PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — State leaders gathered in Providence Friday afternoon to cut the ribbon on a new life sciences building.

The 212,000-square-foot building is located in the 195 District on Richmond Street. Gov. Dan McKee described the new life sciences building as the state's "latest addition to a thriving 195 District that has put Rhode Island on the map for the life sciences industry."

"Not only do the new State Health Laboratories provide the ideal environment for our researchers at the Rhode Island Department of Health, but the life science incubator and available business spaces in the building set the stage for exciting public-private collaborations in the future," McKee said.

Construction for the project first started at the end of 2024.

The Rhode Island Life Science Hu

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