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Designing the laboratory of the future - now
Wide range of solutions
Wood has successfully designed and delivered a wide range of specialist research and testing labs, pilot plants and biocontainment labs (BSL2, BSL3, BSL4) for universities, healthcare providers and government institutions.
Our specialist laboratory services include:
- Laboratory planning/ laboratory architecture
- Specialist HVAC systems
- Laboratory gases
- Laboratory water
- Solid waste and liquid waste treatment
- Chemicals and solvents handling and reticulation
- Hazardous and flammable goods handling and storage
- Cryogenic systems
Reliable yet sustainable design solutions
Our methodology for success is based on thorough investigation of project requirements with rigorous examination of science and regulatory compliance requirements, key customer objectives and major risks.
Our architects and engineers focus on facility operability, redundancy, flexibility and safety, while implementing reliable yet sustainable design solutions.
Expertise
Automation and control
Wood's automation and control solutions maximise profitability and safety through innovative technology and global expertise across diverse industries
Biotechnology & Biologics
Trusted Life Sciences partner with decades of experience in cell culture, single-use systems and process design for drug substance processing
Engineering and construction
Wood engineers creative and innovative solutions which add value to our customers' assets from concept through to operations and decommissioning
Facility automation, robotics and vision
Wood offers experienced engineering and intricate software to provide robotics, special purpose machines and controls for automating manufacturing facilities
Our services
Delivering the best value and solutions to our clients
Beginning with the end in mind, our team of experts are here to deliver the most complex Life Science projects. From strategy and design, through construction, start-up and CQV, we apply our expertise using the latest digital tools and lean delivery concepts to bring the best value and solutions to our clients.
Providing robust, cost-effective, flexible, and compliant facilities and starting with the end goal in mind:
- Funding and permitting strategy
- Feasibility and investment case
- Site analysis and master planning
- Process definition
- Equipment selection
- Architectural modelling
- Process simulation
- Facility Digitalisation
- Test fits and building capacity assessments
- Code and life safety analysis
- Sustainability/ LEED solutions
Applying proven technology and the latest tools for seamless integrated design:
- Process architecture
- Process engineering
- Mechanical systems and clean utilities
- Instrumentation and control systems
- Electrical engineering
- Piping
- Plumbing
- Structural Engineering
- Fire protection
- 3D Modeling
- Computational flow dynamics
- Automation Engineering
- Sustainability/LEED solutions
Leveraging our global supply chain capability and strong vendor and contractor relationships:
- Procurement Strategy
- Contractor Prequalification
- Contract Negotiation and Administration
- Vendor and Contract Management
- Purchasing
- Expediting
- Material management
- Logistics
- Supplier Quality Surveillance (SQS),
- Subcontracting
Simplifying the complicated:
- World-class safety
- Program integrator
- Integrated Project Delivery
- Start-up strategy
- Pre-construction permitting
- Construction work packages (CWP)/ sequence
- Logistics plan
- Project controls
- Estimating
- Schedule & risk management
- Synchro 4D planning
- Earned value management/ change management
- Start-up & completion
- Digital delivery
Bringing a highly qualified CQV team experienced in multiple types of processes:
- Requirements definition
- Design reviews/ qualification
- Clinical quality management (CQM)/ Validation master planning (VMP)
- Risk assessments
- Program development
- Integrated scheduling
- Factory acceptance test (FAT)/Site Acceptance Test (SAT)
- CQV document development
- CQV execution
- Recertification/periodic review
- Standard operating procedures (SOP) development
- Punch list and deviation remediation and close out
- Corrective and Preventative Action (CAPA) close out
- Staff augmentation
- Current good manufacturing practices (cGMP) audits
- Training
- Decommissioning
