$100 million in federal funding for the Research
Institute of the McGill University Health Centre on the Glen Campus
will result in groundbreaking medical advances

“Thanks to the CFI, our plan to bring together our investigators
on the Glen and Mountain campuses in order to bridge biomedical
research and clinical medicine is assured,” noted Dr. Arthur T.
Porter. “The award will support building areas of roughly 40,000
GSM (400,000 GSF) for the Research Institute’s Centre for
Innovative Medicine, Centre for Translational Biology and
Evaluative Research infrastructure on the Glen Campus. The addition
of research neighbourhoods, shared platforms and equipment for 180
clinical, evaluative and biomedical researchers will enhance the
MUHC’s capacity for meaningful innovation dramatically. I am
tremendously proud of the leadership of our Research Institute’s
Director, Dr. Vassilios Papadopoulos, and the entire MUHC-McGill
team who worked on this landmark application.”

The new Research Institute of the MUHC at the Glen Campus will
house some of the most advanced scientific facilities, equipment
and technology. It will bring together researchers in both
pediatric and adult medicine, promoting discoveries that will yield
new treatments and cures for patients of all ages. The CFI grant
will be matched by an additional $100 million in funding from the
Quebec government and approximately $50 million in funds from
donors.

“Our researchers are currently spread out over more than 65
separate labs located in 50- to 100-year-old buildings that impose
severe constraints on their activities,” said Dr. Vassilios
Papadopoulos, Director of the Research Institute of the MUHC.
“Given the world-class achievements of our scientists and
clinicians in these poor conditions, one can only dream of the
discoveries that will emerge from a modern facility that is
designed to encourage the interdisciplinary collaborations and
synergies that are the basis for true scientific innovation.”

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