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FLORIDA’S HIGH TECH CORRIDOR
Web Archive
May 2004
UCF’s Incubator Takes Top Honors As well, UCFTI tenant company Cognoscenti Health Institute was named 2004 Outstanding Incubator Client by the NBIA. The UCF Technology Incubator has supported 70 client companies and eight graduating companies since its inception in 1999. Those companies have created more than 400 new jobs and generated more than $140 million in revenue for the local economy. For additional information on UCF’s Technology Incubator, visit www.incubator.ucf.edu. Florida Job Growth Leads Nation As a region the Corridor leads the state with the Orlando Metropolitan area creating the most jobs in 2004 compared to the same month a year ago (+17,400 jobs). Tampa-St. Petersburg ranked second in job gains (+16,200 jobs). For additional information, visit www.labormarketinfo.com. USF Spin-Off Ships Complete Microfabrication Line The heart of the processing line is Intelligent Micro Patterning’s signature product, the SF-100 Maskless Exposure System, which incorporates micro-optical techniques to project master images directly onto diverse substrate materials. The University of North Carolina School of Medicine will use the device for many research projects including cellular manipulation and bioartificial pancreas development. For additional information, visit www.intelligentmp.com/news.htm. Florida Tech Transfer Conference Speakers
Announced The conference will allow professionals to learn how to do business and collaborate on research with Florida’s universities and to network with researchers, investors and representatives from biotechnology, engineering, defense, pharmaceuticals, information technology and other industries. It’s not too late to register! For additional information or to register for the conference, visit www.floridaresearch.org/techtransfer. Efforts to Attract Video Game Giant Advance As part of an incentive package to bring the video game giant to Central Florida, House and Senate budget negotiators declared that at least $4.2 million will be available to launch a specialized program at the University of Central Florida to train prospective employees of EA. The proposed Florida Interactive Academy would house a training program with degrees in areas such as computer science and digital film. For additional information on Electronic Arts, visit www.ea.com/home/home.jsp. Corridor Cities Among Top 100 Places to Live Cities are nominated by current or past residents or other individuals familiar with the community’s benefits. The nominated towns are evaluated on education, crime, employment and housing data of the past year. The final accepted nominations are compared based on the number of votes and inquiries that each city received over the previous year, and the Top 100 is selected. Inclusion in the Top 100 is beneficial to cities as the list is used as a relocation resource. For additional information, visit www.relocate-america.com/townvote.htm. MD&M Attendees Encouraged to Add Their
Companies to the Map To add your company to the map, please contact Danielle Zito at dzito@pinellascounty.org. USF Lends Shark Expert to the Discovery Channel Dan Huber, a Long Island, N.Y. native and Duke University graduate, came to USF to work with biology department shark expert Phillip Motta and the Mote Marine Laboratory’s Center for Shark Research in Sarasota. Huber’s primary research is the biomechanics of shark feeding, in particular, the generation of bite force by the cranial muscles. To investigate this, he designs mechanical models of prey for sharks utilizing three different shark feeding mechanisms: suction, crushing and gouging. For additional information, visit www.usfnews.usf.edu/. Manatee Community College to Host IT Forum The forum will offer lab configurations, training opportunities and resources, and will also provide an explanation of the community college’s role as a leader in IT security program development. Academic degree programs and non-credit training for business and industry will also be discussed. For additional information and registration, visit http://www.mccfl.edu. UCF Students Compete in World Computer Programming
Championship Five UCF teams competed this year in the Southeast Regional competition in Daytona Beach. The teams ranked 1st, 3rd, 6th, 11th and 34th out of 84 teams. The top two teams of the competition, one from UCF and one from Georgia Tech, advanced to the world championships. For additional information, visit www.news.ucf.edu. Did You Know? Corridor People in the News Neal Gallagher has been appointed dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Central Florida. Neal comes to UCF from Colorado State University. Calendar of Events
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Inside Florida’s High Tech Corridor is published by the Florida High Tech Corridor Council, Inc. (FHTCC) and its economic development partners. The FHTCC is an initiative of the University of Central Florida (www.ucf.edu) and the University of South Florida (www.usf.edu). For more information visit our Web site at (www.floridahightech.com), or contact one of the region’s economic development partners listed below. You can also find links to the region’s community college
partners at
www.floridahightech.com/careers/studies.htm and to various industry
organizations at
www.floridahightech.com/info/otherlinks.htm. Citrus County EDC Enterprise Flagler Enterprise Florida, Inc. Greater Tampa Committee of 100 Highlands County EDC Lakeland Economic Development Council
Manatee Economic Development Council
Ocala/Marion County Economic Development
Council Pasco Economic Development Council Seminole County Department of Economic
Development St. Petersburg Economic Development Sumter County EDC Tampa Bay Partnership
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