Tag: Life Sciences
R&D Laboratory Renovation Trend: Say Goodbye to the Benchtop?
by Donna A. DeFreitas This past year, we have seen a shift in the individual laboratory planning layouts required in research and development laboratory renovation projects; these layouts are being initiated to support research end users’ new laboratory equipment needs and allow them to process more samples and their associated data quickly. We have found […]
Sustainability in Bio-Pharm Manufacturing Facilities: Challenging the Assumptions
by Patrick Gallagher Bio-technology and pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities, sometimes known as CGMP (Current Good Manufacturing Practices) facilities, have long been maligned as energy guzzlers. In many cases, these facilities’ consumptions exceed those of R&D laboratories, which have been shown to consume at least five times more energy per square foot than office buildings.[1] By their […]
Meeting the Changing Needs of Today’s Pharma Labs
by Robert Cunningham Innovation — finding new treatments and therapies — continues to be a hot topic in the pharma industry. Keeping up with new research and drug discovery trends means today’s pharma companies must be agile and adaptable, with flexible facilities that are able to change with minimum disruptions. With the many complex processes […]
Designing our Future: Creating Adaptable and Sustainable Life Sciences Buildings
by Nancy Greenwald Why life sciences facilities are important Life sciences includes a wide range of socially and economically important activity focused on biological processes. Research and development takes place in a variety of settings. Academia is a vital source of life sciences research and innovation, but it is not the only path. Life Ssciences […]
MPA and Bowdoin Complete New Boston Analytical Lab in N.H.
Salem, NH – Margulies Perruzzi Architects (MPA) announced the completion of a new 30,000sf laboratory and office facility for Boston Analytical, the life sciences division of Alpha Analytical. Located in Salem, the new and expanded space houses high-tech chemistry and microbiology laboratories equipped with the most sophisticated and up-to-date analytical testing equipment. Built by Bowdoin […]
Tedor Pharma Announces Renovation of Manufacturing Facility
Managed by Shawmut Cumberland, RI – Tedor Pharma Inc., a Cumberland-based U.S. pharmaceutical product developer and manufacturer, is expanding and upgrading its large-scale manufacturing facility located at 400 Highland Corporate Drive. The multimillion dollar project is being managed by Shawmut Design and Construction. The expansion, which will add approximately 5,400sf to the existing 40,000sf facility, […]
ABI-LAB Holds Grand Opening
Natick, MA – Dr. Michael Kauffman,CEO of Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc., was joined by state officials recently at the grand opening of ABI-LAB, a state-of-the-art 10,000sf differentiated accelerator and bio-incubator in Natick. It provides affordable lab space to seven biotech companies and will be home to over 15 companies as Phase 2 of the building is […]
LEO Pharma Expands Presence in Boston
Boston – LEO Pharma, a global healthcare company dedicated to helping people achieve healthy skin, recently inaugurated the LEO Science & Tech Hub in Boston by Her Royal Highness, Crown Princess Mary of Denmark. The event brought together members of the Boston life sciences community to explore opportunities for partnership and innovation with LEO Pharma. […]
MLSC New Appointees to Board of Directors
Waltham, MA – The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC) announced recently that Governor Charlie Baker has appointed Pam Randhawa, founder and CEO of Empiriko Corporation, and Gary Paul Kearney, M.D., past president of the medical staff, chief of urology, and vice chairman of the department of surgery at New England Baptist Hospital, to the MLSC […]
Shawmut Unveils Updated Robotics Lab at Northeastern
Boston – Shawmut Design and Construction recently completed the conversion and renovation of an existing lab into the new robotics lab at Northeastern University. The facility, which officially opened in September, is located on the fourth floor of Northeastern’s Richards Hall at 330 Huntington Avenue in Boston. Working closely in tandem with architectural firm Linea 5, Shawmut renovated the just over 3,000sf space with brand new manufacturing and prototyping rooms. […]
