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Convention a Huge Success!
BioDistrict New Orleans Hosted AURP
Developing the Culture of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
The 2011 Association of University Research Parks convention in New Orleans was a resounding success in so many ways. The number of first-time attendees skyrocketed, illustrating the growing interest in New Orleans and the emerging bioscience industry. We oversold rooms at the Ritz Carlton and spilled over into two other hotels -- helping our friends in the hospitiality industry as the group spread out over town.
The 265 international attendees heard from the Honorable Mitchell Landrieu on the importance of New Orleans to the country and the world and how we are working to become the city of the future. His candid comments set a positive tone for the convention and focused the group on finding solutions to supercharge our innovation economy. Attendees of the conference also got the opportunity to tour the BioDistrict, the BioInnovation Center and the Louisiana Cancer Research Center.
 | | Chancellors Drs. Francis (Xavier) Martin (LSU) and Heymfield (Pennington Research) discuss trends at the Fireside Chat. |
 | | Mrs. Leah Chase -- Welcoming the Board and sponsors to New Orleans. She is one of a kind! |
 | | Dr. George Harker - UNO Technology Park discussing related program development. |
 | BioDistrict President & CEO James McNamara discussing long-term development plans and investment opportunities.
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Special thanks to Ms. Norma Grace and Mr. Charles D'Agostino for pulling together a special session on "Building the Louisiana Community of Innovation." The expert panel was extraordinary and represented 100 years of hands on experience. Local attendees included the DDD New Orleans, the Regional Planning Commission, the New Orleans BioInnovation Center, Louisiana Economic Development, the Federal Reserve, GNO, Inc., the New Orleans Business Alliance, the World Trade Center, Total Community Action (TCA) and the LSU System Technology Transfer.
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What is Innovation?
Forbes Magazine Launches Innovation IQ Test
Here's a fun quiz that is useful to understand. There are plenty of erroneous thoughts and misconceptions about the sources and nature of innovation. Take this quick quiz, just 10 questions, to learn how you think about innovation.
Take the Forbes Innovation IQ Test: Click Here
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Spotlighting the Bioscience Industry
Electronic Healthcare Records Market Will Reach $8.3 billion by 2016
The market for EHR records is poised to reach $8.3 billion in 2016 as health groups scramble to meet the meaningful use mandates to avoid Medicare penalties by 2015, according to a Millennium Research Group report. The EHR market has also ushered in a large number of new vendors, which may not be viable over the long term, the report notes (Health Data Management 11/10).
In light of Louisiana's aggressive Digital Media Tax Credit and the availability of office space, these vendors are prime candidates for the BioDistrict New Orleans. If you are a property owner interested in learning more, contact us today.
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Board Member Spotlight
Commissioner Larry H. Hollier, MD, FACS, FACC, FRCS 
BioDistrict New Orleans is proud to recognize Dr. Larry H. Hollier in this issue's Board Member Spotlight. Dr. Hollier has served as Chancellor of LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans since Nov. 14, 2005. Comprising six health professions schools, LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans educates Louisiana's health workforce, research scientists and public health policymakers. Dr. Hollier is also a practicing vascular surgeon.
Dr. Hollier was President and Chief Operating Officer of The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York before being recruited to lead his alma mater, the School of Medicine at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, where he earned his medical degree in 1968 and was named Chief Resident in Surgery in 1974. Following a brief stint in the U.S. Air Force, Dr. Hollier entered academic medicine with an appointment to the LSUHSC faculty in 1975.
Dr. Hollier was appointed Dean on January 1, 2004. During his first 18 months, he reorganized the Dean's office and redefined fiscal control of the School of Medicine. He implemented mission based budgeting, aligning pay with performance, and allowing reallocation of an additional $7 million to support the basic science and translational research efforts. As a result of the increased growth of research, the school's NIH funding increased over 50%. Dr. Hollier continued to serve as both Chancellor and Dean of Medicine until September 2007 when he appointed Dr. Steve Nelson as Dean of Medicine.
Dr. Hollier is certified by the American Board of Surgery in General Surgery and in General Vascular Surgery. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the American College of Cardiology, the Royal College of Surgeons of England, and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, Scotland. In addition to being a lecturer on vascular and endovascular surgery, Dr. Hollier is the author of more than 300 journal articles and has served on the editorial boards of 13 surgical journals.
