Exterior view of Weill Neurosciences Building at dusk.
What We Build

Research & Development

Breaking ground for your groundbreaking research

Whether you’re studying cells, robotics or chemicals, DPR is committed to understanding what you need to conduct safe, thorough, groundbreaking research. We partner with companies through every step of the journey, from identifying strategic goals and planning the space, to accommodating the utilities and equipment required.
R&D Expertise
Our

Understanding

As technology advances at an ever-increasing rate, so do the needs of your facility to stay on the cutting edge. Our comprehensive understanding of R&D systems and their costs lays the foundation for a reliable, time-sensitive build with room for future adaptations—because change is coming, and you want to be prepared when it arrives.

Photo: Confidential Life Sciences Client

People working in a lab.
People working in a lab.
Our

Understanding

As technology advances at an ever-increasing rate, so do the needs of your facility to stay on the cutting edge. Our comprehensive understanding of R&D systems and their costs lays the foundation for a reliable, time-sensitive build with room for future adaptations—because change is coming, and you want to be prepared when it arrives.

Photo: Confidential Life Sciences Client

My experience with DPR has been outstanding. Safety, quality, schedule execution and budget control are key measures that I rate contractors on, and DPR is one of the finest firms. They balance all to a very high level. As a valued team member, DPR engages the owner, architect/engineer and key stakeholders to provide guidance, management and expert direction in a unique and much-appreciated manner.

Jay Comire

Charles River Laboratories

Our

Commitment

Whether you need a clean room, or a heavy chemical R&D environment, DPR has the knowledge and experience to apply advanced ventilation and mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) systems to keep your scientists and facility safe and your building up to code. Our builders are experts in designing and constructing R&D centers with gas and chemical delivery systems.

No matter where your work falls on the scientific spectrum, the DPR team is committed to helping you turn hypotheses into breakthroughs.

Photo: Penn State University Agricultural and Bio-Engineering Building Renewal

Lab interior.
Lab interior.
Our

Commitment

Whether you need a clean room, or a heavy chemical R&D environment, DPR has the knowledge and experience to apply advanced ventilation and mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) systems to keep your scientists and facility safe and your building up to code. Our builders are experts in designing and constructing R&D centers with gas and chemical delivery systems.

No matter where your work falls on the scientific spectrum, the DPR team is committed to helping you turn hypotheses into breakthroughs.

Photo: Penn State University Agricultural and Bio-Engineering Building Renewal

Industry Recognition
Rankings & Recognition

By the Numbers

#1
Pharmaceutical Construction

Since 2017

DPR ranked #1 in pharmaceutical construction by ENR magazine every year since 2017.

$6.8B

Volume of completed R&D Laboratory construction projects

#1

DPR's rank on BD+C’s 2023 list of top science and technology sector construction firms

2,600+

Completed Life Sciences projects valued at $15B

$7.5B

Volume of DPR’s life sciences work completed over the last five years

#2

DPR's rank on BD+C’s 2023 list of top laboratory construction firms

CRE Award

Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation

2020 Commercial Real Estate Awards, Best Medical Project

Los Angeles Business Journal Commercial Real Estate Awards

University of Southern California Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience

2019 Los Angeles Business Journal Commercial Real Estate Awards, Best Medical Project

ENR California, Award of Merit South for Green Project

San Diego County Sheriff's Department Crime Laboratory

2019 ENR California, Award of Merit South for Green Project

Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation
Exterior of USC Michelson Center
Exterior of San Diego County Sheriff's Crime Lab
Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation
CRE Award

Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation

2020 Commercial Real Estate Awards, Best Medical Project

Exterior of USC Michelson Center
Los Angeles Business Journal Commercial Real Estate Awards

University of Southern California Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience

2019 Los Angeles Business Journal Commercial Real Estate Awards, Best Medical Project

Exterior of San Diego County Sheriff's Crime Lab
ENR California, Award of Merit South for Green Project

San Diego County Sheriff's Department Crime Laboratory

2019 ENR California, Award of Merit South for Green Project

DPR is good at what they do. They get done what needs to be done in the specified timeframe. They finished on time, which was like a miracle, considering what everyone needed to go through!

Al Egan

Edwards Lifesciences

Project Types
Research & Development

Our Experience

  • exterior sheet metal and glass building

    Our specialized laboratory construction expertise provides customers with a seasoned team to plan, coordinate, build and validate projects of all sizes and complexities.

    Eli Lilly Tenant Improvement

  • Interior of a laboratory.

    To treat the most dangerous infectious diseases, researchers need highly specialized workspaces. DPR brings the same rigorous and meticulous planning to constructing these facilities as the scientists who work in them.

    Georgia State University Petit Science Center BSL-3 Lab Renovation

  • Clean room interior

    DPR leads the industry in cleanroom expertise supporting projects ranging from Cell and Gene Therapy single-use clinical trial space built under tight capital constraints to large bulk fermentation facilities for monoclonal antibodies. Our extensive database of stick-built and modular cleanroom projects can help inform which application is best for your project without the need for upfront commitments.

    Illumina Project Fire Turtle

  • University teaching laboratory

    University teaching labs are educating the next generation of scientists, engineers, and innovators. Our skilled teams deliver these facilities on time and on budget to enable your students to get to work.

    Penn State Agricultural and Bio-Engineering Building Renewal

  • Lab

    As the drive for innovation remains paramount for the Life Sciences industry, one of the essential steps in advancing your company’s R&D capabilities – the procurement of a facility’s R&D equipment – is also one of the most complex. Our in-house experts will execute the buyout and expediting services of this equipment so that you can focus on solving critical problems through new ideas. 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.

    Photo: ATCC BSL3 Laboratory Renovation

Meet Our Leadership
National R&D Leadership
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who we are

Life Sciences Core Market Co-Leader

Supporting life sciences customers in their work to help change people’s lives for the better is Dennis Kirkpatrick’s primary focus as Co-Leader for DPR’s Life Sciences Core Market. With experience in delivering best-in-class outcomes for biotechnology…

Line drawing of a room in a life sciences lab.
Mike Marston portrait
who we are

Life Sciences Core Market Co-Leader

Mike Marston’s construction career began when he was offered his first internship following a summer spent roofing houses. A graduate of Carnegie Mellon University with a degree in Civil Engineering & Engineering and Public Policy, Mike joined DPR in…

who we are

Higher Education Core Market Leader

With a successful track record in a diverse range of market sectors including federal design-build construction, higher education, government R&D, mission critical and life sciences, Greg Fraikor brings a seasoned perspective and experience to his work.…

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