Northeastern University on Monday officially opened it’s new EXP Center on Huntington Ave. an 8-story scientific research and creation space with labs ranging from robotics, to drug discovery to wireless communications.
Among the specs for the new facility, Northeastern said the new center boasts 375,000 square feet including a 15,000 square foot maker-space, a 12-ton ceiling mounted crane inside a two-story robotics lab, 21 3-D printers, and 10 chemistry teaching labs.
“You will plant the seeds for new companies and new branches of industry and that is so exciting,“ said Gov. Maura Healey, a Northeastern alumna during Monday’s ceremony.
Northeastern President Joseph E. Aoun looked toward the future in his remarks.
“We are here today not to celebrate the building, but to celebrate a commitment to a better world and this is something that will endure for many many generations to come,” he said.
