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BioDistrict Top 11 Accomplishments for 2011
District moves out of planning into implementation phase
  1. Constuction began on the new Veteran Affairs and University Medical Center Hospitals;Stairs to Success
  2. City of New Orleans and the Greater New Orleans Foundation awarded a $300,000 grant from the National Fund for Workforce Solutions to form a collaborative for career development and training;
  3. Hosted 265 delegates of the Association of University Research Parks 25th Annual International Convention;  
  4. The New Orleans BioInnovation Center opened a business incubator for the commercialization of university technology; 
  5. Memorandum of Understanding signed with the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education for the establishment of the state's first Biotech career pathway;
  6. Gained priority to insure the development of a New Math and Science High School and the Booker T. Washington High School to be geared towards career development in Biotech\Healthcare;
  7. Added two community members to the Board of Commissioners;
  8. Opened new BioDistrict offices at 1515 Poydras Street;
  9. Completed branding including the official name change of the district to BioDistrict New Orleans; 
  10. State and federal policy initiatives: the reauthorization of the SBIR Program at the federal level; the re-establishment of the Angel Fund Tax Credit; and, the expansion of the Digital Media Tax Credit Program to include bioscience applications; 
  11. The growing recognition of the role of the BioDistrict as the coordinating entity tasked with the responsibility to develop the physical and programmatic components necessary to create jobs and business opportunities for all citizens. This recognition is exemplified by the increasing number of calls by industry interested in participating in the development of the District and industry sector.   
Our list of activites and the key accomplishments demonstrate the holistic approach the District takes toward the development of the biocluster focusing on six key areas; Workforce, Policy, Marketing, Specialized Facilities, Infrastructure Improvements and Attracting Outside Capital. 

 

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BioDistrict Revitalization Spotlight: Joy Theater 
The private sector will play a huge role in the redevelopment of the historic Canal Street theater. 

We envision a 24/7/365 day community that will represent the best thinking of the Built Environment, i.e., healthy, safe, smart, entrepreneurial, diverse and sustainable.

To that end, we celebrate the opening of the renovated Joy Theater. The iconic building is known by every New Orleanian. Each of us has our own story and memory of what it used to be. Today, it will house a multipurpose venue for musical events, plays, corporate functions and film screenings.

Imagine a biocluster, where amenities are as culturally rich as New Orleans, the local workforce is trained and ready to work, and the lab facilities are world class -- that's the vision behind the BioDistrict.
 
 
 
Mayor Landrieu and Irma Thomas

Joy Theatre New Orleans

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Spotlight on the Bioscience Industry: Trends & Opportunities
BioDistrict will focus on the development of New Orleans as a biopharma\healthcare information hub.
 

The Biopharmaceutical industry business model is undergoing sweeping changes that will require researchers to make good decisions leading to faster and more predictable outcomes.  By developing a hub where integrated informatics systems and intelligent interfaces supporting drug discovery and translational research are housed, New Orleans will be positioned to play a pivot role in the future biopharmaceutical industry. 

 

EHR ModelA key to our growth is supporting and encouraging collaboration between the biopharmaceutical industry, clinicians, academia, the State's Digital Media Tax Credit  

and private investors.  

 

Clearly, the integration of clinical and discovery data is key to translational research strategies and the long term growth of the biopharmacuetical industry. The BioDistrict has identified this as one of their keys and is focused on building the infrastructure to support this translational research and medicine in the Biodistrict.    

  

BioDistrict New Orleans invites local businesses, property owners, and academia to register with us for upcoming events and meetings centered around organizing the effort to recruit companies involved in the integration of R&D, Informatics & Knowledge Management industry. Starting later this month, we will bring together, economic development professionals, site selectors, representatives from Louisiana Economic Development (LED) and thought leaders from across the biosciences industry to share their experiences dealing with small and large companies interested in relocating firms dealing in complex data networks, the integration of diverse data streams and the correlation between pre-clinical observations and clinical outcomes. This is truly cutting edge and an activity that can qualify for the the State's 35% Digital Media Tax Credit. 
 
 

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Board Member Profile
Commissioner Patrick Quinlan, M.D. 
  

Dr. Quinlan is responsible for all operations and the strategic growth and development of the Ochsner Health System. Dr. Quinlan joined the Foundation in 1998 as Chief Medical Officer and in 2001, was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Ochsner Health System.  

 

In May 2007, Dr. Quinlan was named the #1 most powerful physician executive in the nation by Modern Physician magazine.  

