House Approves $231,000 for Northwestern University's Molecular Therapeutics and Diagnostics Building

HOUSE APPROVES $231,000 FOR NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY'S
MOLECULAR THERAPEUTICS AND DIAGNOSTICS BUILDING

Washington, D.C.–Last night, the U.S. House of Representatives approved $231,000 for the construction of a new Molecular Therapeutics and Diagnostic Building at Northwestern University, which Congresswoman Schakowsky (D-IL) requested as part of the FY 2008 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations. This bill now moves to the Senate for consideration before it can become law.

"I am pleased that funding for the Molecular Therapeutics and Diagnostic Building at Northwestern University was approved by the House yesterday. We are now one step closer to making this project a reality,... said U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky. "This funding would ensure that Northwestern University would remain on the cutting edge of medical research in this country. The new building would provide medical scientists with state-of-the-art facilities and equipment to conduct groundbreaking and possibly life-saving medical research....

Northwestern University is constructing a Molecular Therapeutics and Diagnostics Building for important medical research. The building would provide space for scientists from diverse disciplines who have a proven track record of entrepreneurship and accelerating technology transfer to the biotech industry.