By Michael T. Nietzel – Forbes
The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus has announced that it will make a $200 million investment over the next five years to create the Gates Institute, a research and treatment center that will focus on the development of new regenerative, cellular and gene therapies for a variety of serious illnesses.
The new funding will consist of $20 million per year for five years invested by both the Anschutz campus itself and the Gates Frontiers Fund, a private family foundation established in 1946 that focuses its philanthropy on the fields of education, natural resources, and community development in Colorado.
The new institute will expand on the exisitng Gates Center for Regenerative Medicine and Gates Biomanufacturing Facility, which have been leading centers for stem cell research and regenerative therapies for cancer and other diseases.