{"446451":{"#nid":"446451","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Celebrates EBB Opening","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn the race to save lives, researchers know that understanding and fighting diseases requires a new method of doing things.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EScientists from engineering, biology, chemistry, and computing won\u2019t discover new vaccines and medical devices \u2014 or advance what we know about diseases \u2014 by working on their own. The next biomedical breakthroughs to provide accessible health care for billions of people worldwide will come from the collaboration between different laboratories and disciplines.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThat core belief led to the creation of the Engineered Biosystems Building (EBB), the newest building at the Georgia Institute of Technology. The site opened in May and a formal dedication ceremony was held today.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEBB houses labs for research in chemical biology, cell and developmental biology, and systems biology. The building allows Georgia Tech to consolidate its biomedical research efforts in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer, diabetes, heart disease, infections, and other life-threatening conditions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPresident G.P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson said the building symbolizes what Georgia Tech is all about \u2014 collaboration and innovation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe EBB will drive innovation and have an undeniable impact on biomedical science and human health,\u201d Peterson said. \u201cEBB brings together some of the world\u2019s finest researchers in a collaborative environment, and these collaborations will result in incredible breakthroughs.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe building provides nearly 219,000 square feet of multidisciplinary research space and enhances the Institute\u2019s partnerships with Emory University Hospital and with Children\u2019s Healthcare of Atlanta.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cTogether, we are changing the lives of children,\u201d said Donna Hyland, president and CEO of Children\u2019s Healthcare. \u201cThe space within this building helps bring our new Pediatric Technology Center to life and gives researchers another place to combine expertise in clinical care, research, and technology to solve problems that will help make kids better today and healthier tomorrow.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe building is located on 10th Street, at the north end of the existing biotechnology complex. Other buildings in the complex include: the Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, the U.A. Whitaker Biomedical Engineering Building, the Ford Environmental Science and Technology Building, and the Molecular Science and Engineering Building.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMore than 140 faculty and nearly 1,000 graduate students from 10 different academic units work in the labs and facilities there.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cEBB puts Georgia Tech at the forefront of biosciences and bioengineering research,\u201d said M.G. Finn, professor and chair of the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe building\u2019s unique design allows Georgia Tech researchers to expand their work, he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEBB contains \u201cresearch neighborhoods\u201d designed around a specific focus or topic. These neighborhoods bring together scientists, engineers, and researchers from different disciplines around common themes or areas of interest. They share laboratories, offices, and common spaces.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStairs alternate on various floors, encouraging people to move within the neighborhoods and throughout the building and interact with one another. Small and informal meeting areas are located near the stairwells, to further encourage researchers to talk with one another.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe will help, influence, and support one another and bring new insights in a way that can\u2019t happen if a building is restricted to a particular department or discipline,\u201d Finn said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cUltimately we are all working to fight disease and save lives,\u201d he said. \u201cEBB is designed to foster the research to do just that.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEBB is the largest building investment in Georgia Tech history. The $113 million building was made possible because of a partnership between the Institute, the Georgia Tech Foundation, and the State of Georgia, Peterson said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EState appropriations provided $64 million for the project. Georgia Tech provided $15 million in Institute funds, and private funding raised another $34 million in commitments pledged over five years.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEBB will help drive Georgia\u2019s economy, Peterson said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt will foster economic development through the formation of startup enterprises, the creation of high-skilled, high-paying jobs, and the commercialization of new devices, drugs, and technologies,\u201d Peterson said.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EResearchers in the\u0026nbsp;Engineered Biosystems Building consolidate efforts to prevent and treat cancer, diabetes, heart disease, infections, and other life-threatening conditions.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"New Engineered Biosystems Building advances biosciences, bioengineering research"}],"uid":"27918","created_gmt":"2015-09-10 14:14:47","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:19:33","author":"Laura Diamond","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-09-11T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-09-11T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"446431":{"id":"446431","type":"image","title":"Engineered Biosystems Building view","body":null,"created":"1449256217","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 19:10:17","changed":"1475895187","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:53:07","alt":"Engineered Biosystems Building view","file":{"fid":"203213","name":"ebbmove-034.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ebbmove-034_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ebbmove-034_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":5192174,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/ebbmove-034_0.jpg?itok=TwGi0tBP"}},"446421":{"id":"446421","type":"image","title":"Engineered Biosystems Building entrance","body":null,"created":"1449256217","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 19:10:17","changed":"1475895187","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:53:07","alt":"Engineered Biosystems Building entrance","file":{"fid":"203212","name":"ebbwithpeople.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ebbwithpeople_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ebbwithpeople_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":7636976,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/ebbwithpeople_0.jpg?itok=CCpfZu8S"}},"446921":{"id":"446921","type":"image","title":"EBB ribbon cutting","body":null,"created":"1449256246","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 19:10:46","changed":"1475895187","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:53:07","alt":"EBB ribbon cutting","file":{"fid":"203226","name":"ebbribboncutting.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ebbribboncutting_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ebbribboncutting_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":3044641,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/ebbribboncutting_0.jpg?itok=eprGpU2U"}}},"media_ids":["446431","446421","446921"],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"140","name":"Cancer Research"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"146","name":"Life Sciences and Biology"}],"keywords":[{"id":"146341","name":"go_genomics"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39441","name":"Bioengineering and Bioscience"}],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"106361","name":"Business and Economic Development"},{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"},{"id":"71891","name":"Health and Medicine"},{"id":"71881","name":"Science and Technology"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELaura Diamond\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["laura.diamond@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}