Media Advisory:
Celebrating the contribution of the Federal Government towards the new state-of-the-art Krembil Discovery Tower at Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network (UHN)
When:
Friday, Nov. 29, 2013 from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm
Where:
Krembil Discovery Tower, 7th Floor Sky Lounge, located at Toronto Western Hospital, 60 Leonard Ave. (at Nassau Street)
Who:
Toronto Western Hospital and University Health Network host The Honourable Kellie Leitch, M.D., Minister of Labour and Minister Responsible for Status of Women at the Krembil Discovery Tower
What:
Celebrating the new nine-storey building, a $174-million endeavor, which will foster research in neural and visual sciences, musculoskeletal disease, and illnesses and disorders such as spinal cord injury, Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, Alzheimer's disease, arthritis and age-related blindness.
The world-class Krembil Discovery Tower was funded by a combination of hospital financing, research grants and the support of many philanthropists.
Why:
The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) gave approximately $30 million in grant funding to support the development of the space and research infrastructure within the Krembil Discovery Tower. CFI also contributed another $10.9 towards equipment, such as highly specialized, non-invasive imaging systems to measure brain and spinal cord function. Altogether, UHN has received $265 million to support research across its four sites and five research institutes.
