The new building is situated in Las Rozas and has over 16,000 square metres of floor space

On 26 November last, Minister of Justice Francisco Caamaño inaugurated the Spanish National Toxicology Institute in the locality of Las Rozas, Madrid. The institute’s new headquarters involved an investment of 23.7 million euro, and more than 200 researchers will be working there.

The new building, constructed by FCC, has five storeys (one below ground), with a total area of 16,653 square metres, and it is equipped with the latest in technology.

It has premises for chemistry, biology, criminalistics, histopathology and toxicology laboratories, as well as auxiliary rooms, common areas, offices, an auditorium, a library including a video library, classrooms and a roomy filing area.

It also has special facilities, such as refrigerated chambers for maintaining tens of thousands of samples at a temperature of -80º C, an armoured chamber for keeping drugs and a gas storage area for disposing of non-toxic waste.