EUGENE, Ore. — Design details were revealed on Tuesday for the second major science building at the University of Oregon’s Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Science Impact, university officials said. .
UO officials said the new building, unveiled at an event May 23, will be a 185,000-square-foot, multi-story bioengineering and applied science research facility. The building is currently under construction on Riverfront Parkway, the college said.
“With the addition of Knight Campus Building 2, we are just getting started,” said Robert Guldberg, Vice President and Executive Director of Knight Campus. “The buildings, made possible through the visionary partnership of the Knights, are the scaffolding upon which our donors and partners enable us to build world-class academic, research and innovation programs.
The building will double the university’s research and development capabilities for new biomedical technologies and also provide additional space for its expanding academic programs, college officials said.
College officials said the new building is expected to open in December 2025 and is expected to house 20 to 23 research groups focused on bioengineering and biomedical computer science. The building will also include a central biofabrication and bioanalysis facility that will allow researchers to understand and then grow synthetic cells, tissues and organs, UO officials said.
The college said the new building is the second phase of the Knight Campus development funded by a second $500 million gift from Penny and Phil Knight. The Oregon Legislature also approved $10 million in support funding for the new building’s advanced technologies, OU officials said.
