Moffitt Cancer Center's Pasco campus meets pair of milestones

Tampa-based Moffitt Cancer Center invited the public to mark two milestones on its Speros campus in Pasco County on Tuesday.

The topping out of the campus’s first building, the Moffitt Discovery & Innovation Center for research, and the installation of the cyclotron that will power the region’s first proton therapy system are the first landmarks since the project broke ground in January 2023.

“Today’s events at Speros symbolize both excellence and hope for the patients of today, as well as those we’ll serve through our cancer discoveries and care for decades to come,” says Patrick Hwu, Moffitt's president and CEO in a statement. “The research center and proton therapy program are central to our vision for Speros, which will become a global destination for cancer breakthroughs and a place where world-class care and discovery are happening side by side in one place.”