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Grand Opening Ceremony for the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC Addition

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GRAND OPENING

FRALIN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT VTC ADDITION

Oct. 12, 2021, 2 p.m.

     

Virginia Tech, Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, and state officials cut the ribbon to officially open the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC Addition at 4 Riverside Circle on Oct. 12, 2021, a major milestone in the 11-year history of the research institute that dramatically increases its research capacity and adds a vast array leading-edge facilities and instrumentation for  taking on the challenges of brain disorders, cardiovascular disease, cancer, metabolism and obesity, companion animal health, and infectious disease

Grand Opening Videos

Watch the entire ceremony

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Watch a brief recap of the day's events

News About 4 Riverside Circle

Inside 4 Riverside Circle

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Quick Facts

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  • 139,000-square-foot Expansion
  • Building Cost: $90 Million
  • Wet Lab Space for 20-25 Research Teams
  • Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory for COVID-19 Testing
  • Siemens 3.0 Tesla Prisma MRI
  • MRI-Guided Insightec Focused Ultrasound [Read Story]
  • 3D Printing Lab and Bioprinting Facility
  • CT Imaging Core - Siemens Somatom Confidence CT Scanner
  • Human Metabolism Research Facilities - Whole Room Calorimeters, Metabolic Kitchen
  • Patient study and support facilities
  • Small Bore Pre-Clinical Imaging Core - High-field Bruker MRI with PET Insert, and Micro PET/CT System

 

 

 

 

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