The facility, opposite The Christie in Withington, will help develop new treatments by bringing world-class scientists under one roof.
The battle to beat cancer gets a huge boost today with the opening of Manchester’s £28.5m specialist research centre The centre, opposite The Christie in Withington, will help develop new treatments by bringing world-class scientists under one roof. The vision for the project – a joint initiative by the hospital trust, Cancer Research UK and the University of Manchester – is to develop ‘personalised therapies’ for patients.
Prof Nic Jones, the centre’s director, said: “I am thrilled to see the building open as it looks absolutely fantastic. “The new research centre will make a tremendous difference to the way cancer is treated in future. “The new centre will attract world-class scientists and help to save thousands of lives both here and around the world.”
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