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A Canadian university is breaking ground on what it says will be the country's largest medical research center.
The Advanced Medical Research Center, set to open in 2026 at the University of Ottawa, is designed to bridge the discovery and commercialization of health care treatments, the Ottawa Citizen reports.
"For years, researchers, innovators, and health-care leaders have noted how a shortage of up-to-date research and wet-lab facilities has limited this region's potential to be a leader in health-care innovation and biotech commercialization," the university says in a press release.
"This has impeded, not only health-related research and development, but our ability to attract and retain top global talent in health-care innovation."
The center will house 350,000 square feet of state-of-the-art laboratory and research space, as well as a new Ottawa Health Innovation Hub, where researchers will team up with clinicians and investors to incubate and scale up startups to accelerate the commercialization of novel treatments.
The government of Canada is investing $115 million in the center.
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