On Oct. 10, 2002, the Oregon Opportunity arrived as Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) broke ground for a new biomedical research building. The 260,000-square-foot facility was the first step in the university’s new research recruitment and expansion effort dubbed The Oregon Opportunity.

Construction of the new research and patient care buildings were possible because of the investment of The Oregon Opportunity funds in OHSU. The Oregon Opportunity involved a voter-approved state investment of $200 million and a private $300 million fundraising effort.

The new biomedical research building will house a pediatric research center, an advanced imaging research center and 192,000 sf of research laboratories. One of the unique functional features will be a physical linkage between the new Biomedical Research Building and the Outpatient Clinic.

Hoffman Construction and Andersen Construction, both headquartered in Oregon, have formed a joint venture to construct the two buildings. The projects will take between 28 and 36 months to complete.