Built for Precision and Compliance
Life science environments demand high-stakes execution. Every square foot is optimized for performance, safety, and speed-to-market. Whether we’re supporting a startup with its first lab or retrofitting space for an enterprise-scale client, our team meets exacting requirements without compromise. We’ve delivered successful outcomes for the Bay Area’s most advanced workplaces, bringing field-tested systems and problem-solving foresight into every lab, clean room, and cGMP space. When your science can’t afford setbacks, MAI keeps it moving.
What Our Life Science Construction Projects Cover
We combine technical precision, field-driven execution, and responsive project coordination to deliver highly specialized environments for scientific progress. Whether you're building a clean room from the ground up or retrofitting existing research space, our services are designed to support changing scopes and rigorous standards.
Clean Space Construction
Clean space construction is more than sealing surfaces and installing HEPA filters. It’s about sequencing the build for contamination control and regulatory alignment. MAI manages the entire process from material selection to airflow coordination to deliver certified and commissioned clean environments.
Laboratory Construction
We build labs and hybrid spaces that give you the setup to succeed. MAI coordinates MEP systems, specialty gases, power distribution, and casework to ensure full functionality from day one. You get a lab built specifically for your science.
Proactive Scheduling
MAI Construction delivers high-performance BSL environments built for safety, scalability, and scientific rigor. From BSL-1 through BSL-3, we understand the mechanical systems, containment protocols, and compliance measures required to support secure research. Our field-informed approach ensures your lab is constructed for real-world use, without sacrificing speed or precision.
Infrastructure Upgrades for Life Science Environments
Scientific spaces evolve. So must their systems. MAI delivers infrastructure upgrades that incorporate high-demand power, advanced HVAC, and fast-evolving equipment needs—all with minimal disruption to ongoing operations.
Life Science General Contractors Who Know the Stakes
MAI understands the regulatory pressure, timeline volatility, and interdisciplinary coordination that life science projects demand. That’s why our project managers, superintendents, and safety leads all bring deep experience with technical builds in occupied or sensitive environments. We’ve supported clients through aggressive go-to-market timelines, lab-to-office conversions, and major facility repositioning efforts. Our ability to align technical requirements with long-term usability sets MAI apart.
Leading Life Science Teams Partner With MAI
MAI brings the structure and responsiveness required to keep projects moving, even when the science shifts. Our integrated teams help simplify approvals, manage scope, and maintain momentum across complex builds. We operate as an extension of your internal team, aligning with your goals, safety protocols, and success metrics.
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Proven delivery across cGMP, R&D, and clean space environments
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Strong planning and collaboration with architects, engineers, and commissioning agents
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Tight schedules met without sacrificing quality or compliance
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Highly responsive site supervision and project management
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Experience delivering lab spaces inside occupied buildings
Trusted Results From Life Science Construction Projects
“I wanted to express my sincere gratitude to all MAI staff for their hard work, dedication, commitment, and perseverance in the many successful projects you have delivered to Abbott…I have never worked with a contractor that has been so willing and flexible to adjust to the needs in the completion of our projects…Simply put, your organization is outstanding!”
Abbott Laboratories
With over 7,000 completed projects and a 92% repeat client rate, MAI is the construction management partner of choice for forward-thinking organizations.