Leaders from the Utah Science Technology and Research Initiative will dedicate the James L. Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building today — a $130 million, 208,000-square-foot research facility where scientists, physicians and engineers will collaborate to create new advances in the biotech field.
Eventually, the plan is to have two to three additional buildings complement and expand the university's biotech center, he added.
Financial support for the facility came from $100 million in state bonding and the balance from private donations, including $15 million from the Sorenson Legacy Foundation and $1.25 million from Micron Technology. Construction of the project began in April 2009 and was completed in December 2011. Deseret News
