Engineered for Breakthroughs: Your Partner in Life Science & Biotech

For a life science or biotech company, operational continuity and uptime are critical. In your work to shape the future, you can’t afford unexpected downtime. We’re your trusted partner, delivering proactive, comprehensive mechanical solutions to ensure your facility operates with the precision and reliability your work demands.

MacDonald-Miller offers a full-service model that brings together in-house engineering, design-build capabilities, and non-proprietary controls. This means we can deliver smarter, more cost-effective results without the vendor lock-in or integration issues common with “Frankenstein” systems. From upfront design and fabrication to ongoing maintenance and compliance support, we ensure your systems are optimized so you can focus on your groundbreaking work.

Specialized Expertise and Precision in Critical Environments

For life science and biotech companies, MacDonald-Miller is a trusted partner that ensures critical facilities operate with the precision and reliability their work demands. We deliver proactive, comprehensive mechanical solutions tailored to the unique needs of labs, vivariums, and R&D facilities.

Integrated Solutions for Seamless Operations

MacDonald-Miller goes beyond a typical service provider by offering a full-service model that includes in-house engineering, design-build capabilities, and non-proprietary controls. Our expertise in navigating complex compliance standards like ASHRAE 170 and NFPA 99 allows smarter delivery and more cost-effective results without the vendor lock-in of “Frankenstein” systems.

Reliability, Uptime, and Long-Term Partnership

We’re committed to our customers long-term. With 24/7 on-call teams that provide rapid, same-day or next-day responses, MacDonald-Miller stands by its work long after the project is done. We also proactively guide customers through complex clean building laws and helps with decarbonization goals, ensuring facilities are compliant and efficient for the future.

Featured Project

Umoja Biopharma HQ_ JULES

Seattle, WA

  • Award Winning
  • Boiler
  • Chiller

This 85,000 SF design-build tenant improvement for Umoja Biopharma is a 50/50 lab and office split on Floors 3, 4, and 5 of a 12-story R&D and office tower. Each floor has a dedicated exhaust and supply air handling unit. The mechanical design utilizes a hydronic heating and chilled water system to serve lab AHUs and FCUs for the office space. The lab portion houses fume hoods with gas distribution (house lab air, CO2, O2, compressed air, and N2) throughout the space.

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Life Science & BioTech Capabilities Spotlight

Service & Maintenance

We specialize in new builds, offering services that cover design, pre-construction, fabrication, and planning. Our team combines innovation and expertise to ensure every project is executed efficiently and to the highest quality standards.

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Construction

We specialize in new builds, offering services that cover design, pre-construction, fabrication, and planning. Our team combines innovation and expertise to ensure every project is executed efficiently and to the highest quality standards.

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Controls

Implements advanced control systems that automate and optimize building operations such as lighting, HVAC, and energy management for improved efficiency.

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Life Science and BioTech Projects