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The city of Phoenix is committed to furthering the well being of our citizens through biomedical research and direct patient care. The only urban Biomedical campus in Arizona will provide an exceptional location for firms to recruit the most talented doctors and researchers. Let us help you locate or expand your bio company to Phoenix. The city-owned Phoenix Biomedical Campus at Copper Square (PBC), is a 28-acre urban research park planned for two million sq. ft. of biomedical related research, laboratory, and academic facilities. Present tenants include:

TGen/IGC Headquarters

• The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and the International Genomics Consortium (IGC) headquarters opened in December 2004 and is a $46 million, six-story, 170,000 sq. foot research facility.
• The National Institue of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disorders (NIDDK) laboratories identifies and characterizes susceptibility genes for diabetes and obesity as these affect the Native American population
• The University of Arizona College of Medicine is expected to begin with 24 students in fall 2007 and expects to expand to 150 students. The historic former Phoenix Union High School buildings along Van Buren between 5th and 7th streets are being renovated for this project.
• The Arizona Biomedical Collaborative (ABC) initiative is currently underconstruction and will be a four story building of approximately 85,000 sq. feet. The facility will be located along 5th Street just south of the TGen/IGC headquarters. The ABC will house the ASU Department of Bioinformatics and wet lab space for the U of A College of Medicine, diabetes, cancer, and neurological research.
• Phoenix Union Bioscience High School - The Phoenix Union High School District is constructing the Bioscience High School which will be located in close proximity to the Phoenix Biomedical Campus. The Bioscience High School will be located at Pierce and McKinley between 5th and 6th streets. Construction will begin in the summer of 2006. The four year high school will be 52,000 sq. feet with a rooftop lab, outside amphitheater, classrooms, and science labs. The Bioscience High School is scheduled to open in the spring of 2007 and expects to eventually serve a total of 400 students.
• Arizona State University Downtown Phoenix Campus

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