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BioDistrict Board of Commissioners Votes to Support Governor Jindal's Proposed Economic Development Package
BioDistrict also supports Rep. Neil Abramson proposal linking employment in the District to special, one-time refunds for the construction or renovation of blighted and abandoned properties.
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As we witnessed in the recent announcement of GE selecting New Orleans as a location of a High Tech Center, we all must realize the role of public policy, business and Higher Education as we move toward the knowledge based economy. Likewise, the unprecedented opportunity for economic growth that the BioDistrict offers depends on the alignment and leveraging of prudent public policy, which includes a role for the Governor, the Board of Regents, Louisiana Economic Development, LSU, Tulane, Xavier, Delgado and related business interests to work together and leverage the catalytic construction into long term growth and job creation. The BioDistrict Board is in support!
According to the Greater New Orleans Community Data Center's September 2010 report, New Orleans had 43,755 residential addresses that did not have U.S. Postal Service indicating the potential for abandonment, blight or vacant lots. Additionally there were 5,105 commercial and other addresses that represent the potential for institutional blight and abandonment.
The Landrieu Administration has aggressively tackled the issue reducing that by 10,000+/- properties. Rep. Neil Abramson's legislative bill, HLS 12RS-336, seeks to give incentive for the thousands of new workers to buy, renovate/construct and live in Orleans Parish to grow our local tax base. The Bill also proposes steps to provide for Jefferson Parish to avail itself of the advantages. The BioDistrict Board is in support!
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BioDistrict & Sustainability: Mississippi River Watershed
BioDistrict participates in the United States Business Council's Sustainable Design Water Strategy Kick-off meeting hosted by Entergy within the BioDistrict boundaries.
Water is a commodity that no one owns, everyone uses and will one day become scarce. It has been the subject of legal disputes and war. As New Orleanians, we have become used to the seemingly unending supply of Mississippi River water passing through the city everyday. It is our lifeblood and a source of living and economic vitality, but we are learning that it is under threat.
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USBCSD Kick-off Meeting at
Entergy in the BioDistrict
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We often reference the BioDistrict as home to two health science centers, a school of dentistry, a major college of pharmacy and a nationally ranked community college, but we are also the home of significant research and entrepreneurial activity in connection with water and sustainability. An example is the recent launch of NanoFex, LLC (see below a profile of its founder, Mr. David Culpepper). NanoFex is the latest of a number of water related companies and innovative technologies to emerge for the District and our university partners. Click here to watch a recent WGNO-TV story on the company.
The Biodistrict believes a business sector combined with university research innovation will assist in retaining our current economic base while fostering growth in the biosciences sector.
The Time is now for all parties to make the commitment
to build a bioscience industry in New Orleans
creating more jobs and opportunities!
To Learn more about how you can participate in the Pilot Program, please contact me here.
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BioDistrict and the Knowledge Economy: Workforce is a key to solving crime issues.
BioDistrict market information leads to successful National Funders Collaborative bid by the City of New Orleans and the Greater New Orleans Foundation
Since our last issue, GE announced New Orleans will be the home of a new IT Center employing 300 people. Part of their decision hinged on "training for the future workforce" needed to sustain GE's new facility.
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7,600 New Jobs anticipated by 2018
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There is a growing belief that the only way to truly solve the crime issue is through a paycheck. Developing the support infrastructure of workforce training, university-driven innovation, entrepreneurial training and a diverse supply chain within a healthy neighborhood with world class facilities is the only way to create the "premier destination for healthcare and bioscience research." All of this is part of the State's plan which, if approved, will be useful in attracting new R&D facilities and headquarters to the district. To meet the needs and supercharge our industry recruitment, we envision a Health Education Center surrounding the old VA and Charity Hospital complexes to include at least one K-12 Charter School, a GED Testing Center, an expanded Delgado Allied Health Campus, undergraduate programming in biosciences, a start-up accelerator similar to Harvard's I-Lab and supporting facilities like open learning centers, libraries, day-care centers and housing.  | |
Health Education Campus supplying future workforce needs in the knowledge economy
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The walkable campus connecting Mid-City, the Lafitte Greenway, the VA, the University Medical Center, Champion Square, Civic Center and downtown New Orleans will add millions in retail sales and new sales tax to the local economy.