 

Before joining the Foundation, Dr. Quinlan served as Chief Medical Officer of Lovelace Health Systems in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics magna cum laude from the University of Texas at Austin and received his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. He earned a Masters degree in Health Administration from the College of St. Francis in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

 

Ochsner is a seven-hospital, non-profit, academic, multi-specialty healthcare delivery system dedicated to patient care, research and education. The system also includes a sub-acute facility, and more than 35 health centers located throughout Southeast Louisiana. Ochsner employs over 600 physicians in 80 medical specialties and sub-specialties and conducts more than 300 ongoing clinical research trials annually.

 

Additionally, Ochsner operates one of the country's largest, independently accredited graduate medical education programs, offering training to over 200 interns, residents and fellows in 17 independently Ochsner-sponsored programs. Ochsner jointly sponsors 4 programs with LSU and Tulane offering training to an additional 100 residents.

Commissioner Quinlan brings a wealth of knowledge to the Board that will continue to serve the District and the City of New Orleans well. 
Emerging Leaders Profile
Mr. Justin Peno, NuMe Health

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.

Justin PenoMr. Justin Peno is the Director of Business Development for NuMe Health, a NOLA-based startup offering consumer products that focus on a growing branch of science surrounding the human microbiome (comprising the 100 trillion microorganisms that co-exist within and on the human body).
NuMe's first product will modify the GI microbiota to address the health needs of pre-diabetic patients.  Mr. Peno has more than a decade's management and business development experience in the healthcare industry. Previously, he served as a Fellow of the New Orleans BioInnovation Center, focusing on the commercialization of biotechnologies pioneered by local universities and helping to steer two technologies through the commercialization process into promising start-up ventures. Mr. Peno received a B.A. from Louisiana State University and an M.B.A. from the Freeman School of Business at Tulane University.

 

He 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. Social Friction

As of today, we have posted six new job openings and more will follow as the community builds. In five weeks, more than 160 (up 27) 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.
 
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     IN THE NEWS...



Product first from the BioInnovation Center demonstrates the BioDistrict's potential to create jobs in manufacturing, sales and distribution.
 
Times Picayune Editorial calls for Governor Bobby Jindal to focus support the BioDistrict to one day rival Houston and Birmingham.

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.

For more information, please visit www.BioDistrictNewOrleans.org
Vol. 1 Issue 17
In This Issue:
Top 11 Accomplishments in 2011
BioDistrict Revitalization Spotlight Joy Theater
Spotlighting the Bioscience Industry
Profiling Commissioner Patrick Quinlan, M.D
Emerging Leaders - Mr. Justin Peno
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1515 Poydras St
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New Orleans 70112
 
Come by to see renderings of the new proposed developments within the BioDistrict

Hot Spots:
 
PJ's Coffee
in the BioDistrict
1515 Poydras Street corner LaSalle Street
 

Pj's
 
 
This past week, I saw a Deputy Mayors Morse and Grant, City of New Orleans. enjoying a cup of coffee before getting on with their 15 hour day.
 
New Openings:
 
NOLA Green Roots
in the BioDistrict
3121 Tulane Ave. 

NOLA Green Roots
 
 
Fresh food grow locally is key to sustainable community and healthy built environment. A goal of the NOLA Green Roots, the BioDistrict and the City is to foster urban gardening.
 
 
New Orleans BioInnovation 
Center
NOBIC
1441 Canal Street

NOBIC 's early success led to the expansion of more labs and offices on the fourth floor. The Center currently houses 18 biotech-related companies, including commercial support entities, seed and venture capital companies.

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COMING SOON:
Louisiana Cancer
Research Consortium

New Orleans
 
LCRC
1700 Tulane Ave
Opening January, 2012
 
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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.
Upcoming Meetings: 

 

Harrah's Hosts the
2012 DBE SYMPOSIUM:

USING TECHNOLOGY & 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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Southeast Louisiana Veterans Healthcare System (Project Legacy) SBE Matchmaking Event

 

Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012

2-5 p.m.

Mercedez-Benz Superdome

Claiborne Club Lounge

1500 Sugar Bowl Drive

 

The program will include a project overview with specific focus on upcoming procurement process insight, procurement timeline, and one-on-one networking opportunities. Subcontractors of all types are invited to attend.  

There is no cost to attend. 

 

RSVP here

 

For more information, please contact: Angela Messier

 

All bidders not currently registered on Clark's Extranet site should contact Angela Messier to prequalify for bidding. Extranet registration is available here.