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When Lab Design Meets Reality: Hard Lessons from a High-Tech Build
Magdrive’s chief of staff shares hard-earned lessons from building the £3.8M DEEP Lab—covering tight timelines, massive equipment, cleanroom challenges, and what first-time lab builders need to know to avoid costly missteps
Professional Profile: John Volence
Lab Design spoke to John Volence at Precis Engineering + Architecture about flexible, user-focused lab HVAC design and life sciences project delivery
Designing Lab and Support Spaces as Welcoming, Productive Workplaces
As life science organizations compete for talent and adapt to rapid change, laboratory design is expanding beyond technical requirements to focus on flexible spaces and employee-centered workplaces that support productivity, collaboration, and long-term usability
Inside the £1B Expansion of the London Cancer Hub
Planning approval has been granted for a £1 billion expansion of the London Cancer Hub, which will create a next-generation research environment designed for flexibility and collaboration
Life Science Center Vienna: A Convergence Hub for AI and Biomedical Research
The €170-million Life Science Center Vienna will create a research hub near the Vienna BioCenter that integrates wet-lab life sciences and AI computing infrastructure to strengthen Vienna’s growing ecosystem for data-driven biomedical research
Transforming Office into Innovation: Inside Avantor’s New Jersey Center
Avantor’s new Innovation Center in Bridgewater, NJ, transforms a traditional office building into a cutting-edge, collaborative lab ecosystem—combining BSL-2 labs, cleanrooms, pilot production, and integrated office and training spaces—to accelerate next-generation biopharmaceutical and materials research
Translating Neuroscience into Architecture While Advancing Sustainable Lab Design
The University of Oxford’s Life and Mind Building demonstrates how integrating high-performance envelope design, user-driven planning, and durable, context-responsive architecture can transform fragmented departments into a cohesive, future-ready research environment
Upgrading Viral Clearance Labs for Capacity, Collaboration, and Comfort
The Viral Clearance laboratory upgrade at Minaris’ Philadelphia campus combined expanded capacity, flexible client suites, digital visibility, and upgraded infrastructure to improve workflow, collaboration, occupant comfort, and operational efficiency while maintaining compliance and ongoing lab operations
What Start-ups Really Want from an Incubator Lab
Ocean State Labs, Rhode Island’s first life science incubator, is designed to provide flexible, fully equipped lab space that adapts to the evolving needs of early-stage companies, helping startups move from discovery to commercialization
Species-Specific Care Drives the Design of LSU’s Wildlife Hospital
LSU Vet Med is replacing its severely undersized Wildlife Hospital—now treating 2,000 animals annually—with a larger, purpose-built facility designed to support species-specific care, biosecurity, advanced diagnostics, education, and future growth