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Lab Design Conference Speaker Profile: Alison Farmer
Alison Farmer’s session at the Lab Design Conference will equip lab end users and project teams with practical, data-driven strategies to identify and implement energy efficiency upgrades in laboratories, helping reduce both upfront design effort and long-term operating costs
Optimizing Existing Labs for New Equipment and Workflows
As life sciences research rapidly evolves, existing laboratories require frequent, often urgent renovations, making close collaboration between designers, engineers, trade partners, and clients essential to efficiently and cost-effectively reconfigure lab spaces to meet changing scientific needs
Professional Profile: Tanvi Solanki
From discovering lab design by chance to navigating complex research environments—and even unwinding with baking and a new outdoor pizza oven—Tanvi Solanki shares insights on adaptability, curiosity, and what it takes to succeed in this evolving field
Get the Lab You Really Want—Start with the Right Questions
Not knowing the right questions to ask during a lab build or renovation can lead to costly missteps and an uncomfortable research space
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Washington State has allocated over $2 million to design a new, centralized laboratory, replacing outdated and inefficient facilities to better support agricultural testing and the state’s fruit industry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
Webinar Review: Optimizing Lab Performance Through Casework and Furniture
Lab Design’s free on-demand webinar explores how strategic casework and furniture choices can improve laboratory performance, flexibility, safety, and long-term efficiency through expert insights and real-world design considerations
Project Profile: Pilot Biomanufacturing Center at Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives
MBI’s Pilot Biomanufacturing Center in Worcester, MA is a highly utilized, purpose-built expansion that bridges the gap between lab-scale R&D and early manufacturing, enabling life science startups to scale efficiently within a single integrated ecosystem while avoiding the cost and disruption of premature relocation
Early-Stage Design Lessons Shape New Michigan Geological Repository
Early-stage planning for the Michigan Geological Repository for Research and Education is shaping a flexible, collaborative, and education-focused facility designed to expand research capacity, accommodate growing geological collections, and better integrate hands-on learning and interdisciplinary collaboration
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