High-Tech Training
This reimagined West Coast hub delivers flexible, tech-forward training space for medical innovation and global collaboration.
Innovation Training Center
Lake Forest, CA
Alcon, a global leader in eye care innovation, sought to transform an aging conference space into a dynamic center for global training, product demonstrations, and remote collaboration. The company needed a facility that could host live-streamed events and support in-person learning for visiting surgeons, software developers, and healthcare professionals from around the world.
At its Lake Forest, California R&D campus, Alcon established a new Innovation Training Center with advanced AV capabilities, customizable wet labs, and flexible room configurations. Designed to showcase Alcon’s latest technologies—including equipment, consumables, and surgical software—the facility enables hands-on interaction in a modern, adaptable setting.
To achieve these goals, the design team created a central thoroughfare that connects the building’s key components, acting as both a guided tour path and visual highlight of the labs, mock treatment rooms, and development spaces. An integrated audiovisual infrastructure supports live broadcasts and global virtual learning, while modular utilities enable wet labs and training suites to expand, contract, and reconfigure as needed.
The completed Innovation Training Center now serves as a West Coast anchor for Alcon’s training and R&D efforts, providing a versatile platform that accelerates knowledge sharing and product development across continents.
To achieve these goals, the design team created a central thoroughfare that connects the building’s key components, acting as both a guided tour path and visual highlight of the labs, mock treatment rooms, and development spaces. An integrated audiovisual infrastructure supports live broadcasts and global virtual learning, while modular utilities enable wet labs and training suites to expand, contract, and reconfigure as needed.
The completed Innovation Training Center now serves as a West Coast anchor for Alcon’s training and R&D efforts, providing a versatile platform that accelerates knowledge sharing and product development across continents.
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