Wates Construction is to build a £35m science, health and medical facility on Teesside University’s Middlesbrough campus.
The partnership between Wates and the university was extended following the completion of the Cornell Quarter accommodation block and the National Horizons Centre at the university’s Darlington campus.
The new development, to be known as BIOS, will house four floors of lab space for subjects including anatomy, imaging, microbiology, chemistry, earth sciences and food sciences.
Work on BIOS is due to start next month, with completion expected in time for the start of the 2023/24 academic year.
Paul Croney, vice-chancellor and CEO at Teesside University, said: “BIOS will help us to provide more modern, flexible and digitally-enabled learning spaces to help train the next generation of health professionals and provide a compassionate, forward-thinking and inclusive learning environment.”
Summers-Inman has been appointed as consultant for BIOS.
Other ongoing projects on the campus include the £13.1m net zero industry innovation centre and the £5m postgraduate student hub.
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