Delivering complex projects to address complex needs
When building sophisticated pharmaceutical manufacturing or advanced manufacturing facilities, DPR knows how to fit all the pieces together to get the facility up and running at the speed that meets business needs. We take time to understand the intricacies of our customers’ businesses, tailoring each manufacturing construction project to accommodate the unique mosaic of equipment and processes that must work together in commissioning, qualification and validation to facility startup.
We partner with you to focus on what happens inside each building, diving into the details to bring manufacturing and construction together so owners can realize their business goals for their production facilities.
Understanding and prioritizing owners’ needs empowers DPR to shepherd production facility projects from groundbreaking to commissioning, staying on budget and on schedule. And, we build with scalability in mind so that you’re prepared to pivot and grow when demand for your product surges.
EquipmentProcurement and Construction
In the manufacturing industry, equipment procurement and design/construction often happen simultaneously.
Our relationships with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and our virtual design and construction (VDC)expertise allow us to procure and manage these critical aspects of the manufacturing facility project smoothly, even when that requires starting construction before all equipment specs are in hand.
Understanding TheImportance of CQV
When it comes to commissioning, qualification and validation (CQV), our manufacturing facility construction teams have one goal in mind: Deliver a facility that is ready to start up and operate with predictability for the Owner and operators. We make sure all systems are integrated, functioning properly, and tuned for optimal conditions to maximize the performance and minimize the cost of running the facility.
UnderstandingBusiness Drivers & Goals
We partner with you to focus on what happens inside each building, diving into the details to bring manufacturing and construction together so owners can realize their business goals for their production facilities.
Understanding and prioritizing owners’ needs empowers DPR to shepherd production facility projects from groundbreaking to commissioning, staying on budget and on schedule. And, we build with scalability in mind so that you’re prepared to pivot and grow when demand for your product surges.
EquipmentProcurement and Construction
In the manufacturing industry, equipment procurement and design/construction often happen simultaneously.
Our relationships with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and our virtual design and construction (VDC)expertise allow us to procure and manage these critical aspects of the manufacturing facility project smoothly, even when that requires starting construction before all equipment specs are in hand.
Understanding TheImportance of CQV
When it comes to commissioning, qualification and validation (CQV), our manufacturing facility construction teams have one goal in mind: Deliver a facility that is ready to start up and operate with predictability for the Owner and operators. We make sure all systems are integrated, functioning properly, and tuned for optimal conditions to maximize the performance and minimize the cost of running the facility.
UnderstandingBusiness Drivers & Goals
We partner with you to focus on what happens inside each building, diving into the details to bring manufacturing and construction together so owners can realize their business goals for their production facilities.
Understanding and prioritizing owners’ needs empowers DPR to shepherd production facility projects from groundbreaking to commissioning, staying on budget and on schedule. And, we build with scalability in mind so that you’re prepared to pivot and grow when demand for your product surges.
EquipmentProcurement and Construction
In the manufacturing industry, equipment procurement and design/construction often happen simultaneously.
Our relationships with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and our virtual design and construction (VDC)expertise allow us to procure and manage these critical aspects of the manufacturing facility project smoothly, even when that requires starting construction before all equipment specs are in hand.
Understanding TheImportance of CQV
When it comes to commissioning, qualification and validation (CQV), our manufacturing facility construction teams have one goal in mind: Deliver a facility that is ready to start up and operate with predictability for the Owner and operators. We make sure all systems are integrated, functioning properly, and tuned for optimal conditions to maximize the performance and minimize the cost of running the facility.
DPR ranked #1 in pharmaceutical construction by ENR magazine every year since 2017.
#2
Industrial Process
2026
ENR Sourcebook Consistently ranked in ENR top 5 since 2017
#2
Electronic Assembly
2025
ENR Sourcebook Consistently ranked in ENR top 5 since 2021
#7
Top Science and Technology Construction Firms
2025
Building Design + Construction
$9.7B
Volume of DPR’s life sciences work completed over the last five years
#3
Manufacturing & Industrial
2022
#3 Rank in Manufacturing & Industrial construction by Engineering News-Record
#1
Pharmaceutical Construction
Since 2017
DPR ranked #1 in pharmaceutical construction by ENR magazine every year since 2017.
