Human Technopole: the tender for the new South Building in Milan has started

Human Technopole, the Italian research institute for life sciences based in the Mind - Milan Innovation District, has launched the tender for the construction of the South Building, the award is expected in spring 2027, with construction activities starting during the same year and completion scheduled for 2030.

The new building will complete the Campus, hosting the institute's research laboratories, dedicated to cardiometabolic, oncological and neurodegenerative diseases and to developing new therapies for their treatment and expanding the National Platforms, the infrastructures through which researchers operating throughout Italy are offered access to advanced technologies and specialist skills, strengthening the research support of universities, hospitals and national research bodies. The adjacent Technological Center will host digital and computational technologies, enhancing the computing capacity, data infrastructure and artificial intelligence systems necessary for research increasingly driven by clinical-health data.

Signed by the Milanese architecture firm Piuarch, the project involves approximately 56,000 square meters of overall gross surface area and works for a tender value of approximately 235 million euros. Latest generation solutions will be integrated to reduce energy and water consumption, use renewable sources, and limit the environmental impact, including a photovoltaic system of over 400 kWp. The project includes approximately 5,000 square meters of greenery, including gardens, green roofs and internal spaces, and the planting of over 190 trees.