Lab Design

When executive director Graham Shimmield and his colleagues set out to build a new home for Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in 2009, they wanted a structure sensitive to the surroundings of the new locale on the coast of Maine. With the help of their architects, contractors, and engineers, they got just that.

AMSBIO has announced the opening of a new North American headquarters with executive management facilities in Cambridge, MA** for its US subsidiary - AMSBIO LLC.

The University of Delaware Library will present two workshops on research funding -- “Research Funding Online” and “Funding Sources for Graduate Students” -- during the spring semester.

The Scientific Equipment and Furniture Association (SEFA) based in Garden City, New York, will host a design competition for current high school and college students during the school year. The objective is to design a piece of lab furniture which the student believes would enhance the laboratory learning experience. Students can work individually or as a team of no more than three.

Skanska has signed a contract with the University of Connecticut (UConn) in Connecticut, USA, to construct the school’s new Innovation Partnership Building research facility. The contract value for Skanska is USD 88 M, about SEK 570 M, which will be included in the order bookings for Skanska USA Building for the first quarter 2014.

Northeastern University has announced plans to build a state-of-the-art interdisciplinary science and engineering research facility in Roxbury on Columbus Avenue. Scheduled for completion in fall 2016, the new complex will provide 220,000 square feet of research and educational space and is part of the university’s ongoing effort to expand its capacity to engage in path-breaking research across disciplines.












