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| MTCT architects’ proven depth of experience in science and laboratory facilities, including healthcare related facilities, enables us to boast specific expertise and a mature project list in university, urban and research park settings in the public and private sectors. MTCT respects and appreciates that each facility is unique, and our approach is to understand its characteristics and provide creative contextual solutions. MTCT’s laboratory facility project experience includes: dry and wet laboratories, clean rooms, nano technology and clinical facilities for pharmaceutical sciences (including pilot manufacturing), medicine, chemistry, biochemistry, earth and ocean sciences, information technology, bioinformatics, astronomy, physics (including particle physics), kinesiology, materials science, metal assay analysis and various additional life science facilities involving research, teaching and administration activities for university teaching and government research foundations, healthcare facilities, and agencies. |
| Cardiome Pharma Corp. - Vancouver, BC | |
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Cardiome Pharma Corp., a private biotechnology company, occupies the
entire top floor of the TEF III building located on the University of British
Columbia campus. Within the 1,300 sm of usable space, 465 sm
consists of laboratory spaces. They are: Pharmacology, Electrophysiology,
Synthetic Chemistry and a Bio-Analytical Chemistry Lab. A total of 14 low
flow fumehoods are installed, which ties into the LEED requirement of the
base building. The remaining 836 sm provides
corporate offices, scientist's offices, meeting space, open offices and
record storage. |
| Kinexus Bioinformatics - Vancouver, BC | |
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Owing to their business growth, Kinexus decided to move to a new expanded space in the TEF III Building at UBC. The administrative space was designed to be an integral part of laboratory space with use of extensive glazing to enhance visual and spatial continuity. Direct/indirect lighting concept was used in the laboratory space for optimum computer imaging work which was a significant part of their research process. This is our team's second project with Kinexus. |
| Angiotech Pharmaceuticals - Vancouver, BC | |
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A six million dollar tenant improvement in the False Creek Multi-Tenant Building A. This project includes two floors of laboratories and
one floor of corporate offices for Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, a leader in the fusion of medical device technologies and pharmaceutical therapies. Features
include several state-of-the-art teleconferencing rooms, teaching and support facilities, a Mass Spectrometer, 400 linear meters of lab bench-top and
casework, 22 fume-hoods, a tissue culture suite, radiation laboratory, and quarantine storage. |
| Genome Sciences Centre - Vancouver, BC | |
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The BC Cancer Foundation's Genome Science Centre is the state-of-the-art research facility that first sequenced the SARS virus.
This project consolidated labs and offices from several locations into 3 floors of a new biotechnology research building at 7th and Ash, Vancouver.
This building was also designed by our team. Departments relocating to the new facility include Bioinformatics, Proteomics, Sequencing,
CG and Mapping. The facility includes a server room with a capacity of over 1,300 server computers. |
| Forbes Medi-tech, UBC - Vancouver, BC | |
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This facility is a 836 sm tenant improvement in the Donald Rix Building at UBC for Forbes Medi-Tech, a company conducting biotechnology
research involving wet chemistry, food discovery, and pharmaceutical discovery laboratories. |
| iCapture GEM Project, St. Paul's Hospital - Vancouver, BC | |
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The GEM facility in St. Paul’s Hospital required improvements to advance the iCapture research program. The renovation will provide a full spectrum of spaces. Barrier, conventional and containment facilities will be
provided along with the necessary support spaces. The circulation system is designed to optimize flows
and access, while minimizing clean/dirt conflicts. Access to all areas are direct, while establishing physical proximities and separations as required. |
| iCapture Lab Renovation, St. Paul's Hospital - Vancouver, BC | |
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Renovations to three floors of the original (1913) St. Paul's Hospital building to accommodate 1,208 sm of high-level laboratory and
computer information system spaces for cardio-pulmonary research. The work included a large computer server room, a TEM laboratory, several specialized
microscope and laser-scope rooms, specimen storage rooms and flexible research laboratories with world class fit-up components. |
| Chromos Molecular Systems - Vancouver, BC | |
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A new 2,880 sm tenant improvement for Chromos Molecular System. The laboratory is located in a renovated warehouse building which enjoys
an abundance of interior light through skylights and a large clerestory window spine at the centre of the lab block. Design features include modular open
labs, provision for a future GMP clean room suite, and a central atrium which serves as an informal meeting and social space. |
Inflazyme Pharmaceutical Lab & Offices - Richmond, BC |
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A new 1,045 sm facility in Richmond for a pharmaceutical company who had outgrown their previous spaces and wanted to have both their
laboratory and office in the same location. Additional spaces include reception, prep area, a boardroom, meeting rooms, darkroom, lunch area, washrooms, and a unit washroom
with shower. |
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