University Of Sussex To Get New Life Sciences Building
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An application to build a new life sciences building at the University of Sussex has been approved, paving the way for the creation of 600 new jobs in the process.
The new development will feature five floors of high-tech teaching spaces, modern laboratories and social spaces. It will also include a new Bio-Innovation Centre, which will provide a space for growing bio-medical businesses and enable them to work alongside students and staff.
There will also be collaborative spaces, designed to encourage the university’s molecular biologists, zoologists, chemists, neuroscientists and pharmacologists to conduct research alongside one another and develop new scientific insight.
Professor Michael Davies, Pro-Vice Chancellor for Research at the university, commented: “By becoming a hub for bio-innovation, we will help to foster an emerging sector in the region, which will have a legacy for years to come.”
He added that the new building will help the university in developing the skills of the scientists of tomorrow.
Head of the School of Life Sciences Professor Laurence Pearl explained that the new building will help ensure the university is able to conduct groundbreaking research for decades to come.
Working collaboratively across disciplines is a key benefit to this new centre, he added, stating that it will enable teams to “make life-changing scientific discoveries”.
There is a lot of positive sentiment surrounding the UK’s life sciences sector at present, with the Daily Telegraph reporting last month that early stage investment in the sector tripled in 2016.
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