Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
McMaster University opened the $71-million Michael G. DeGroote Centre of Learning and Discovery on Sept. 22, 2005. Housing over 250 scientists that will work collaboratively to discover new gene-based medicines, the facility includes a specialized robotic microscope, one of three in the world. Featuring primarily open laboratories, the facility houses the Centre for Functional Genomics; the Centre for Gene Therapeutics; the Institute for Cancer and Stem Cell Biology Research; the Robert E. Fitzhenry Vector Laboratory; and Allergen. Also located in the building is the DeGroote School of Medicine, featuring lecture halls, high-technology classrooms, intensive care units for Hamilton Health Sciences, and a three-story atrium.
