments are just beginning to come online. Most notable was this summer's official opening of France's Minatec center (see table). Minatec is designed to concentrate Grenoble's existing private and public research base, which includes government, academic and private laboratories, in the Grenoble Science Park and provide resources that promote interactions and partnerships. Including new and existing structures, Minatec consists of a 19,000 square meter Noun 1. square meter - a centare is 1/100th of an are centare, square metre area unit, square measure - a system of units used to measure areas research facility, home to 40 laboratories, including shared labs, as well as a 10,000 square meter industrial development facility and the 5,000 square meter Center for Micro and Nanotechnology. Other new government-funded nanotech facilities to open this year include Brazil's National Laboratory for Agricultural Nanotechnology, Canada's National Institute for Nanotechnology The National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT) is a Canadian research institution located on the University of Alberta main campus, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Its primary purpose is nanotechnological research. and Russia's Pilot Scientific and Technical Center of Excellence for Nanotechnology Development. In the US, two of the Department of Energy's five Nanoscale Science Research Centers have opened. Dedicated this spring, the $85 million, six-story, 94,500 square foot Molecular Foundry The Molecular Foundry is one of five Nanoscale Science Research Centers sponsored by the United States Department of Energy. The Foundry, dedicated on March 24, 2006, is a $85 million, six-story, 94,500 square-foot building at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, in Berkeley, at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, scientific research centers run by the Univ. of California, located in Berkeley, Calif., and Livermore, Calif., respectively. focuses on research of inorganic as well as organic and biologic materials. Scheduled to be fully operational next year, the Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies The Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies is one of five Nanoscale Science Research Centers the United States Department of Energy sponsors. The Center's "core facility" is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. References
BASF Badische Anilin und Soda Fabrik (German chemical products company) BASF Builders Association of South Florida opened its 13 million [euro] ($16 million) Competence Center for Nanostructured Surfaces center in Singapore in May. In addition to new nanotech and biodefense labs, US universities continued to add to their laboratory capabilities for other disciplines. Arizona State University Arizona State University, at Tempe; coeducational; opened 1886 as a normal school, became 1925 Tempe State Teachers College, renamed 1945 Arizona State College at Tempe. Its present name was adopted in 1958. opened the Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Buildings (ISTB ISTB Integrated Subsystem Test Bed ISTB Integrated Subsystem Tank Bed ) 1 and 2 in Tempe. ISTB 1, a $74 million, four-story, 180,000 sq. ft. building, houses 34 lab suites and 74 lab modules for the study of engineering, physical sciences and life sciences. The $18 million, two-story, 66,000 sq. ft. ISTB 2 is home to physical science labs. This summer, the University of Georgia Organization The President of the University of Georgia (as of 2007, Michael F. Adams) is the head administrator and is appointed and overseen by the Georgia Board of Regents. opened its three-story, 75,000 sq. ft. Animal Health Research Center. Funding of private research efforts, particularly in the biomedical bi·o·med·i·cal adj. 1. Of or relating to biomedicine. 2. Of, relating to, or involving biological, medical, and physical sciences. field, continues to grow. Major new investments include the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Campus (see table). Meanwhile, incentives from Florida's legislatures have drawn two private institutes to the state. The Burnham Institute announced this summer it has chosen Orlando for a new research center (see table), and the Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies The Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies, also commonly referred to as TPIMS, is a non-profit biomedical research institute "dedicated to the discovery of causes, treatments and cures for a wide variety of diseases and afflictions including heart disease, cancer, will build a 100,000 sq. ft. laboratory in Port St. Lucie St. Lucie may refer to:
While AstraZeneca announced a major R&D investment in China (see table), another major drug company announced the closure of labs. In June, Eli Lilly said it would close its Hamburg, Germany and Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium R&D sites, which employ approximately 480 people, next year. Research will be moved to research sites in Indiana and the UK. Eli Lilly is also closing its manufacturing facility in Basingstoke, England.
