The Detroit Science Center will debut a $5 million medical technology exhibit in 2009, funded by Beaumont Hospitals and Oakland University.
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Detroit Science Center officials say the gallery,
a $5 million investment, will be unique and dramatic. The mezzanine
level of the gallery, encompassing 6,000 square feet, will have the
look of a futuristic, high-tech hospital. It will focus on prescription
medicines and medical devices, and on medical procedures, including
imaging, interventional radiology, minimally invasive surgery,
orthopedic surgery, robotic surgery, heart surgery, angiography,
prosthetics and implants. The pharmaceuticals laboratory will focus on
the process of drug development, the function of five major drugs and
the problem of drug interactions. The mezzanine level also will include
a 20-seat diagnostics laboratory in which Detroit Science Center educators will
conduct workshops for children.
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