Australia breaks ground on $502m health education and research complex

The facility is set to open in 2028.

The Australian government, the University of Sydney, and the Sydney Local Health District have broken ground on the $502m (A$780m) Sydney Biomedical Accelerator, a large-scale health education and research complex.

The facility is set to open in 2028 and will accommodate over 1,200 researchers and clinician scientists. It will be located on a 36,000-square-metre site next to the University of Sydney and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.

The project includes two new eight-level biomedical research buildings, which will be connected to the university and hospital via elevated bridges.

The facility will include laboratory and collaboration spaces for researchers, clinicians and industry, as well as an innovation and start-up hub.

It will also feature a high-tech biobank for storing tissue samples, cells, blood and DNA for research purposes, along with infrastructure to support high-performance computing and precision medicine.

Moreover, it will house surgery and anatomy research and teaching facilities, along with core research capabilities for microscopy, preclinical imaging, drug discovery, protein production and purification.

Space will also be dedicated to clinical trials and patient-facing clinical services.

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