Science Square, which opened Phase I in 2024 south of Georgia Tech’s main campus on the Westside, is expanding its capabilities with the relocation of seven biomedical research labs to “Southeast’s premier life sciences district.”
The seven-lab relocation is in partnership with Emory University, a renowned school for its life sciences research, as well and one with whom Georgia Tech shares a joint biomedical engineering program.
Science Square currently has over 368,000 square feet — with Science Square Labs taking up the bulk of it — complemented by 280 new housing units in a 14-story building and is looking to catalyze regional connections and investment through life sciences. When complete, the project will feature over 1.8 million square feet of office space, 500 new housing units and 25,000 square feet of retail across 18 acres.
The multi-use district is already attracting talent; Duracell, one of the world’s most recognizable battery companies, announced they were moving their research & development operations headquarters to Science Square in February.
Science Square sits close to Tech Square — another Georgia Tech venture and Science Square’s technology counterpart — and its North Avenue Research Area.
The labs soon to call Science Square home are tackling a range of life science problems and are listed below:
- Laboratory for Synthetic Immunity, led by Gabe Kwong, focused on engineering immune-based medicines
- Deans Lab, led by Tara Deans focused on synthetic gene circuits and reprogramming cells
- Vlahos Lab, led by Alexander Vlahos focused on synthetic biology and tissue engineering for programmable mart therapeutics
- Botchwey Lab, led by Ed Beotchwy focused on regenerative engineering research
- Immunological and Cellular Engineering Lab, led by John Blazeck focused on immune engineering
- Wilson Research Lab led by Corey Wilson focused on iterative protein and genetic engineering
- The Panitch Lab, led by Alyssa Panitch focused on biopolymer design to improve tissue healing and regeneration
A timeline for Phase II of Science Square has not formally been announced yet.
“The multi-use district is already attracting talent; Duracell, one of the world’s most recognizable battery companies, announced they were moving their research & development operations headquarters to Science Square in February.” So, Duracell is moving its operations in February, or they made the announcement in February? I think you’ll find it’s the latter, so watch those misplaced modifiers!
Where’s the affordable housing???