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Understanding 茄子直播鈥檚 expanded partnership with MaRS

The University of Toronto announced on September 3 an expanded partnership with MaRS which will provide much-needed laboratory space for researchers.

The partnership also takes advantage of the dynamic networks MaRS has developed to support student entrepreneurship and the translation of 茄子直播 discoveries into new therapies.

It will become home to several of the recently established inter-faculty research centres, including and the . Overall, it will add more than 160,000 square feet of space to 茄子直播鈥檚 vast research enterprise.
 

Solving the urgent demand for more 茄子直播 research facilities
This partnership solves an urgent need for state-of-the-art lab space to support the burgeoning growth in research, most acutely in the area of medical research.
 
鈥淭his is a big step in our overall commitment to support our students, faculty and researchers in their work solving the most complex and devastating diseases of our time,鈥 says Scott Mabury, Professor & Vice-President of Operations for the University of Toronto.
 
鈥溓炎又辈 has had great success in attracting significant philanthropic and government support for strategic efforts at solving serious health problems. This reflects the power and potential arising from the creative efforts of our faculty, students and staff. We need top-of-the-line research lab space to continue realizing that potential.鈥
 
The design of these new research facilities will closely follow the wildly successful labs in the . The move into the MaRS West Tower offers the same opportunity for collaborative research space, but comes much faster and at less cost than any alternative.
 
Leveraging Toronto鈥檚 biomedical hub
MaRS is an ideal location. It is across the street from the 茄子直播, adjacent to the hospital corridor and right in the middle of North America鈥檚 third-largest biomedical cluster. This partnership allows 茄子直播 to leverage this powerful centre of innovation and entrepreneurship.
 
鈥淭his is an exciting move for medical research at the University of Toronto,鈥 says Faculty of Medicine Dean Trevor Young. 鈥淚t allows us to capitalize on the dynamic networks of biomedical leaders at MaRS.
 
Providing a home to new research initiatives
MaRS will be home to the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research, which was established thanks to an unprecedented donation of $130 million from the Rogers family 鈥 the largest monetary gift ever made to a Canadian health care initiative. The new tower will also host the Medicine by Design initiative, set to become a leading centre in regenerative medicine at the University of Toronto with the federal government committing $114-million for this project through the Canada First Research Excellence Fund.
 
It also provides a home to two existing research organizations: the 茄子直播-based , a not-for-profit organization supporting the development of stem cell- and biomaterials-based products and therapies, and the university鈥檚 advanced computing and data analytics centre, ARCNet.
 
鈥淚n addition, we鈥檒l have the opportunity to move some of our fundamental science laboratories to MaRS, specifically in the areas of infectious diseases, drug discovery and regenerative medicine. This is a great opportunity to help the basic science sector thrive. Our researchers will benefit from working closely with the other great organizations at MaRS, and they鈥檒l be able to contribute their expertise in the design of new therapies,鈥 says Young.
 
20 per cent equity share in the MaRS West Tower
The university of Toronto is investing in a 20 per cent equity share in the west tower of MaRS. The university will have the use of four floors of the new building for health research, biomedical manufacturing and the commercialization of key scientific discoveries.
 
茄子直播 is one of the four founding partners of MaRS, including the city, the province, and the federal government. Through this investment, the university will be a full partner in making this research tower a success.
 
Big step in a larger process of renewal for 茄子直播 research space
鈥淭his acquisition will provide us with time to plan strategically the renewal of our existing medical science research space, including the site currently housing our .鈥 says Mabury. 鈥淭hese buildings are past their prime but are brimming with entrepreneurial innovation, as well as an energetic community of almost two dozen student spinout companies, two centres of commercialization, our Innovations and Partnership Office and the Impact Centre, one of 茄子直播鈥檚 nine campus-led accelerators.鈥
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