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Designing Tomorrow’s Labs Today: The Role of AI and VDC in Modern Life Sciences Facilities
AI and Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) are transforming life sciences facilities by enabling smarter, more sustainable, and highly adaptable lab environments through data-driven design, streamlined construction, and real-time collaboration
Converging Labs and Data: How AI Is Shaping the Future of Life Sciences Infrastructure
AI’s growing role in life sciences is driving the convergence of laboratories and data centers, leading to the design of hybrid, scalable facilities—often through adaptive reuse—that support secure, efficient research and data processing in emerging innovation hubs
Lab of the Future Starts Now: Why Modular, Tech-Ready Design is Key to Reducing Downtime
Thoughtful, tech-enabled lab design—featuring scalable infrastructure, modular layouts, and IoT integration—can significantly reduce equipment downtime, streamline operations, and future-proof laboratories for emerging technologies like AI and real-time monitoring
Professional Profile: Wan Leung
Lab Design News spoke to Wan Leung, AIA, principal of lab design at FCA, about the “spark” that led him to lab design, his favorite and perhaps most influential architectural project, and his thoughts on how AI and automation may influence the future of lab design
Inside Daiichi Sankyo’s Smart Research Lab: A High-Tech Hub for AI-Driven Drug Discovery
Daiichi Sankyo’s new Smart Research Laboratory in San Diego was designed and built to integrate robotics, automation, and AI-driven tools, creating a highly flexible and scalable environment that enhances drug discovery efficiency while optimizing space utilization and data management
Design Like a J.E.D.I: Shaping the Future of Forensic Science
The transformative power of inclusion, leadership, and human-centric facility design advances diversity, innovation, and operational adaptability in forensic science through visionary leadership and the development of cutting-edge, adaptable laboratory facilities
Life Sciences Real Estate Perspective: A Sector Poised for Recovery
JLL’s 2024 Life Sciences Real Estate Perspective highlights the current recalibration in the life sciences sector after rapid growth driven by the COVID-19 pandemic and AI/ML technologies
Revolutionizing Lab Construction: How AI is Transforming Project Design and Efficiency
The fourth annual construction technology report from Associated Builders and Contractors explores the impact of AI in construction, highlighting its potential to enhance project management, energy efficiency, design collaboration, risk management, and regulatory compliance, particularly for complex laboratory projects
Biotechnology Laboratory Design: Creating the Future of Biotech Research Facilities
The future of biotech lab design will likely include even greater integration of smart technologies, modularity, and sustainability.
Innovative Lab Design Trends: From Collaborative Spaces to AI-Driven Efficiency
Scott Strom and Gavin Keith of DPR Construction offer insight into the ways that lab spaces are evolving to meet new trends and innovations