Lurie Biomedical Engineering Center
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The Ann and Robert H. Lurie Biomedical Engineering Building officially opened in August 2006. It was part of an expansion of the University of Michigan
Biomedical Engineering
Department (BME). The building houses researchers previously spread through several different University of Michigan campus locations.
The project consists of 31670 sq ft (2,942.2 m²) of new construction in the form of an addition, with 23370 sq ft (2,171.1 m²) of renovated space in an existing building. Programs in the facility emphasize cellular and molecular biotechnologies. The addition contains research laboratory and support space. The renovation provides wet and dry teaching labs, classrooms, a computer classroom, support spaces, conference rooms, meeting rooms, faculty offices, a kitchen, and clerical support spaces.
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical engineering
Biomedical Engineering is the application of engineering principles and design concepts to medicine and biology. This field seeks to close the gap between engineering and medicine: It combines the design and problem solving skills of engineering with medical and biological sciences to improve...
Department (BME). The building houses researchers previously spread through several different University of Michigan campus locations.
The project consists of 31670 sq ft (2,942.2 m²) of new construction in the form of an addition, with 23370 sq ft (2,171.1 m²) of renovated space in an existing building. Programs in the facility emphasize cellular and molecular biotechnologies. The addition contains research laboratory and support space. The renovation provides wet and dry teaching labs, classrooms, a computer classroom, support spaces, conference rooms, meeting rooms, faculty offices, a kitchen, and clerical support spaces.