Wayne State plans $200M building to foster health sciences research

**Airforceguy** · May-20-25, 05:31 AM

The five-story building will bring together researchers from several health sciences disciplines and be structured to help accelerate discoveries in health sciences areas that pose issues for people living in Detroit and across the state and country. “Most of the university activity in the past, historically, has been very siloed, and this is a very intentional way to literally build [[team science) into the architecture, let alone the philosophy of it,” said Bernard Costello, who joined WSU in January as senior vice president for health affairs, a new office at the university.

“It's for all the schools to collaborate in, not just in a team science way, but in a way that allows us to bring things together with all of our internal partners [[and) also some external partners” like Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care and others, Costello said.

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**Gistok** · May-21-25, 01:30 AM

Another global health care services is planning on building a $500 million building in Detroit that Dan Gilbert is involved with...

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**mikeg19** · May-21-25, 08:05 AM

How many health science/healthcare/health development research centers can a city build/support? Seems like there are several coming online here in the next couple years. This sector is out of my wheelhouse but are they all specialized in certain disciplines that necessitate all these spaces?

**canuck** · May-21-25, 10:23 AM

Originally Posted by mikeg19

How many health science/healthcare/health development research centers can a city build/support? Seems like there are several coming online here in the next couple years. This sector is out of my wheelhouse but are they all specialized in certain disciplines that necessitate all these spaces?

I suppose that market studies forecast an aging population, and a more diseased one at that. It’s a "health care providing industry’s dream!"

**Satiricalivory** · May-21-25, 03:17 PM

So many research jobs coming to the city.

**401don** · May-21-25, 03:53 PM

Originally Posted by Satiricalivory

So many research jobs coming to the city.

The good thing about these types of jobs is it's easier to attract professionals from outside the city and the state that will come for an opportunity to work in their area of specialty.

**Gistok** · May-21-25, 04:34 PM

Michigan's universities have some amazing research going on. UofM "ZEUS" has medical and other scientific going on there that is cutting edge...

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**Danny** · May-23-25, 03:06 PM

Take that Charlie Kirk!

**K-slice** · May-25-25, 04:45 PM

Originally Posted by mikeg19

How many health science/healthcare/health development research centers can a city build/support? Seems like there are several coming online here in the next couple years. This sector is out of my wheelhouse but are they all specialized in certain disciplines that necessitate all these spaces?

It's certainly a growth industry, and with the population getting older and older I don't see that changing anytime soon.

I'm also not in the medical industry, but to me, these developments seem very complimentary.
-This project will be manufacturing and supplying drugs and other medical needs. Having the corporate jobs that come with an HQ will be a big plus as well.
-The MSU and Wayne State developments are both based around medical research, and there is plenty of research to do with so many new tools available every day.
-Bedrock and BAMF Healths development will be a treatment and will be capable of assisting in clinical trials.

In all this will mean thousands of new jobs and talented people moving to the area to fill them, in addition to a self-sustaining, synergistic, and growing medical ecosystem in the city. It's all very promising!