Life Sciences

Purpose-Built Facilities for Life Sciences.

The life sciences market is evolving rapidly, fueled by advancements in biopharmaceuticals, diagnostics, and biotechnology. Companies need facilities that meet rigorous standards for quality, efficiency, and compliance while remaining adaptable to future needs.

Gray brings industry-specific expertise to every project, from biopharmaceutical manufacturing to cleanroom construction. Our integrated design-build approach streamlines communication, reduces risk, and accelerates delivery— ensuring your facility is ready to support your mission on time and within budget.

With a focus on precision engineering, sustainable design, and operational excellence, Gray partners with life sciences innovators to overcome complex challenges and deliver infrastructure that drives progress in healthcare and beyond.

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Our Capabilities Fit Your Project Needs

Pre-Project Services: Capital planning and comprehensive site strategy to align with business goals and optimize site utilization.
Regulatory Compliance: Achieving FDA, GMP, and ISO requirements with precision and confidence. Over 1 million s.f. of FDA compliant space completed on projects.
Safety & Containment: Prioritizing safety as our core value through robust containment strategies.
Flexible Engineering & Design: Architectural, civil, structural, and process engineering tailored to unique project needs.
Manufacturing Excellence: In-house bioreactor and custom equipment fabrication for high-quality manufacturing solutions.
Technology Integration: Advanced automation, controls, and process system optimization to enhance operational efficiency.
Speed to Market: Accelerating project timelines with streamlined design-build processes.
Construction Execution: Self-perform services, project management, and on-site supervision to ensure safe, on time, and on budget project delivery.
Cleanroom Expertise: Extensive experience working with Class 1, 10, and 100 cleanrooms.

Construction
Pre-construction

Facility

Equipment

Self-perform

Strategic sourcing & procurement
Design
Pre-Design

Architecture

Design Technology

Specialized Services

Post-Design
Real Estate
Incentive coordination

Land acquisition

Construction financing

Build-to-suit/sale leaseback

Automation Solutions
Automation & Controls

Digital Transformation

OT & Cybersecurity

Robotics & Vision Systems
Engineering
Civil engineering & site utility design

Mechanical engineering

Electrical engineering

Refrigeration engineering

Process & packaging systems engineering

Post-design services

Specialized services

Specialty Equipment

Custom equipment design-build	Processing equipment
OEM contract manufacturing	Control panel fabrication & integration
Stainless-steel & specialty alloy fabrication	Distributed products
Modular process skids

Collaboration with Gray Development.

Gray Development offers comprehensive build-to-suit solutions tailored to the life sciences sector, addressing the increasing demand for specialized facilities. Their services encompass site selection, incentive coordination, construction financing, and build-to-suit lease structures, ensuring a seamless development process from concept to completion.

By integrating deep market insights with flexible financing options, Gray Development provides turnkey project development, allowing for quicker occupancy and reduced total costs for customers. Their expertise extends across various markets, including advanced technology and manufacturing, making them well-equipped to meet the unique needs of life sciences projects.

This integrated approach positions Gray Development as a valuable partner for life sciences companies seeking customized, efficient, and cost-effective facility solutions.

Family of Companies. One Cohesive Team.

Founded in 1960, Gray has grown to encompass an integrated family of companies designed to complement each other’s specialized capabilities. Our robust offering—which includes strategy, operational improvements, construction, and engineering—enables us to create one-of-a-kind solutions at the highest levels of customization, delivering precision and partnership to some of the world’s most sophisticated organizations.

Gray AES delivers tailored design solutions for industrial facilities, offering in-house architecture and engineering expertise for greenfield projects, renovations, and expansions. With specialized focus and flexible delivery methods, such as design-build or design-bid-build, we provide comprehensive or discipline-specific services to meet our customers’ unique needs.

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NexGen Contracting, the self-perform arm of Gray, specializes in executing turnkey project scopes, including concrete, steel, millwright, and finishes. Through NexGen, Gray delivers experienced labor and efficient collaboration to keep projects on schedule and on budget. The NexGen team is made of career, trade-specific professionals and core craftsmen with decades of experience who are dedicated to meeting our customers’ unique needs. NexGen offers a wide range of self-perform services, which include supervision, administration, craft labor, materials, tools, documentation, consumables, and safety devices to successfully carry projects from start to finish.

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Founded in the 1940s primarily as a commercial and residential heating and air conditioning company, Anderson Dahlen Inc., a Gray company, has grown into a world-renowned leader for specialty equipment and stainless steel fabrication services in the Food & Beverage, Industrial, and Pharmaceutical markets.

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AD Process Equipment is your single source for system design and process equipment integration. Our experienced team works with customers to meet demands in bulk processing and material handling by providing practical design solutions that cater to their unique needs. Our personalized solutions in equipment and technology give customers a competitive edge in the ever-changing global marketplace.

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