UMass Medical School BioMed Building
Update
05/18/21
Construction Begins on UMass Medical School BioMed Building in Worcester
Shawmut Design and Construction has broken ground on the new 350,000 SF BioMed building at the University of Massachusetts Medical School's Worcester campus.
The state-of-the-art building will support the development of therapeutics in a high-performance, sustainable environment. The complex will feature program space for a projected 77 principal investigators, an FDA-compliant manufacturing facility for clinical trial therapeutics, research space, including wet labs, benches, exhaust hood alcoves, linear equipment rooms, environmental areas, as well as administrative offices, collaboration spaces, and conference rooms.
“UMass Medical School is home to some of the world’s leading researchers and educators, and we’re proud to build a leading-edge complex that will support their mission of advancing the health and wellness of communities throughout Massachusetts and across the globe,” said Kevin Sullivan, Executive Vice President at Shawmut. “The New Education and Research Building will enable immense growth and increased development capabilities that will contribute to extraordinary research and discoveries well into the future."
“The New Education and Research Building plays a key role in the future of our institution, as outlined in our strategic plan,” said UMass Medical School Chancellor Michael F. Collins. “By co-locating strategic research programs and leveraging the power of collaboration, we will be able to fulfill our vision of life-changing therapies for some of the most intractable diseases we face.”
The BioMed building is expected to open in 2023. Once open, the complex will house the Horae Gene Therapy Center; Departments of Neurological Surgery, Neurology, and Neurobiology; the Program in Molecular Medicine; and a new Program in Human Genetics & Evolutionary Biology.
