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Engineering the Vanguard: UK Backs £580M Infrastructure Upgrade for New Biodefense Lab
A £580M capital investment at the secretive Wiltshire site will deliver the Ernest Bevin Laboratory to combat evolving global biological threats
Webinar Preview: Should You Build New or Renovate?
Planning a laboratory project? This free Lab Design webinar explores the key factors that help organizations determine whether new construction or renovation is the better long-term investment
GSA and FDA Break Ground on $228M BSL-3 Food Safety Lab in Denver
The $228 million Denver Federal Center project introduces the FDA's only Biosafety Level 3 facility west of the Mississippi, blending advanced containment engineering with classical civic design
Inside UWF's New AI Research Hub
The University of West Florida's new Synapse facility is designed to accelerate AI, cybersecurity, and engineering research through flexible, collaboration-driven spaces and advanced computational infrastructure
Sustainability by Design: L’Oréal’s Prize-Winning Research Hub
The L’Oréal North American Research & Innovation Center earned a Design Excellence Award for seamlessly integrating advanced laboratory functionality with sustainability and human-centered design to create a high-performance, collaboration-driven research environment
Aggie Square Wins Excellence in Whole Building/Holistic Design—New Build in Design Excellence Awards
Aggie Square at UC Davis, winner of the Excellence in Whole Building/Holistic Design—New Build category in the 2026 Design Excellence Awards, brings together research, industry, education, and community functions within a connected ecosystem, where shared spaces and “soft” programmatic connections support everyday interaction and large-scale collaboration
A New Standard for Anatomy Education in Northern Canada
The new Northwestern Polytechnic anatomy lab is a purpose-built, state-of-the-art facility that integrates pedagogy-driven design, specialized equipment, and carefully coordinated construction to expand access to high-quality, cadaver-based medical education in northern Canada
Agriculture Lab Set for Long-Awaited Overhaul
Washington State has allocated over $2 million to design a new, centralized laboratory, replacing outdated and inefficient facilities to better support agricultural testing and the state’s fruit industry
Construction Begins on Hasselt University’s New Biomedical Research Complex
Hasselt University has begun construction of its five-story Biomed-Vision research complex in Diepenbeek to expand biomedical and clinical research capacity, support advanced technologies and industry collaboration, and strengthen a flexible, sustainable innovation hub expected to be completed by 2027
Where AI Meets Agriculture: Inside Syngenta’s Next-Gen Research Center
Syngenta’s BioSTaR facility is an AI-enabled agricultural bioscience research center designed to bring 300 scientists together in highly flexible, future-ready lab environments that integrate automation, digital infrastructure, and interdisciplinary collaboration to accelerate sustainable crop innovation