#2
Industrial Process
2026
ENR Sourcebook Consistently ranked in ENR top 5 since 2017
#2
Electronic Assembly
2025
ENR Sourcebook Consistently ranked in ENR top 5 since 2021
#7
Top Science and Technology Construction Firms
2025
Building Design + Construction
$9.7B
Volume of DPR’s life sciences work completed over the last five years
#3
Manufacturing & Industrial
2022
#3 Rank in Manufacturing & Industrial construction by Engineering News-Record
Manufacturing ConstructionProject Awards
ENR East - New York Best Projects
Best Manufacturing Project (2025)
BeOne Medicines' U.S. Manufacturing and Clinical R&D Center | Hopewell, NJ
Photo: Jeffrey Totaro, 2025
ISPE Facility of the Year Award (FOYA)
Honorable Mention Award Winner (2025)
United Therapeutics Christiansburg DPF Facility | Christiansburg, VA
ENR's Best of the Best
Best Manufacturing Project (2024)
Phase 5 cGMP Warehouse | Research Triangle Park, NC
Photo: A critical cGMP warehouse is normally energy-intensive. United Therapeutics and its DPR-led design-build team worked to demonstrate that such a facility can achieve net-zero with proper planning. Photo: Danny Sandler
DBIA National Award of Merit
National Award of Merit - Industrial/Research Facilities (2022)
BeOne Medicines' U.S. Manufacturing and Clinical R&D Center | Hopewell, NJ
Photo: Jeffrey Totaro, 2025
ISPE Facility of the Year Award (FOYA)
Honorable Mention Award Winner (2025)
United Therapeutics Christiansburg DPF Facility | Christiansburg, VA
ENR's Best of the Best
Best Manufacturing Project (2024)
Phase 5 cGMP Warehouse | Research Triangle Park, NC
Photo: A critical cGMP warehouse is normally energy-intensive. United Therapeutics and its DPR-led design-build team worked to demonstrate that such a facility can achieve net-zero with proper planning. Photo: Danny Sandler
DBIA National Award of Merit
National Award of Merit - Industrial/Research Facilities (2022)
BeOne Medicines' U.S. Manufacturing and Clinical R&D Center | Hopewell, NJ
Photo: Jeffrey Totaro, 2025
ISPE Facility of the Year Award (FOYA)
Honorable Mention Award Winner (2025)
United Therapeutics Christiansburg DPF Facility | Christiansburg, VA
ENR's Best of the Best
Best Manufacturing Project (2024)
Phase 5 cGMP Warehouse | Research Triangle Park, NC
Photo: A critical cGMP warehouse is normally energy-intensive. United Therapeutics and its DPR-led design-build team worked to demonstrate that such a facility can achieve net-zero with proper planning. Photo: Danny Sandler
DBIA National Award of Merit
National Award of Merit - Industrial/Research Facilities (2022)
Our teams have built new manufacturing campuses that range from modern assembly facilities to the highly specialized bulk biologics or active pharmaceutical ingredient facilities. We build manufacturing facilities for a variety of industries, including:
Aerospace & Defense; Semiconductor & Microelectronics; Green Energy, Battery & EV
Modern manufacturing facilities—for semiconductors, microelectronics, aerospace and defense systems—demand more than just construction expertise. They require a partner who understands the high stakes of precision production and time-to-market. DPR's team of experts delivers complex, high-performance manufacturing facilities that enable clean manufacturing, advanced assembly, and operational scalability. By applying proven delivery methods, we reduce risk, accelerate schedules, and ensure your production facility is production-ready from day one.
Drug Substance; Drug Product; Cell & Gene Therapy; Clean Utilities; Pilot Plant; Food Science & Vitamin; Medical Device
There’s a reason why the nation’s top biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies work with DPR. We understand that technical competency and speed of project delivery are key elements in the successful construction of a cGMP manufacturing facility. We are committed to be the best at what we do.
As speed-to-market remains paramount for the Life Sciences industry, one of the essential schedule drivers – the procurement of a manufacturing facility’s process equipment – is also one of the most complex. DPR’s investment in developing a supply chain program with professionals who bring broad and varied expertise provides best-in-class solutions to deploy and manage the entire procurement process. We will execute the buyout, expediting and inspection services of your process equipment, lab equipment, valving and instrumentation to ease the load on your team.
