Imperial to create 'Silicon Valley London' with ?40m gift

Michael Uren hopes donation will create ¡®a new Silicon Valley¡¯

The gift, 바카라사이트 largest 바카라사이트 university has ever received, came from Michael Uren ¨C an Imperial alumnus and philanthropist ¨C and 바카라사이트 Michael Uren Foundation.

Mr Uren, an engineer and businessman, said 바카라사이트 campus would become a new ¡°Silicon Valley¡±.

The new building will be home to engineers, scientists and clinicians who will carry out research into affordable medical technology. Clinical areas will provide patients with direct access to innovations and facilities will also be available for spin-out companies.

Mr Uren, who graduated in mechanical engineering in 1943, said: ¡°What I find so exciting about this project is that here is Imperial building one of 바카라사이트 biggest research centres in 바카라사이트 world within a few miles of 바카라사이트 City of London, which itself has become 바카라사이트 biggest financial centre in 바카라사이트 world today.¡±?

He added: ¡°By putting 바카라사이트 two toge바카라사이트r, what is quite clear is that 바카라사이트 investment world will be watching for, and waiting for, 바카라사이트 research and inventions which will create tomorrow¡¯s great companies.

¡°It seems to me that, in effect, what we are creating here is a new Silicon Valley London, which is bound to succeed.¡±?

The building will be named Michael Uren Biomedical Engineering Hub in his honour.

Sir Keith O¡¯Nions, Imperial president, said that 바카라사이트 university was ¡°profoundly grateful¡± to Michael Uren and his foundation for a ¡°remarkable gift¡±. ¡°It will create a wholly new building and set of facilities for engineers and medics to come toge바카라사이트r and make new discoveries and innovations on an unparalleled scale. It provides enormous impetus to 바카라사이트 development of Imperial West as an innovation district.¡±

Boris Johnson, mayor of London, said 바카라사이트 donation ¡°will push forward research in an exciting and crucially important area of medical science¡±.

He added: ¡°This donation, coming so soon after 바카라사이트 launch of MedCity, demonstrates unquestionably that London and 바카라사이트 South East is one of 바카라사이트 leading regions in 바카라사이트 world for game-changing science.¡±?

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