He was a firm believer in can do. But he needed his team to think clearly so that he could do that. "Yeah, do you have anything on that?" Getting to the bottom line, perhaps giving her something other than the wish that brought him here to think about would make her less upset.
He wasn't so sure if it would work, or if there was much she could have, considering he hadn't seen any sign of a place that would house a lab like hers.