State-of-the Art Facilities with Room to Grow

PVLSI is housed in a state-of-the-art biomedical research space designed to maximize scientific interaction among diverse researchers. Our 17,000 sq. ft facility is fully equipped and staffed for animal care, histology, cell culture, and molecular biology. The open floor plan enables sharing of capital equipment so that each team has cost effective access to a wide range of instrumentation while keeping teams in touch with other projects. Additional space has been reserved for future expansion.

Shared equipment includes:

• FACScan
• Confocal laser microscope
• Whole animal in vivo imaging system
• Real-time PCR
• Robotics devices for conventional histology and immunohistochemistry

Strategic Location

Springfield, Massachusetts offers proximity to major biomedical business and research centers; reasonable cost of doing business; and an outstanding quality of life with moderate cost of living.

• 8 medical schools and 13 research universities within 100 miles; over 700 life science companies within a 3 hour drive
• 30 minute drive to Bradley International Airport, 10 minute drive to an Amtrak station with direct service to New York, 90 minute drive to Boston
• Easy access to resources, scientists and facilities of Baystate Medical Center (western Massachusetts' only tertiary care referral center and a major teaching hospital) and UMass Amherst (a Research Extensive university)