UB President John B. Simpson and Kaleida
Health President and CEO James R. Kaskie will be present today for an official 11PM groundbreaking ceremony, marking the official beginning of the collaborative
facility, which will include Kaleida Health’s Global Vascular Institute, UB’s
Center for Clinical and Translational Research and a UB Biosciences Incubator
on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus.
Once complete, with a targeted date of late 2011, UB researchers and faculty, along
with Kaleida Health physicians, will join in a united effort to deliver
state-of-the-art patient care supported by new treatments and technologies. This
collaboration will play a major role in transforming Western New York into a
world-class health care destination as it expands UB’s presence in downtown
Buffalo.
See
this Buffalo Rising story for more details on the
building and a site map. The development is yet another facet of UB’s 2020 Plan. Full UB story here.