Qatar University awarded The WorkingBuildings Companies a design, build, and operational contract for the region's first BSL-3 Select Agent Laboratory at the New Research Complex in Doha, Qatar. WorkingBuildings will provide the laboratory comprehensive "turnkey" services, which will include long-term operational support.
According to Michael L. Weiss, President and CEO of WorkingBuildings, "This new research laboratory is a very important asset for the health and safety of Qatari citizens and the region as a whole. This facility, which can safely work with emerging infectious disease and other biological threats, will greatly improve the region's capabilities to respond to a growing list of public health issues. The university will also be able to expand on intellectual discoveries from research. We are very pleased to add Qatar University as a client and to be able to support them in this critical public health and strategic program."
WorkingBuildings is a leader in the delivery of critical research laboratories, CGMP facilities, and healthcare programs globally, with capabilities ranging from programming, design, commissioning, compliance and operations.
This new laboratory will provide state-of-the-art industry capabilities ranging from research in regional public health threats, clean room applications to investigations involving biological or chemical terrorism.
Since its inception in 1973, Qatar University has become the country's major institution of higher education. Today, Qatar University comprises seven colleges: Arts and Sciences; Business and Economics; Education; Engineering; Law; Pharmacy; and Sharia and Islamic Studies. Over the years, the university has added a wide range of new programs that are aligned with the growing needs of the labor market and the aspirations of the society it serves. It currently boasts an enrollment of over 14,000 students and an alumni body of over 30,000.
Qatar University joins a prominent list of medical schools, public health laboratories, research institutions, and translational academic healthcare centers that have engaged WorkingBuildings for professional services, compliance and operations.
