Submitted by Vicky Yee K Reid on Mon, 11/07/2022 - 09:55
The new Heart & Lung Institute opens today in Cambridge, bringing together the largest concentration of scientists and clinicians in heart and lung medicine in Europe.
The building will see more than 380 staff from the University of Cambridge and Royal Papworth housed under one roof, all working together to tackle some of the world’s major killers: cardiovascular diseases are estimated to cause nearly 18 million deaths per year, mostly due to heart attacks and stroke, with respiratory diseases such as pneumonia and lung cancer just behind. There will be 'wet labs', a clinical research facility, data science and epidemiology research teams, spaces for postgraduate education, collaboration spaces and much more.