What are the physical requirements for a lab built through the NIH program?
The lab must be a stand-alone building at a single site with a size of at least 30,000 square feet. In addition, it must have stringent security controls and either a surrounding 250-foot “buffer zone” or be architecturally hardened to ensure the safety of the general public and environment as well as the integrity of the biological materials inside. The way UofL’s 37,000-square-foot lab is being situated on Shelby Campus will create an ideal buffer zone around the facility.
