Wayne State University partners with cancer institute on plan to build $450 million medical education research site in Detroit

Wayne State University's School of Medicine and the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute are moving forward with plans to construct a medical education research site in Detroit.

The $450 million project will consist of two towers that will house collaborative medical education, research and laboratories, health science and community health clinics, the university says in a news release. 

The facility will be built near the two campuses in midtown Detroit. 

The research-focused portion of the complex will accommodate cancer research laboratories to develop breakthrough technologies and treatments.

The state has allocated nearly $100 million toward the project.