A Hub for Collaboration and Innovation
On August 5, 2025, the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of its new cancer research facility on the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center campus. The Center for Cancer Discovery is a modern state-of-the-art building purposefully designed to serve as a hub for collaboration and innovation that will accelerate cancer research breakthroughs, and its grand opening marks the beginning of a bold new era of cancer research at MCW.
A Long-Term Commitment to Advancing Cancer Research
The new Center for Cancer Discovery represents MCW’s long-term commitment to advancing groundbreaking cancer research and pioneering lifesaving discoveries that aim to decrease the region’s cancer burden and improve clinical outcomes for patients. This is the first and only research facility in eastern Wisconsin solely dedicated to cancer research.
Enhanced Collaboration that will Transform Cancer Care
The building will unite the MCW Cancer Center’s research programs under one roof, adding approximately 161,000 square feet of space including both dry lab and wet lab research functions, shared resources, and a mix of office and amenity areas for cancer leaders and scientists to collaborate.
The Center also includes a first-of-its-kind space on MCW’s campus – the BioHub is a dedicated biotech incubator space designed to facilitate the development of investigator-led start-ups focused on developing breakthrough cancer diagnostics, therapies, and technologies.
The Center also includes a first-of-its-kind space on MCW’s campus – the BioHub is a dedicated biotech incubator space designed to facilitate the development of investigator-led start-ups focused on developing breakthrough cancer diagnostics, therapies, and technologies.
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In The News
- Medical College of Wisconsin Celebrates Grand Opening of the Center for Cancer Discovery, Heralding a New Era of Cancer Research in Wisconsin
MCW Newsroom | August 5, 2025
- Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Research Building Nears Completion, Sets the Stage for a New Era of Discovery
MCW Newsroom | March 13, 2025
- Medical College of Wisconsin Celebrates Groundbreaking for New Cancer Research Building
MCW Newsroom | September 12, 2022
- The Medical College of Wisconsin Selects Construction Manager for MCW Cancer Research Building
MCW Newsroom | June 27, 2022
- Wisconsin Legislature approves $10M for Medical College cancer center
Milwaukee Business Journal | June 13, 2019