West Wireless Health Institute Gets Another $25M, Announces New Partnerships
Bruce V. Bigelow6/17/10Comments (1)Follow @bvbigelow
If nothing else, the West Wireless Health Institute knows how to make a splash.
The San Diego-based nonprofit research institute, which made its debut in March 2009 by announcing a $45 million grant, is hosting an open house this evening that represents the first chance most people have had to tour the recently remodeled, three-story, 36,000 square-foot facility.
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The West Institute is in an ideal location atop Torrey Pines Mesa (within the vaunted 92037 zip code), basically between The Salk Institute and The Scripps Research Institute—and just opposite the northwest corner of the UC San Diego campus. Shortly after guests begin to arrive, the West Wireless Health Institute is issuing a series of public announcements that underscore just how well positioned it really is. The new developments include:
—The Gary and Mary West Foundation, the family foundation established by telemarketing entrepreneurs Gary and Mary West, have donated an additional $25 million to the institute. The funding, which follows a $20 million grant announced … Next Page »
Bruce V. Bigelow is the editor of Xconomy San Diego. You can e-mail him at bbigelow@xconomy.com or call (619) 669-8788
San Diego’s West Wireless Health Institute Gets $25M « NCTimes.com Blogs
6/17/10 9:08 pm
[...] San Diego’s convergence of health care and wireless technology just got a $25 million shot in the arm, courtesy of the Gary and Mary West Foundation. The foundation said Thursday it is giving $25 million to the Gary and Mary West Wireless Health Institute. The money will go to hiring top engineering talent, the institute said. That funding comes after a $20 million gift from the foundation last month. It brings the total given by the foundation to nearly $100 million since the institute was founded in March, 2009. Here’s a story about the grant from Xconomy. [...]