Ybor City is getting a new neighbor with big plans. Later this month, Tampa General Hospital (TGH) will open a 32,000-square-foot innovation center on East Fifth Avenue, transforming the old Masonite building into a hub for health care research and technology.
The new space will bring together TGH’s innovation team, its venture capital arm TGH Ventures, and analytics and IT staff. It will also include event and classroom space, as well as a “hospital room of the future” showcasing cutting-edge medical technology.
Adding to the momentum, tech firm Palantir will set up its Tampa headquarters inside the same building.
The project is part of the Tampa Medical and Research District, a partnership between TGH and USF Health. Local leaders — including TGH’s John Couris, USF’s Dr. Charles Lockwood, USF President Rhea Law, and University of Tampa President Teresa Abi-Nader Dahlberg — are among those guiding the effort, with support from an 18-member advisory committee.
For Ybor, the center means more professionals, researchers, and students working and collaborating right here in the neighborhood — another sign of Ybor’s growing role in Tampa’s future.
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