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Emerging Leaders Profile
Ms. Rahlyn Gossen, Rebar Interactive
Emerging Leaders are individuals who are taking up the charge of advancing the development of the bioscience industry cluster beyond just new buildings and into actual job creation and economic growth for our city and region.
Ms. Rahlyn Gossen is the owner of Rebar Interactive, a New Orleans-based digital strategy and patient recruitment company serving the clinical trials industry nationwide.
Her company specializes in connecting clinical research sites with potential research participants through digital media. Rahlyn also assists clinical trial companies with the use of digital media and technology in business development, marketing, product development and other areas.
Before founding Rebar Interactive, Rahlyn was a clinical research coordinator specializing in clinical trials for migraine headaches and Alzheimer's disease. During that time, she coordinated 24 clinical trials and worked with hundreds of research participants.
In addition to her work with clients, Rahlyn writes a Clinical Trial Blog focused on Patient Recruitment, digital strategy, technology, and innovation.
She also tweets as @rebarinter
She is now a member of the Emerging Leadership with the BioDistrict and biosciences community in Louisiana. |
DID YOU KNOW? THE BIODISTRICT CURRENTLY HAS 70,000 PEOPLE WORKING IN THE DISTRICT?
But where and how do I connect with the employers and the opportunities?
BioDistrict New Orleans has created a special group on LinkedIn called Bio New Orleans where professionals and employers can post job opportunities, discuss research findings or industry trends and network with other professionals in the biosciences industry.
As of today, we have posted six new job openings and more will follow as the community builds. In five weeks, more than 139 multi-disciplined professionals have joined and started sharing ideas, leads, knowledge and contacts. This is how clusters are formed, thrive and take on a life of their own. |
IN THE NEWS...
Gambit Weekly's Clancy DuBos examines the economic impact of the BioDistrict on New Orleans and estimates it will be measured in billions. Introducing Harvard's i-Lab -- Boston is the premier biotech cluster, with Harvard celebrating the recent opening of the i-Lab, an innovation hub on campus designed to foster team-based innovation at Harvard and deepen ties among students, faculty, and the Boston business community. BioDistrict New Orleans is proposing this next-generation workforce development be clustered into a Heath Education Campus designed to make us competitive for industry growth so that New Orleans, like Boston, can be an innovator in educational clustering and foster and deploy open learning techniques.
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For more information, please visit www.BioDistrictNewOrleans.org
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BioDistrict's
New Office 
1515 Poydras St
Suite 150
New Orleans 70112
Come by to see renderings of the new proposed developments within the BioDistrict
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New Openings:
PJ's Coffee
in the BioDistrict
1515 Poydras Street corner LaSalle Street
This past week, I saw a member of the City Council Staff discussing a bike sharing program for New Orleans. -------------------- |
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New Orleans BioInnovation
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1441 Canal Street
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NOBIC this week announced the expansion of the fourth floor is currently under design with construction expected to begin within the next two months.The Center currently houses 18 biotech-related companies.
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COMING SOON:
Louisiana Cancer
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New Orleans
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1700 Tulane Ave
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Opening January, 2012
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COMING SOON:
The Joy Theatre Opening December 2011
We are excited about the addition of the Joy Theatre to the District. What does a theatre have to do with our mission -- simple, it's part of the "built environment" which includes entertainment, shopping, housing and other amenities.
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TRAFFIC ALERT!
RTA Lane/Intersection Closures Announcement:
The two left lanes nearest the neutral ground headed downtown on Loyola Avenue between Gravier Street and Cleveland Avenue are currently closed. The right lane and parking lane headed uptown on Loyola Avenue between Gravier Street and Cleveland Avenue is also closed.
On Loyola Ave., two lanes of traffic headed downtown and two lanes of traffic headed uptown are open at all times.
Tulane Avenue remains open at the Loyola Avenue intersection in each direction.
This proposed work schedule will end Jan. 16, 2012.
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Upcoming Meetings:
Harrah's Hosts the 2012 DBE SYMPOSIUM:
USING TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION TO IMPROVE BUSINESS
Thursday, January 12, 2012
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
228 Poydras Street, Vieux Carre Ballrooms I & II
Harrah's Casino in association with the City of New Orleans Office of Supplier Diversity, Sewerage & Water Board, and Louis Armstrong International Airport will host a DBE Symposium to educate small business owners on how to use technology and innovation to improve their businesses. There is no cost to attend the 2012 DBE Symposium. For more information and to RSVP contact Ernesto Sigmon at 504-533-6840 or Shantell Brown at 504-533-6159.
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