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The UT Dell Medical Center will encompass 27 acres of a 300-acre advanced research campus that is aimed to position Texas as a leading center for life sciences, according to UT information. Located o MoPac and West Braker Lane near The Domain shopping center, the Campus for Advanced Research will absorb UT’s current J.J. Pickle Research Campus. The project, rst announced in 2023, was orig- inally planned for the former Frank Erwin Center site on 19 acres of UT Austin’s downtown campus o I-35. However, UT system ocials stated last fall that the medical complex could instead be built in Northwest Austin.

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The 300-acre UT Dell Medical Center and Advanced Research Campus is slated to begin opening in 2030 o MoPac and West Braker Lane.

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UT announces new Dell Medical Center, Advanced Research Campus

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The university opted to relocate to the Northwest Austin site to allow for future expansion and better accessibility for patients. UT expects to break ground on the center in late 2026 for a targeted opening date of 2030, including a hospital tower, outpatient facilities and a full-service emergency department. Phased expansions of facilities and advanced specialty programs will continue through 2032. Details around the size and scope of the medical center are still being nalized, according to UT information.

chair of the UT System board of regents. “We are transforming this site into a new campus the world has never seen before—a place where discovery, education, articial intelligence, advanced computing all come together to advance human health and life sciences innovation.” The center will include a 300- to 500-bed hospital in partnership with UT MD Anderson Cancer Center and incorporate articial intelligence to train Dell Medical School students and serve patients. The center will provide specialized inpatient and outpatient services for a range of medical conditions.

A new medical center and advanced research campus is on track to open in Northwest Austin by 2030. The University of Texas at Austin ocials announced the opening of the UT Dell Medical Center and UT Dell Campus for Advanced Research at an event April 21. The new Dell Medical School facilities follow $750 million in new investments from the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation. The couple behind Dell Technologies have become the rst donors to invest more than $1 billion into the university, according to UT Austin information. “We are at a new frontier,” said Kevin Eltife,

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