Equilibrium

814 Cabin John Parkway
Rockville, MD 20852

ph: 240-643-9204
fax: 240-465-3063

Experience

  • Intercell Pilot Plant Upgrade

    Equilibrium teamed with Southland Industries and Reed & Thomas to provide Construction Management and General Contracting services to Intercell.  The renovation involved approximately 15,000 square feet of cGMP upgrades with a budget of $5 million.

  • Qiagen

    Energy Efficiency Assessment and Facilities Consulting towards creating a more “cGMP” environment.  Consulting efforts were focused on the Germantown Campus.

    Design build project providing renovation upgrades to an existing Data Center, including the addition of a CRAC unit and additional UPS backup power.

  • BioReliance

    Renovation of BioReliance’s facility to facilitate their Cell Banking GMP Manufacturing Operations.  The initial project budget was $4.5 million, and the project closed out in July 2008 with a total cost of $3 million.

  • Fisher Bioservices

    Equilibrium is currently serving as the design builder on a new Biorepository for Fisher.  The project includes a new HVAC system, as well as substantial power upgrades to their existing facility.

Additional Experience

  • Intercell USAGaithersburg, MD – Construction Manager for several projects ranging from the installation of a GMP cold box and associated architectural finishes, to a 15,000 Pilot Plant Upgrade for the production of vaccine products.
  • Jupiter BioScience Frederick, MD – Program Manager for a new 9,000 square foot Analytical Chemistry and GMP Production facility to house Jupiter’s US operations.  The design integrates and energy efficient VAV supply and exhaust system coupled with low flow fume hoods, to reduce first costs and future operating expenses.
  • BioReliance Corporation – Rockville, MD – Project Manager for several projects, including a new Cell Banking facility, R&D laboratories, a P-3 laboratory and various office/administrative projects.  Jason managed all aspects of this projects, including the design, construction, and validation of the new facility.
  • Bridge Pharmaceuticals – Gaithersburg, MD – Currently managing a small laboratory renovation project at Bridge’s Maryland Headquarters.
  • Invitrogen Corporation – Frederick, MD – Project Manager for the renovation of Cell Banking’s cGMP facility.  The facility is a 3,000 square foot, Class 10,000 cGMP sterile facility.  Served as the project manager and construction manager, handling all of the project details and ensuring completion within budget constraints and a 6-week construction schedule.
  • UPM Pharmaceuticals – Baltimore, MD – Project Manager for Construction Management Services for the installation of a class 100,000 cGMP clean room facility.  The project consisted of approximately 2,500 square feet of manufacturing space and approximately 10,000 square feet of analytical chemistry labs, R&D labs, and associated administrative space. 
  • Qiagen – Germantown, MD – Management Consultant facilitating Qiagen in bringing their new North American Headquarters facility online.  The project involved working with Senior Management Staff to focus on the project schedule of getting all major systems including manufacturing, distribution, and quality systems up and running within target dates.
  • McKesson – Rockville, MD –Construction Management Services of a mezzanine deck and a walk-in freezer storage area for McKesson’s pharmaceutical repository capabilities.  The project included building the freezer storage unit into the concrete slab to allow for forklift access and installing an Intergen fire suppression/pre-action sprinkler system.
  • Covance Laboratories – Chantilly, VA – Project Manager for the build out of 25,000 square feet of laboratory and administrative space for Covance’s new Immunochemistry contract research facility.  The project included an aggressive schedule with fit-out completed in under four (4) months and within budget.
  • Beta Rubicon – Fayetteville, AR – Consulting services on the preparation of a white paper on Biomanufacturing for NIST.  The purpose behind this paper was to establish the current market and demand for biomanfuacturing facilities as biotechnology companies ramp up research and development efforts to full-scale manufacturing.
  • Intronn – Gaithersburg, MD – Project Manager for the fit-out of approximately 10,000 square feet of laboratory and administrative space.  This project included the installation of common laboratory equipment and systems for the future expansion of 25,000 square feet of space in what was designed and programmed as a later stage biotechnology incubator facility.
  • Aptus Genomics – Gaithersburg, MD – Construction Manager for the fit-out of approximately 12,000 square feet of laboratory and administrative space.  The project was completed on an accelerated schedule and a reduced budget.

  • MdBio – Frederick, MD – Project Manager for the construction of a mobile laboratory within a tractor-trailer.  The purpose of the mobile lab is to travel from school to school within Maryland and educate high school students in the biotechnology industry.

Equilibrium Clients

  • Fisher Bioservices
  • Intercell USA
  • BioReliance
  • Emergent BioSolutions
  • Invitrogen
  • Alexandria Real Estate
  • NIH - Vaccine Research Center
  • Jupiter Bioscience
  • Qiagen
  • ProMetic Life Sciences
  • Microbiotest
  • UPM Pharmaceuticals
  • Southland Industries

“...It was a pleasure working with Equilibrium Consulting on our GMP Kit Manufacturing Project and we were impressed with the ability to mange the complete project scope, from initial programming, through design, construction, validation, and ultimate turnover…”

-Steve Speer, Senior Director, GMP Operations,

Invitrogen Corporation

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814 Cabin John Parkway
Rockville, MD 20852

ph: 240-643-9204
fax: 240-465-3063