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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
Get in the Room with Your Next Client at the Lab Design Conference
Meet and learn directly from lab end users actively planning projects at the Lab Design Conference—use this valuable opportunity to build connections with potential clients and better understand what they need from their lab spaces
Lab Design Conference Speaker Profile: Aimee McKinney
At the 2026 Lab Design Conference in Orlando, Aimee McKinney will share lessons from real-world laboratory relocations and discuss strategies for planning flexible, efficient lab spaces through strong collaboration between lab users and design teams
How AI Is Reshaping Lab Design
AI is reshaping lab design and operations by changing how space is used, how infrastructure is prioritized, and how workflows are structured—driving a shift toward more flexible, data-driven, and automation-ready environments that can evolve alongside science and technology
Webinar Preview: Why the Lab Design Conference Matters for Your Next Lab Project
Join this free webinar to preview the upcoming Lab Design Conference in Orlando, explore key learning and networking opportunities for your next lab project, and receive an exclusive discount code toward your conference registration
Achieving Operational Readiness in Lab Relocation
Because venture funding is increasingly concentrated among a few companies, life sciences and medical device firms must meticulously plan lab relocations—from site selection and design through vendor coordination and downtime management—to ensure operational readiness on day one and avoid costly delays, revenue loss, and reputational damage
Maximize Your Lab Design Conference Experience with Hands-On Workshops
At the Lab Design Conference in Orlando, attendees can enhance their experience by adding a hands-on workshop to their ticket—each session offers practical strategies on workflow-driven design, risk management, or code compliance, and with limited spots filling quickly, early registration is strongly encouraged
Expanding Lab Capacity Through a Flexible Retrofit Strategy
The expansion of Ben Franklin TechVentures in Bethlehem converts existing space into flexible wet and electronics labs, using a retrofit approach and upgraded infrastructure to meet rising cross-disciplinary demand from early-stage life sciences and microelectronics companies while strengthening the region’s innovation ecosystem
Lab Design Conference Speaker Profile: Jessica Scholl
At the 2026 Lab Design Conference in Orlando, Jessica Scholl of Nationwide Children’s Hospital will co-present practical strategies for successfully planning and executing laboratory relocations, drawing on lessons from real-world lab transitions to help teams create efficient, future-ready spaces