Groundbreaking for biomedical research: TMC3​

​HOUSTON – A new 30-acre research center dubbed Texas Medical Center 3 (TMC3) is expected to establish Houston as an​ international hub for biomedical research.

The 1.5 million-sf​ facility will be located just south of Brays Bayou and north of Old Spanish Trail in the Texas Medical Center footprint.

The groundbreaking project will generate a $5.2 billion stimulus to Texas and create 30,000 new jobs.

The project will break ground in 2019 with estimated completion in 2022.

TMC3 will be ​shared by the Texas Medical Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. ​