Indiana University Indianapolis is expanding science and engineering facility

Indiana University Indianapolis is constructing a 52,000-square-foot addition to its Science and Engineering Lab Building.

The expanded facility will be known as the STEM Lab Building, the university says.

IU Research will operate the interdisciplinary research building, which will serve as the cornerstone of the university's Science and Technology Corridor. 

Supported by $60 million in state funding, the new building will contain laboratory spaces, including a 3D bioprinter lab, an advanced physics lab and research cores. Lab space will support the development of advanced sensors to be used in a variety of biomedical applications, like diagnostics and continuous health monitoring systems, wearable devices and integrated sensors.

The STEM Lab Building will be home to the Convergent Bioscience and Technology Institute and the Institute for Human Health and Wellbeing.

“The new STEM Lab Building will serve as the physical and intellectual nucleus for the Convergent Bioscience and Technology Institute’s four technological pillars: sensing technologies, new implantables, molecular assessments and smart drug delivery,” said Executive Director Chia-Ying “James” Lin.

Work on the building and lab renovations are slated to be complete in fall 2026.