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Rochester council approves up to $8 million for BioLabs shared lab at Discovery Square
Summary
The City Council approved a resolution authorizing up to $8 million in strategic redevelopment funds and directed the mayor to sign an MOU to bring BioLabs to Discovery Square. Proponents said the shared lab is intended to catalyze life‑science startups adjacent to Mayo Clinic and create dozens of jobs within three to five years.
The Rochester City Council voted to authorize up to $8,000,000 in strategic redevelopment funding and for the mayor to sign a memorandum of understanding to bring BioLabs, a national operator of shared laboratory space, to Discovery Square.
Josh Johnson, the city’s strategic initiatives director, told the council the project is meant "to request, support, and adopt a resolution approving the BioLab shared lab space into Discovery Square and authorizing up to $8,000,000 in strategic redevelopment funds." The Destination Medical Center (DMC) board had already…
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