nna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Building research Mayo Clinic

A rendering of the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Building. [Image courtesy of Mayo Clinic]

The Mayo Clinic is roughly tripling the size of the new research lab it plans to build in its home city of Rochester, Minn.

Before the COVID-19 hit, plans called for a four-story building. But officials at the top-tier health provider say the pandemic taught them that scientific advancements need to accelerate in healthcare. The Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Building will now be 11 stories and 176,000  ft2 upon its completion, scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2023.

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