Biofacilities

Constructing Critical Biofacilities.

Labs, research space, bsl-2 and bsl-3 surgery suites, teraflop storage, computational platforms simply put, it takes specially architected buildings to create a world-class bioscience community. And the lack of biofacilities is the most critical piece of infrastructure the Memphis area is missing.

The Memphis Bioworks Foundation is solving that problem with the UT-Baptist Research Park. The project began when Baptist Memorial Health Care donated 1.3 million square feet of prime urban property in the Medical Center district.

The campus will develop over a 10-year period into a six-building research, incubator, and commercial center dedicated to the bioscience industry. Another distinguishing feature is that, with support from the Memphis Bioworks Foundation, the National Institute of Health awarded the University of Tennessee Health Science Center a $18 million construction grant to build a Regional Biocontainment Laboratory - one of only six in the country.

The economic impact of the completed 6.5-acre UT-Baptist Research Park is projected to be $2 billion a year, creating 500 new jobs and $250 million in annual salaries.

Beyond Infrastructure.

The Memphis Bioworks Foundation is privileged to work in a community environment where our assets are driven by people who share our vision. These assets are important for many reasons. They allow bioscience companies and researchers who locate here to foster collaboration, become more competitive, or seize market leadership. Having proven bioscience leaders and support in the area creates a magnetic effect. Some of our assets include:

Semmes Murphy Neurologic & Spine Institute and Campbell Clinic - the top musculoskeletal clinics in the country
Medtronic, Inc., Smith & Nephew, and Wright Medical - worldwide leaders in medical and orthopaedic devices
FedEx - the fastest route available to the international bioscience economy
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - internationally known for its biomedical research in catastrophic childhood diseases
The regional clinical hub - Baptist Memorial Health Care, Methodist University Hospital, The MED, VA Hospital, and Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center