The Sanford Consortium is a

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, California. It was formed from a collaboration between the Burnham Biomedical Research Institute,

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, La Jolla Institute for Immunology, and the

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. The institute was previously known as the Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine (SCRM). The 'consortium' research building is 136,700 square-feet. It is located on a 7.5-acre property nearby to and leased from UC San Diego. The development and construction of the building and facilities from 2007 through 2011 cost $106,572,300 in construction and $21,028,500 in equipment acquisition costs.

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