PM lays foundation stone of life sciences park
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi has laid the foundation stone of the life sciences park in San Gwann.
Speaking at the ceremony, Dr Gonzi said the park, being built by Malta Enterprise, was a symbol of the country's economic transformation.
The site, where the former VF textile factory used to be, will house a number of laboratories in a bid to encourage private companies specializing in life-sciences and medical research to set up shop in Malta.
Dr Gonzi said the country had "strong economic foundations" as a result of his government's decisions over the years to redirect funds from subsidies to meaningful investments.
He said the life sciences park, known as Bio-Malta Campus, will help generate more jobs, and better jobs.
The Bio-Malta campus will cost €38 million and is being part-financed by the EU. It is spread over 35,000 square metres and will include four buildings that cater for 61 units and laboratories.
Construction will be completed next year.
An impression of how the life-sciences park will look.
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Christopher Zahra
Feb 25th, 21:17
Saqsu lil Lawrence Zammit kemm ser jigi dan il-progett mhux billi jithak.
m borg
Feb 25th, 17:21
irrelevant ! I'm interested how are we going to get back our monies that we had been robbed by his fat cats. We work hard for it.
Vincent Mercieca
Feb 25th, 17:11
Hope this will not be another White Rocks project or a Smart City project and jobs will truly be created
Joseph Micallef
Feb 25th, 15:11
Can someone be more stupid than this? What a pathetic video!!! Soviet propaganda at its... worts. A PM hold the foundation stone and ensuring that it's in place and itektika halli jara li hi f'postha.. marelli.. sart perit il-PM. How he would have felt if they told him the camera were not working? :) LoooooL
anton cassar
Feb 25th, 14:03
Borrow 250,000 & pay 15,000,000 in return
Mr Andrew Camilleri
Feb 25th, 13:59
Isn't it amazing that in a 5 year legislature, everything seems to be happening one month before the elections? How's that for the power of incumbency - using the people's money to further your party's interests. Disgusting. These people have no shame.
Joseph Micallef
Feb 25th, 16:06
Because the work of a government does not stop because there is an election coming. If you have the slightest idea you would know how much work a project entails before anything starts to happen on site. That is why the powerstation construction timeline is such a farce even not considering that a power station is a much more complex construction than the structures that will house life-Sciences
Tony Borg
Feb 25th, 16:30
@ Joseph Micallef
'But government work does not stop because an election is coming'.
I think Mr. Camilleri suggested that government work stops after an election and seems to come to life at the end of legislature. Seems all projects take 5 years to plan and implement. What a coincidence.
E Bonello
Feb 25th, 17:43
@ Tony Borg
you're only saying this because either you was living on another planet or most probably glued to One news
Joseph Micallef
Feb 25th, 13:52
PM lies.. always..
Gonzi lies the foundation stone and Dr. Muscat will officially open the park.
Philip Micallef
Feb 25th, 14:41
Who really cares in the end who opens the park officially? What is important is that our youngsters and future generations can benefit from this park and can keep increasing Malta's competitiveness.
Freddie Micallef
Feb 25th, 15:59
@Philip Micallef..Mhux ahjar li ghal gonzipn flok joghqod jaghmel dawn it teatrini iserhilna rasna u jara dal hmieg kollhu li hiereg miz zejt. its a tip of an iceberg said Frank Portelli.
Philip Micallef
Feb 25th, 13:43
Whether Smart City or Airport Park or Techno Park or any other building all ICT graduates from University and MCAST are finding jobs in the ICT sector which in the end is what really matters. Well done to Malta Enterprise for this Life Sciences Park which is another strategic step to keep on upgrading the quality of jobs in Malta for our youngsters and future generations.
Damian Tonna
Feb 25th, 13:25
Smart City part 2. Biex zgur ma jaqax ac cajt, ma taniex ammont ta kemm nies ser jahdmu u wara ma nejdux bhalma nejdu issa bl ismart city.
John Wayne
Feb 25th, 13:07
Construction will be completed next year.............. and inaugurated by the PL.
A Trapani
Feb 25th, 13:21
thanks to PN
S Vella
Feb 25th, 13:21
tixtieq imma bir riha ser tibqa
Simon Scerri
Feb 25th, 13:37
Mistake by PN !!!!!!!!!!!
Keith Cauchi
Feb 25th, 14:14
U morru l'hemm.... inaugurated by Zaren! lol sry, it was too tempting :)
Mark Farrugia
Feb 25th, 14:31
This is curious! So its impossible to make an extension in the Delimara power plant to use and store gas within 2 years but its perfectly feasible to develop 4 largish buildings and grounds landscaping plus all necessary equipment of what is essentially more than 8 acres of land or 31 tomna (to give you a better figure to grasp) within one year. What's this? a case of two weights two measures?
*Joseph Brincat
Feb 25th, 14:32
Simon Scerri
@ Mistake by PN !!!!!!!!!!!
It will be inaugurated by the PL.
BUT if he wont foundation stone for a souvenir he can tack it
Freddie Micallef
Feb 25th, 16:00
hallina trapani mela mintiex tghix Malta jew.
j brincat
Feb 25th, 12:55
"He said the life sciences park, known as Bio-Malta Campus, will help generate more jobs, and better jobs"
Like the 7000+ IT jobs in Smart City!
jb
joseph green
Feb 25th, 13:42
Or like the 20,000 jobs that has been created in the past 5 years + the 11,000 senior citizens that are still working and receiving their pensions in full. Is not that Smart ?
J. Pace
Feb 25th, 14:01
as if there is the need of smart city to find a job in IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
grow up and stop saying this useless phrase - including your leader JM!
C Cassar
Feb 25th, 14:33
Clearly the largest global economic downturn has missed your radar. Malta has one of the highest employment rates in the EU and no bad debts. Be grateful for what you have and don't bring petty politics into subjects you don't understand.
M Cutajar
Feb 25th, 15:13
Actually Mr Green I think that the 20000 jobs have been created in the first four years . We've been hearing of these 20000 jobs for the past year, so that means that not even one job has been created in this last year.
Eve Axiaq
Feb 25th, 12:54
U haga tal-ghageb il kuntratt rebhu Zaren!
j brincat
Feb 25th, 13:38
Kif qatt jista' jkun????
jb
Joseph Micallef
Feb 25th, 13:55
I think you are wrong. I heard it was won by Mr Gorg Gatt the ex-Labour M.P.!
Joe Vella
Feb 25th, 12:53
Xhieda ohra ta' gvern li ghandu vizzjoni ghal-pajjizna
A.Felix Busuttil
Feb 25th, 14:28
is soltu jinawgurah meta jkun lest u mhux ma l-ewwel gebla. il knejjes jghamlu l-ewwel gebla.
effie stafrace
Feb 25th, 12:52
we saw a picture like these on smart city and the white rock and the malta enterprise at mriehel etc etc etc but we never see them or started or completed.gonzi told us to judge him on what he has done.pathetic
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