The Scripps Research Institute, headquartered in La Jolla, California, created an East Coast campus in Jupiter, Florida primarily for biomedical research.
The new facility contains 250,000 square feet of research and development laboratories, 70,000 square feet of vivarium, and 40,000 square feet of administrative space. The research facility includes chemistry and biology laboratories and specialized laboratory support such as an NMR facility, BSL-3 facilities, X-ray crystallography, electron microscopes, and facilities for automation and robotics.