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Laboratory Centre

The new Laboratory Centre is a major research centre for the university in the field of Laboratory medicine.

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The centre also provides laboratory services for St. Olav's Hospital and the university, the other hospitals in the Central Norway health care region and the primary health service.

The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) has about 60 per cent of the total area. The building consists of research laboratories, offices, a large auditorium and other teaching areas for nearly 300 students.

The hospital's share of the building consists mainly of clinical laboratories.

Samples are taken in the clinical centres, and transported via automatic systems to the Laboratory Centre. The building will consist of five floors.

The new Laboratory Centre is organized on the basis of effective activity flows, and the establishment of functional and flexible units. The organizational structure based on disciplines such as clinical chemistry and microbiology is continued, with greater emphasis on work processes and shared methods. 

Information technology is crucial for effective of transfer of the test results.

In addition to chemical, microbiological and pathological laboratories, the Laboratory Centre includes clinical and large scale research laboratories in molecular biology, genetics and DNA analysis.

Blood donor facilities and a smaller chapel are also included. The blood bank and the hospital's interdenominational chapel of rest are the only parts of the centre which are used by the public.

Facts: Laboratory Centre:

Construction starts: December 9, 2002
Completion date: 2006
Gross area: 25,400 m²
Principal architecht: Medplan