{"id":2648,"date":"2026-07-16T04:40:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T04:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2648"},"modified":"2026-07-16T04:40:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T04:40:49","slug":"monell-chemical-senses-center-is-relocating-within-university-city-after-55-years-on-market-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2648","title":{"rendered":"Monell Chemical Senses Center is relocating within University City after 55 years on Market Street"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div><audio><\/audio><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Monell Chemical Senses Center is relocating to a new facility in University Cityto expand its operations and evolve its science, officials announced Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2646\">Trevor Zegras agrees to a four-year contract extension to become the highest-paid Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The nonprofit research institute dedicated to studying taste and smell signed a 20-year lease at One uCity Square, a 13-story research hub, that will include more than $30 million worth of new infrastructure and facility improvements.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The new location at 25 N. 38th Street is a roughly seven-minute walk from the current home at 3500 Market Street, where Monell has resided since 1971.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Monell plans to finish moving into the new space in early 2027.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re just at capacity. We don\u2019t have the facilities that  are going to push us forward into the future,\u201d said Benjamin Smith, Monell\u2019s executive director and president.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The move has been a long time coming, as the center\u2019s more than 150 scientists and staff have outgrown its space over the last 50-plus years.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>For example, more scientists have wanted to use newer research methods, such as organoids \u2014 miniature versions of organs grown in the lab, he said. However, the current building has limited cell culture space and imaging capabilities.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cOur people are excited because we\u2019re moving to facilities that are going to help them do more of the work that they want to do,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2644\">Poll: 44% of Pennsylvanians say they\u2019re financially worse off now, while a majority oppose AI data centers<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>More shared space, room for growth<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The new space, which spans 64,000-square feet across three floors, is technically smaller than Monell\u2019s current building. However, the design will allow for more efficient use of lab space.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The modern facility has an open layout filled with shared spaces, \u201cas opposed to the old sort of academic lab where you were in one corner of a basement or one corner of a building and you locked your door,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>He hopes this will encourage collaborations and interactions between scientists. That includes both within Monell and with other groups in the building.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Its neighbors within One uCity will include Dispatch Bio, Century Therapeutics, Penn NSF AIRFoundry, among other research and biotech companies. The office building opened in 2023 and is now roughly 90% occupied.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Monell\u2019s iconic \u201cFace Fragment\u201d sculpture, perched outside its current building, will move too. The giant nose and mouth will be featured at the front of the One uCity building, looking out at the lawn.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re making sure that we don\u2019t lose that legacy,\u201d Smith said. \u201cWe take our culture and we move it into the new building and we grow it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2642\">How MLB\u2019s All-Star Game tribute to \u2018The Sandlot\u2019 came together \u2014 and what the kids said about their experiences with major leaguers<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The nonprofit research institute dedicated to studying taste and smell signed a 20-year lease at One uCity Square, a 13-story research hub.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2647,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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