The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center may need to visit its brochure printers for an update; the research facility has begun construction on an expansion project – priced at $45m – that encompasses a three story, 79,000 sq ft addition. This will increase the Center’s laboratory space, and is anticipated to bring at least 100 new jobs to the research field.
According to Jay Nixon, the governor of Missouri, the center has been a considerable “anchor” for innovation in life sciences in the region.
Speaking further, Nixon said that the new $45m expansion looks set to build on past successes, encouraging even more businesses to create jobs in the state’s high-tech sector.
The Science Center was founded back in 1998 as a non-profit research facility. Research projects from the site have a number of goals, including the improvement of human health and addressing the needs of the hungry, as well as preserving and renewing the environment. Further, the facility holds the aim of positioning St. Louis and the surrounding region as a global leader in plant science.
Work carried out at the Centre is funded by grants and contracts from many different sources, such as the U.S. Department of Energy, the National Institutes of Health, and the National Science Foundation.
It also teamed up with the St. Louis Economic Partnership to make this expansion possible.
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