As the name implies, a major biotechnology research & development center spanning several city blocks. Includes headquarters for United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), the ultra-modern R&D center for Philip Morris (where hundreds of scientists are trying to find some new-fangled application for that 'evil weed,' besides its current use), and one of the premier forensic science facilities in the country (base of the fictional crime novel heroine Kay Scarpetta).