To learn more, click here. 
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Emerging Leaders Profile
Mr. David Culpepper, P.G.
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.
David Culpepper, P.G., is CEO of NanoFex, LLC, a Tulane University spinout company, incubated within the BioDistrict at the BioInnovation Center, which uses cane sugar and chitosan from crab and crawfish shells to develop and produce next generation carbon microspheres with nano size zero-valent iron particles. These particles can be injected into the ground and will travel to the site of soil and groundwater contamination, where they stick to contamination and reduce it to non-toxic byproducts. NanoFex specializes in product development and manufacturing, with field deployment partnerships targeting the industrial and private soil and groundwater remediation market. Since 2002, Mr. Culpepper has owned and operated The Culpepper Group, LLC, a New Orleans environmental consulting firm. He has more than 28 years of experience in the environmental remediation industry and has been extensively involved with technical, management and business development practices. Previously, Culpepper served as a Vice President for the first publicly-traded company specializing in soil ground water remediation. He is now a member of the Emerging Leadership with the BioDistrict and biosciences community in Louisiana.
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DID YOU KNOW?
The BioDistrict is Home to One of the World's Largest Hospital Construction Projects.
Global medical device firms have noticed and are looking for opportunities to invest.
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Breaking out and ready to grow!
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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. The aim is to create a bioscience community.
As of today, we have posted six new job openings and more will follow as the community builds. In five months, more than 210 multi-disciplined professionals have joined and started sharing ideas, leads, knowledge and contacts. Some are locals, some ex-pats looking to stay in touch, others are new friends like Kristy Meyers who lives in St. Louis but loves New Orleans and bioscience. This is how clusters are formed, thrive and take on a life of their own. Are YOU a member? |
BioDistrict in the News
Jim McNamara featured on New Orleans Voices
BioDistrict President and CEO James McNamara was featured on New Orleans Voices discussing BioDistrict, where it stands now and what it could potentially mean for our city.
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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: Ur Way Yogurt & Coffee
in the BioDistrict 3001 Tulane Ave Shops at the Crescent Club
Great treats and good eats! Free WIFI for customers.
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Upcoming Meetings: Business Information Session hosted by the Mayor's Office of Economic Development Thursday, March 1, 2012
5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
City Park
Parkview Terrace
Dreyfous Avenue
For more information and to RSVP please contact Margrett Frazier at 504-658-4237 or via email at mmfrazier@nola.gov
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Louisiana Higher Education and Industry Collaborative Workshop on Biosciences supported by the Louisiana Board of Regents and Louisiana EPSCoR program
April 15 & 16, 2012 Please click here to register.
Seating is limited.
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| Specialized Facilities within the BioDistrict:
New Orleans BioInnovation
Center
1441 Canal Street
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and the
 Louisiana Cancer Research Consortium
1700 Tulane Ave.
Click here for more information on either the BioInnovation or the LA Cancer Research Centers
Click here to inquire about business opportunities and partnerships.
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The Daily Scan
On Line Survey
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In which space is the most promising cancer research being done?
13% In individual academic labs
28% In large academic collaborations
42% In collaborations between academia and industry
14% In industrial R&D
2% Elsewhere
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The primary role of the BioDistrict will be to attract bio - industry investment into New Orleans and the specialized facilities.
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Informex holds successful convention in New Orleans.
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Ernest Morial Convention Center
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Provides cross marketing opportunity between two critical NOLA industries: Hospitality and Biotech\healthcare
Conventioneers also get an up close view of the BioDistrict and our assets and new biotech start-ups
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