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Danforth Center, Wexford Science+Technology to Break Ground on New Life Science Biopark; State of Missouri, St. Louis County, City of Creve Coeur Support New BioResearch and Development Growth Park at Danforth Center to Assist StartUp Plant Science Compan

ST. LOUIS -- The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center announced today that Wexford Science+Technology, LLC of Hanover, Maryland will start construction of a new 118,000 square-foot multi-tenant, post-incubation, wet laboratory and office building that will be the first of three new buildings in a new research park to be called the Bio-Research and Development Growth Park at the Danforth Center to support the needs of start-up life science companies.

"This is an important step in the expansion of the Danforth Center. Because the new research park is on our property and close to our building, it will allow our scientists and our facilities to more directly support the needs of entrepreneurs and their start-up companies," said Danforth Center Chief Operating Officer Sam J. Fiorello. "The new Bio-Research and Development Growth Park at the Danforth Center, or BRDG Park, is designed to provide a bridge to help turn innovative ideas in plant and life sciences into commercial successes."

The buildings within BRDG Park will contain wet laboratory and office space to support the scientific and business needs of emerging life science companies. With offices directly adjoining the laboratory space, companies in BRDG Park can more efficiently conduct research to improve product development. Additionally, researchers working in BRDG Park will have direct access to the intellectual capital of Danforth Center scientists to discuss research as well as access to the Center's greenhouse, growth chambers, microscopy and proteomics facilities and other vital scientific equipment at significantly reduced costs.

Wexford Science+Technology specializes in real estate solutions for high technology and life sciences companies and has been active in the St. Louis market since 2000 and recently completed a building for Washington University in St. Louis.