UZH inaugurates new laboratory building

(CONNECT) UZH has a new laboratory building on the Irchel campus. The University and Canton of Zurich officially inaugurated the Y80 at the beginning of April, UZH reported in a press release. Laboratory space, operating theaters and rooms for imaging procedures were created on an area of 2450 square meters.

The Institute of Molecular Cancer Research, the Musculoskeletal Research Unit and the Center for Preclinical Development are moving into Y80. They were previously spread across various UZH locations. By merging the institutes, the university hopes to achieve more efficient use of the institutes and enable them to work closely together on an interdisciplinary basis. The university also hopes that the proximity of the research groups will accelerate the transfer of knowledge from basic research to practical application.

"The ceremonial opening of the Y80 shows once again that the University of Zurich and the Canton of Zurich are working together to provide first-class research conditions," writes UZH in the press release. "The building is an important contribution to modern cutting-edge research and the innovative strength of Zurich as a location," said Silvia Steiner, Director of Education of the Canton of Zurich. ce/hs