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Dr Sarah Gundy, Professor Abhay Pandit and Taoiseach Enda Kenny

Dr Sarah Gundy, Professor Abhay Pandit and Taoiseach Enda Kenny are pictured at the official opening of the €30 million NUI Galway Biomedical Science Building, which will host over 300 scientists.

Speaking at the opening, the Taoiseach said:

With the amount of research undertaken globally I am delighted that NUI Galway is up there with the best of them so that Ireland can play its part in creating a better future.

I last visited NUI Galway in July 2011 to open Ireland’s largest School of Engineering. Two-and-a-half years later, I am very happy to be able to mark another milestone in the University’s continued, and exponential development.

Today’s opening of the Biosciences research building is a wonderful development, and I congratulate President Jim Browne, his academic and administrative colleagues, the funders and all those involved in bringing this project to fruition.