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INSIDE FLORIDA’S HIGH TECH
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September 2004 |
Loans Available for Businesses Impacted by Storms
Governor Jeb Bush has activated Florida’s Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan program providing emergency, short-term loans to businesses ravaged by the recent Florida hurricanes. The program will provide interest-free loans of up to $25,000, which come in terms of 90-day or 180-day maturities. Applications are available to business owners in various counties throughout the Corridor.
For more information and requirements on the Bridge Loan Program, as well as a list of applicable counties, please call Stephanie Smith of the Governor’s Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development at (850) 488-3280. |
Corridor Company Provides Olympic Imagery for NBC
Harris Corporation, a Melbourne-based company, along with Colorado-based DigitalGlobe provided high resolution, 3-D satellite imagery to NBC studios to support the network’s coverage for the 2004 Olympics.
Harris used its ImageLinks™ TrueTerrain™ technology to enhance DigitalGlobe’s satellite imagery to provide imagery of Athens, as well as “virtual views” of historic Greece..
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Governor Bush Welcomes New Biotech Firm
Governor Jeb Bush welcomed the VaxDesign Corporation, a new high tech vaccine research and development firm, to Florida. VaxDesign will create 39 Orange County high-wage jobs and make $2.8 million in capital investments.
VaxDesign is a spin-off of Sciperio, Inc., which is known for its activities in the areas of biotechnology, direct write/digital printing, wireless communications, and water desalination and harvesting. The vaccines developed by VaxDesign will activate the human immune system on demand to cure disease and to provide a defense against a broad spectrum of pathogens.
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UCF Receives Largest Research Donation in History
The University of Central Florida (UCF) will receive $24 million of intellectual property, equipment and cash from Northrop Grumman for computer chip manufacturing research.
The donation, the largest in UCF history, will boost the College of Optics and Photonics’ research in extreme ultraviolet lithography, a process that computer chip manufacturers expect to begin using in approximately four years, because it allows smaller, denser features to be imprinted on chips.
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USF Collaborates to Enhance Drug Properties
TransForm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (TransForm) and University of South Florida (USF) chemists are joining forces to enhance drug properties by exploring pharmaceutical co-crystal structures, a newly recognized category of small molecule pharmaceutical physical properties.
Co-crystals, a combination of two or more distinct compounds arranged to create a unique crystalline form, can improve properties such as solubility, stability and dissolving rates in different medications to offer more treatment options for patients.
TransForm and USF are in a license agreement, which gives TransForm exclusive rights to any new pharmaceutical co-crystal forms discovered at USF.
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Leaders Launch One-Stop Site of Labor Market Conditions Education
Local workforce leaders have launched a one-stop site of Florida’s labor market conditions, which provides information on Florida High Tech Corridor employment conditions and trends.
The development of the site was spearheaded by the Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation’s (AWI) Labor Market Statistics Office. Highlights of the site include: Florida labor market conditions in the Corridor; projected growth in the technology sector; maps of technology sectors; and, occupational wages in technology sectors.
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Did you Know?
A 2003 survey conducted by the Center for Digital Government ranked Tampa number one for how well its city governments utilized information technology to operate and deliver quality service to their customers and citizens. This survey was based on cities with populations of 250,000 or greater. |
Corridor
People in the News
Heidi Brandow has been named the new Incubator Network Director for the Technological Research and Development Authority (TRDA) statewide family of incubation centers. She will now oversee the Florida/NASA Business Incubation Center, Carrie P. Meek Center for Business, and the newest edition slated to open in Melbourne in the spring of 2006. Brandow will ensure each incubator’s goals are achieved and that their clients continue to succeed.
Optics, physics, electrical, and computer engineering professor Peter Delfyett of the University of Central Florida was selected as one of the “50 Most Important Blacks in Research Science” by Science Spectrum magazine. He was recognized for his “lifelong work in making science part of global society” and his work in attempting to accelerate the speed in which data can be passed through semiconductor chips.
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Calendar
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The following are events taking place across the Corridor's 21-county region, which readers may be interested in attending:
8th Annual Early Stage Capital Conference:
Innovation Florida 2004
Presented by: The University of Central Florida Technology Incubator and the Central Florida Innovation Corporation
Wednesday, September 29 – The Ballroom at Church Street
For event information, visit .
Advanced Entrepreneurship: Growing to Greatness Symposium
Presented by: The Center for Entrepreneurship at Rollins College and Dynetech Corporation
Friday, October 8 – Bush Auditorium – Rollins College
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Launching the Vision: 7th Annual Conference
Presented by: BioFlorida
Sunday, October 17 - Monday, October 18 – Boca Raton Marriott
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17th NREL Industry Growth Forum
Presented by: NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
Monday, October 18 - Wednesday, October 20 – The Rosen Centre
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Reschedules
Events
Due to the recent Florida hurricanes, please note that the following events have been postponed or rescheduled. Additional information will be included in future issues as applicable.
Williams C. Schwartz Industry Innovation Awards
Presented by: Metro Orlando EDC
Rescheduled: October 12, 2004
For event information, visit or
call (407) 422-6325 ext. 251.
The UCF Leadership Edge: Leadership Strategies & Best Practices
Presented by: UCF ORBIT
Rescheduled: November 4 - 5, 2004
For event information, visit .
Statewide Life Sciences Forum
Florida: Emerging Innovation Hub for Life Sciences
Presented by: Enterprise Florida
Rescheduled: November 16, 2004
For event information, visit .
Fast & Furious: Fall Partnering Conference
Presented by: The City of Lakeland, Lakeland Economic
Development Council and CompuWare
Rescheduled: January 15, 2005
For event information, visit .
Regional Leadership Forum: The Central Florida Education Summit
Presented by: The Regional Board of Advisors
Postponed: No further information available at this time.
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