New Laboratories
Facility Organization Location
Biodefense
National Dept. of Frederick,
Biodefense Homeland Maryland
Analysis and Security
Countermeasures
Center
National Emerging Boston Boston,
Infectious University Massachusetts
Diseases
Laboratory
Nanotechnology
Minatec (Center for French Grenoble,
Innovation in government, France
Micro and French Atomic
Nanotechnology) Energy
Commission, the
Polytechnic
Institute of
Grenoble, French
Center for US Dept. Albuquerque,
Integrated of Energy New Mexico
Nanotechnologies
Facility
Pharmaceutical
AstraZeneca AstraZeneca Not yet
Innovation determined
Centre China
Hyderabad Albany Hyderabad,
Research Molecular India
Center Research
expansion
Private Biomedical
Burnham Burnham Orlando,
Institute for Institute for Florida
Medical Research, Medical
Florida Research
Janelia Howard Ashburn,
Farm Research Hughes Medical Virginia
Campus Institute
New Laboratories
Facility Details
Biodefense
National The $128 million, approximately 160,000 sq. ft.
Biodefense facility will support 120 employees and house
Analysis and Biosafety Level (BSL) 2, 3 and 4 labs,
Countermeasures including the Biological Threat Characterization
Center Center and the National Bioforensic Analysis
Center.
National Emerging Costing $178 million, the seven-story,
Infectious 195,000 sq. ft. building will house BSL
Diseases 2, 3 and 4 labs.
Laboratory
Nanotechnology
Minatec (Center for The product of a public-private partnership,
Innovation in the 192.7 million [euro] ($241 million)
Micro and campus functions as a centralized site for
Nanotechnology) electronic, semiconductor and nanotechnology
research and has an annual operating budget
of 100[euro]-150 million [euro].
Center for One of the US Dept. of Energy's five Nanoscale
Integrated Science Research Centers, the $75.8 million,
Nanotechnologies 96,000 sq. ft. CINT features 24,000 sq. ft. of
Facility lab space, including synthesis labs,
characterization labs and clean rooms.
Pharmaceutical
AstraZeneca As part of AstraZeneca's three-year, $100 million
Innovation investment in R&D in China, the Centre will focus
Centre China on translational science with cancer as the
initial therapeutic area.
Hyderabad The 50,000 sq. ft. R&D center will conduct
Research contract projects in early stage drug
Center discovery research, including custom chemical
expansion synthesis and medicinal chemistry, and employ
around 100 people.
Private Biomedical
Burnham The Institute plans to construct a 175,000 sq.
Institute for ft. building that will house 300 employees
Medical Research, and expand its research into cancer and
Florida infectious diseases as well as diabetes and
obesity research in collaboration with the
Universitv of Florida.
Janelia The $500 million, 281-acre Campus includes 13
Farm Research 3,000 sq. ft. lab units and 8 1,200 sq. ft.
Campus units and focuses on research into the brain's
information processing systems and developing
computer technoloty for biological imaging.
New Laboratories
Facility Timeline
Biodefense
National Groundbreaking
Biodefense held in June.
Analysis and Expected to be
Countermeasures completed in 2008.
Center
National Emerging Construction
Infectious began this year.
Diseases Scheduled to open
Laboratory in summer 2008.
Nanotechnology
Minatec (Center for Founded in 2002.
Innovation in Officially opened
Micro and this June.
Nanotechnology)
Center for Dedicated in
Integrated August. Initial
Nanotechnologies operations
Facility scheduled to begin
in early 2006.
Pharmaceutical
AstraZeneca Announced in May.
Innovation Expected to be
Centre China operational by the
end of 2009.
Hyderabad Grounds broken in
Research May. Scheduled to
Center be completed in
expansion late 2007.
Private Biomedical
Burnham Announced in
Institute for August.
Medical Research,
Florida
Janelia Opened in July.
Farm Research Expected to reach
Campus capacity in 2009.
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