Vida Science Park

The Vida Science Park (Martino: Parque de Ciencias de Vida) is a specialized life sciences hub located in the city of Cárdenas, the capital of Nouvelle Alexandrie. It is dedicated to cutting-edge biological and health-related research and development, and is one of the two science parks in Cárdenas, the other being the Máquina Science Park, which is dedicated to engineering and physics.

History

Vida Science Park was established as part of the Cárdenas Plan in 1686 AN, as part of the city's strategic construction of advanced scientific infrastructure. It was conceived to support the growing Department of Social Security and National Solidarity, especially to house several of the centers of the National Health Institute and associated advanced biomedical research institutes. Since its first completion in 1688 AN, it has expanded considerably with the addition of major life-science institutes, drawing talent and government and private investment in areas such as genomics, biotechnology, toxicology, and bioinformatics.

Science and Business

The NHI has a dedicated campus on the southern side of the park, housing a total of seven federal centers:

1. Federal Center for Cancer Research - founded in 1685 AN.
2. Federal Center for Cardiovasular Disease - founded in 1689 AN.
3. Federal Center for Dental and Craniofacial Research - founded in 1689 AN.
4. Federal Center for Nutrition, Endocrinology and Urology - founded in 1690 AN.
5. Federal Center for Mental Health - founded in 1690 AN.
6. Federal Center for Neurology - founded in 1690 AN.
7. Federal Library of Medicine - founded in 1692 AN.

Beyond this, there are four national centers of research:

1. National Centre for Biotechnology and Bioinformatice - founded in 1690 AN
2. Institute for Advanced Biomedical Research - founded in 1696 AN
3. Institute for Environmental Health Sciences and Toxicology - founded in 1692 AN
4. Research Institute for Genomic and Proteomics - founded in 1700 AN

See also

• Cárdenas
• University of Cárdenas