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Foundation Stone Laid For Imec Tower
The Vice-Minister-President of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Innovation, Ingrid Lieten has laid the foundation stone for the imec tower at the international research group's Belgium headquarters. The imec tower will be the tallest building in the town of Leuven and will enable imec to expand both offices and lab facilities as the organisation continues to expeand its open innovation technology research model that has seen the group become one the world's eminent research centres for microelectronic and photovoltaic technologies.
When completed, the tower will have 16 floors with office space for 450 people and additional room for light laboratories. With the new building, imec's research campus will total 80,000m2. With its campus extension, imec aspires to play an important role in both the local and worldwide high-tech economy. The construction is planned to be finished mid-2013. The design of the building was selected through an architecture contest. A jury "“ including representatives from the city of Leuven and the Flemish government "“ has selected the design of the Austrian architects Baumschlager-Eberle.