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New $100M Gift Aims to Advance Pittsburgh’s Burgeoning Life Sciences Economy

The investment from The University of Pittsburgh & Richard King Mellon Foundation will create a new facility on Hazelwood Green.

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By: Charlie Sternberg

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The University of Pittsburgh and Richard King Mellon Foundation have announced a $100 million gift aimed at advancing the region’s burgeoning life sciences economy by creating an anchor bioresearch and development facility on Hazelwood Green, the sprawling former industrial site near Downtown Pittsburgh being restored into a center for high-tech innovation and an engine for community growth.   With the gift — the largest single-project gift in the Foundation’s history — Pitt will create the Un...

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