Translational Health Sciences Thought Leaders

For the majority of his professional career, Jon Crane has technically planned and led laboratory projects, and worked with facilities translating scientific discoveries into heath care solutions.

Expert at strategic planning for translational research and biocontainment facilities, Jon has developed processes for planning facilities to take discoveries through the development process into clinical application.

He has been involved in the development of national and international laboratory safety guidelines and was responsible for editing the facilities issues in the 4th Edition of CDC/NIH "Biosafety in Microbiologcal and Biomedical Laboratories."

Brian Kowalchuk is inspired by the way science bridges and unites continents and cultures, by both fostering new development and strengthening international ties.

He is committed to designing facilities that support science, increase productivity, and improve scientific output.

He feels the architecture itself is of equal importance to functional design, and works to raise the bar on the design of research facilities, taking them to a new level to celebrate the art of discovery.