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Knowledge & Networking Event - A Success Story in Converting Commercial Space to Labs for University of Toronto
Thu, Nov 07
|The Albany Club
This presentation will share the challenges and lessons learned from an office-to-lab renovation in a downtown Toronto office tower for the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine.
Time & Location
Nov 07, 2024, 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
The Albany Club, 91 King St E, Toronto, ON M5C 1G3, Canada
Guests
About the event
Though the pandemic has dramatically expanded work-from-home possibilities in many industries, it has also shown how hands-on and equipment-dependent research continues to rely on purpose-built laboratory spaces. As downtown cores continue to struggle with high vacancy rates, the potential for converting office space to research labs has received considerable attention. This is particularly true in cities like Toronto, where the convergence between academic research, the healthcare sector and the biotech industry has gained traction over the past decade, yet the availability of appropriate leasable space for wet bench research remains in short supply.
Retrofitting conventional office space to labs allows institutions and start-ups to expand their research footprint without having to build new facilities. While this strategy also offers new possibilities for commercial landlords, it has inherent challenges related to providing infrastructure requirements, life safety, security and containment, the needs of which often exceed the typical office building provisions. It…
Schedule
1 hourCocktails, Networking & Exhibitor Tables
30 minutesService of the Meal
Tickets
- Sale ends: Nov 05, 9:00 p.m.
SLCan Member
$120.00Tax: +$15.60 HST+$3.39 service fee - Sale ends: Nov 05, 9:00 p.m.
Non-Member
$170.00Tax: +$22.10 HST+$4.80 service fee - Sale ends: Nov 05, 9:00 p.m.
Event Sponsorship
Exclusive opportunity. Members only. Includes: introduction of presenters; meal for 1 person; distribution of sponsors brochures at each table; and, acknowledgement during introduction by the emcee.
$500.00Tax: +$65.00 HST+$14.13 service fee - Sale ends: Nov 05, 9:00 p.m.
Tabletop Display
Members only opportunity. Includes: tabletop in the presentation room; meal for 1 person; distribution of sponsors brochures at each table; logo on the SLCan National website; and, acknowledgement during introduction by the emcee.
$500.00Tax: +$65.00 HST+$14.13 service fee
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