Health Research Innovation Centre

• 56,000m 2 total project; 32,000m 2 Lab building, 24,000m 2 TRW

• 30 month construction period, anticipated completion date Spring 2006

• Provide a positive economic impact through the creation of over 1300 new employment opportunities for faculty, staff, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows

• Faculty of Medicine's external research revenue will grow from $100M to $200M over five years

• Clinical capacity to serve over 150,000 patients per year

• Attractive incentive for recruitment and retention of internationally recognized clinicians, academics and researchers

• Total projected cost $200M

Activities within the HRIC will be based upon a transdisciplinary model that will be greatly enhanced through orienting research groups and related clinical practices within newly developed Institutes (link word to Institutes page). Institutes will be created in areas where the Faculty of Medicine has already achieved internationally recognized strength. By creating these Institutes, we will be better positioned to foster continued research growth, while also helping to enhance and improve clinical care, education and other health resources in the community and throughout Southern Alberta.

The HRIC will play a critical role in attracting and retaining some of the world's best researchers to the University of Calgary. The progressive atmosphere provided by the HRIC will foster interdisciplinary collaboration between researchers, clinicians and educators throughout the University, province and beyond – significantly advancing Alberta's international research reputation.