Merrick’s life sciences group has focused on university and institutional-based laboratories and complex, highly technical research facilities throughout the U.S. and Canada for over 30 years. The firm’s special expertise includes the design of high containment plants, animal facilities, and human health facilities where the highest levels of design coordination and quality control are essential. While meeting these complex challenges, the design team provides efficient, thoughtful, and creative solutions to the demanding challenges found in today’s life sciences field.

University Project Types:

• High containment plants & laboratories
• Animal & plant research & containment facilities
• Human health & environmental research facilities
• Commissioning of laboratory facilities
• Biocontainment labs

Key Clients:

• Baylor College of Medicine/Research Institute
• Boston University Medical Center
• Dalhousie University
• Johns Hopkins University
• Kansas State University
• Pennsylvania State University
• Princeton University
• University of British Columbia
• University Health Network
• University of California, Davis
• University of Georgia
• University of Pittsburgh
• University of Texas Medical Branch

Laboratory, Research and Containment Facilities Projects:

• Animal Health & Food Safety Laboratory Consolidation & Replacement, University of California, Davis; Tulare, CA.pdf
• Regional Biocontainment Lab Commissioning, University of Tennessee, Health Sciences Center, Memphis, TN.pdf
• Animal Health Research Center Commissioning Oversight/Operational Start-Up, University of Georgia, Athens, GA.pdf
• The University of Missouri Regional Biocontainment Laboratory; Columbia, MO.pdf
• University of Ottawa Building Renovation to BSL-2 Standards, Roger Guindon Hall; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.pdf
• Kansas State University Biosecurity Research Institute Commissioning Services; Manhattan, KS.pdf
• University of Pittsburgh Regional Biocontainment Laboratory Commissioning Services; Pittsburgh, PA.pdf