A new home for the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology on the 探花直播鈥檚 West Cambridge site was formally opened today by the 探花直播 Chancellor, 探花直播Lord Sainsbury of Turville.听

In this new home the Department draws together expertise that bridges traditional boundaries of chemical engineering and biotechnology.

Lord Sainsbury of Turville

探花直播new building is the first of its kind to house the whole cycle of scientific investigation in chemical engineering and biotechnology, and its teaching and commercialisation, under one roof: from fundamental research right through to technology innovation, development and spin-out.

探花直播Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology was formed in 2008 by the merger of Chemical Engineering with the former Institute of Biotechnology. 探花直播Department works at the interfaces between engineering, chemistry, biology and physics. Its scientists work together with industry leaders and entrepreneurs at the interfaces of these science disciplines to develop innovative solutions to a range of global challenges: from finding new ways to create sustainable energies and conserve the environment to developing innovative healthcare technologies to diagnose and combat disease.

鈥淲e create a unique multidisciplinary research environment within the 探花直播, in which collaborations with academic and industrial organisations flourish,鈥 said Professor John Dennis, Head of Department.

鈥淚n this new home the Department draws together expertise that bridges traditional boundaries of chemical engineering and biotechnology鈥 said the Chancellor in his remarks. 鈥淚t is also the home of a Department which has an outstanding track record of innovation. Its research spans from artificial heart valves to affordable disease diagnostic tools. Partnerships are the key: with entrepreneurs and companies around our city; with health partners near and far; with NGOs and institutes across the globe.鈥

Today鈥檚 opening ceremony was followed by tours of the new building, demonstrations of some of the department鈥檚 world-leading research, and overviews of its teaching and learning activities.

探花直播construction of the building was supported by donations from the Wolfson Foundation, Infinitus (China) Company Ltd, Johnson Matthey Plc, the Garfield Weston Foundation, Dr Robin Paul, and the Gillham Charitable Trust.

探花直播new building was designed by BDP architects, with a project team that includes Ramboll UK as civil and structural engineers and Hoare Lea as services engineers.

It features a wide range of biological laboratories to Bio Safety Levels Two and Three, cleanrooms, sensitive laser, optics and imaging laboratories, a Magnetic Resonance Research Centre, materials and processes laboratories and an undergraduate teaching laboratory.

探花直播teaching facilities support these laboratories through dedicated spaces that include two 120-seat lecture theatres, a postgraduate open plan researcher write-up space, and academic and administrative offices.


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