Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute Acquires Mind Research Network
(firmenpresse) - ALBUQUERQUE, NM -- (Marketwire) -- 01/05/12 -- The Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute (LRRI) announced the recent acquisition of the Mind Research Network (MRN). Both companies are non-profit research organizations headquartered in Albuquerque, NM and known for specific studies and research on the mind and respiratory health.
"The joining of our biomedical research institutions will create new collaborative research opportunities for both organizations and offer new paths for funding to LRRI and MRN," said Dr. Robert Rubin, President and CEO of LRRI. He continued, "LRRI has over the past 16 years developed a business model that involves undertaking original discovery research and directed contract work for the government and industry."
Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute is a private, non-profit biomedical research organization dedicated to improving public health through research on the prevention, treatment and cure of respiratory disease. It is the only dedicated research facility to respiratory health in the world.
The Mind Research Network is an independent non-profit research organization dedicated to advancing the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness and brain injury. MRN consists of an interdisciplinary association of scientists located at universities, national laboratories and research centers and is focused on imaging technology and its emergence as an integral element of neuroscience investigation.
Rubin continued, "We are already joining forces to study the brain function mechanisms that accompany nicotine addiction in smokers and are planning joint projects related to how the central and peripheral nervous systems control breathing and airway inflammation." Rubin continued, "The MRN scientists will enhance our federal and pharmaceutical contract and science service businesses in new areas such as PTSD and traumatic brain injury."
The Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute (LRRI) is a private, biomedical research organization dedicated to improving public health through research on the prevention, treatment and cure of respiratory disease. LRRI is committed to curing respiratory diseases through research aimed at understanding their causes and biological mechanisms; assessing and eliminating exposures to respiratory health hazards; and developing improved therapeutics, vaccines, and diagnostics. LRRI is based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, employs 1100 people, and is a $125 million company.
The Mind Research Network (MRN) is an independent non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness and brain injury. Headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, MRN consists of an interdisciplinary association of scientists located at universities, national laboratories and research centers around the world and is focused on imaging technology and its emergence as an integral element of neuroscience investigation. .
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