The Promega Corporation, one of Madison’s most successful homegrown companies, is a world leader in biotechnology research and providing innovative solutions and technical support to the life sciences industry.

Over the course of two decades, JSD has worked in collaboration with Promega Corporation on campus planning efforts and obtaining land use entitlements for the corporate headquarters and their research/development and production facilities located in Fitchburg, Wisconsin. This roughly 200-acre campus incorporates multiple high-tech research and development laboratories and biotechnology production facilities. The campus integrates sustainable stormwater management and preservation of wetland and woodland habitats. In providing campus planning assistance, JSD played a key role with the design team that was focused on integrated site design, innovative and timeless architecture, environmental resources management and sustainability.

Key components of the Promega Campus include: the Agora Center and prairie swale (pictured above), which is a central gathering space with a wellness center, retail space, a community ideation center, and administrative offices; a centrally-located, seven-acre prairie restoration and stormwater management habitat; the Feynman Center, which is dedicated to biotechnology manufacturing; the Biotechnology Pharmaceutical Center that houses state-of-the-art manufacturing and testing facilities; a research and development facility; and the Woods Hollow Children’s Center, a nonprofit childcare facility available to Promega employees.