Case Studies

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Downloadable Proof Documents
Cost Effective Laboratory Expansion Within an Existing Space	University of Richmond Richmond, Virginia PDF file (143KB).
UBC Innovation at Work	Contains several examples of successful UBC applications. PDF file (62KB). Rev. 07/02

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