Laboratory and facilities management building

Description:

Part of the new South Glasgow Hospital campus, the new laboratory accommodates blood sciences, pathology, genetics, microbiology, postmortem and mortuary services. The laboratory will be linked to the new adult and children's hospitals via an underground tunnel.

The new facility has over 700 staff including medical, clinical scientists, biomedical scientists, technical assistants, administrative and clerical staff.

The lab is equipped with state-of-the-art technology to deliver diagnostic services for biochemistry, haematology, microbiology, genetics and pathology.

It also has one of largest laboratory managed contracts with Abbott Diagnostics, which is worth more than £100 million over seven years, to provide a range of diagnostic services.

A total of 189 new jobs have been created with the new lab alone, which will serve a population of over a million. Almost 60% of these jobs have gone to new entrants with 25% of staff in the 16-24 age bracket.

The new facility has over 700 staff including medical, clinical scientists, biomedical scientists, technical assistants, administrative and clerical staff.

The lab is equipped with state-of-the-art technology to deliver diagnostic services for biochemistry, haematology, microbiology, genetics and pathology.

It also has one of largest laboratory managed contracts with Abbott Diagnostics, which is worth more than £100 million over seven years, to provide a range of diagnostic services.

The new Facilities Management accommodation provides the FM management hub for the campus and the underground tunnel will provide a link for the robotics (automated guided vehicles) to deliver supplies to, and remove waste from, the new hospitals.

The lab covers 25,000 square meters and is more than five storeys high.

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