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From Call Center to State-of-the-Art Laboratory
QualiChem is putting $9 million into a new 48,550-sf headquarters and laboratory in Virginia, uniting its office and lab operations to enhance collaboration, free up manufacturing space, and drive growth in aerospace, medical device, and automotive sectors
Phased Expansion Shapes a cGMP-Ready Laboratory
Facing rapid demand for advanced analytical services in the US, Solvias successfully established a cGMP-ready Center of Excellence in North Carolina by using a phased expansion strategy and designing a flexible, digitally integrated lab to meet evolving market needs
Battery Lab 2.0: Lessons in Planning, Building, and Moving Into a High-Tech Research Facility
The expansion of U-M’s Battery Lab into a second facility highlights key lessons in user-driven design, regulatory navigation, staffing continuity, and scalable infrastructure that can guide future high-tech lab planning and construction
Designing for Complexity: University of Arizona’s Applied Research Building Wins Award for Excellence in Whole Building/Holistic Design—New Build
The University of Arizona’s Applied Research Building, recognized with a 2025 Design Excellence Award, showcases a mission-driven, adaptable approach to lab design, supporting specialized research in space science, imaging, and high-bay integration while offering insights for planning complex research facilities
University of Maine Launches Innovative GEM Research Facility
The University of Maine has broken ground on the GEM Factory of the Future, a cutting-edge research facility designed to integrate sustainable mass timber construction, AI-enabled manufacturing, and robotics within a highly precise, adaptable, and collaborative academic environment
Streamlining Testing for Consumer Products: UL Solutions’ New Facility Supports Manufacturers
UL Solutions has opened a state-of-the-art Retail and Consumer Products Laboratory in Ningbo, China, designed to enhance product testing capabilities and support manufacturers in the Greater China region with a comprehensive range of safety, quality, and performance services
Automated Lab Fuels Data-Driven Path to Circular Coatings and Adhesives
Covestro’s new automated laboratory, set to open in 2025, was designed with scalability and flexibility in mind, incorporating advanced robotics, AI-driven systems, and modular infrastructure to enable high-throughput testing of coating and adhesive formulations around the clock
Chasing Efficiency and Digital Maturity: CRB’s New Horizons Report Finds Biopharma Manufacturers Going All-In on Digitalization, Continuous Manufacturing and More
Meeting patient demand for breakthrough drugs and therapies requires new efficiencies on the manufacturing floor, and the industry is responding
Q&A on IDT Synthetic Biology Manufacturing Facility Expansion
Lab Design News spoke to Heather Loftsgard, site director of synthetic biology, and Steve Nielsen, construction project Manager at IDT, about the launch.
Creating Synthetic Human Bones in The Lab
A new lab in Australia is making synthetic human bones