Adjacent to the Sanctuary is the old Educational Wing which is being reimagined as The Crucible, a multi-use complex of offices and wet and dry lab space that will act as a makerspace for researchers, innovators and entrepreneurs in the biotech, materials sciences, and optics and photonics industries.

The Crucible is intentionally designed to support the innovation, skills and capital needs of existing and emerging industries and emphasizes creating value and income in the economy through increased productivity and trade within our materials science industries.