The BioScience Research Collaborative was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (a global architectural, urban planning and engineering firm) and construction started in December 2006.
It was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill in San Francisco. Construction was initiated in December 2006 and the researchers occupied the building in the summer of 2009. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) is a global architectural, urban planning and engineering firm. 
