Project Case Study
The new laboratory campus plays a pivotal role in fostering improved community health in the state of Missouri.
By consolidating these state agencies on one centralized campus, the state lab will offer enhanced and expanded services with greater efficiency and expedience to better serve the state and the people of the state. The investment for this project is transformative to the state’s laboratory infrastructure. The purpose behind the project is to provide a ‘One Health’ cross-collaborative approach to human, animal and environmental laboratory testing and research. The new lab campus plays a pivotal role in fostering improved community health in the state of Missouri.
The research facility includes all new wet and dry diagnostic laboratories, including BSL-2, forensic biology, molecular, chemistry, bacteriology, biology, and CODIS. Additionally, there will be an elevated walkway connecting the new and existing facilities.
The $151 million dollar project is funded through state appropriations of federal American Rescue Plan Act dollars and the project needs to be complete by the end of 2026 to abide by the strict funding requirements.
