November 07, 2011 – Silicon Bayou News
The New Orleans-based South Coast Angel Fund, which has invested in startups like Omnicademy, is one of the first companies to enter the New Orleans BioInnnovation Center.
November 07, 2011 – Silicon Bayou News
The New Orleans-based South Coast Angel Fund, which has invested in startups like Omnicademy, is one of the first companies to enter the New Orleans BioInnnovation Center.
November 04, 2011 – myNewOrleans.com
A symbol of the gradually converging interests in this sector is a new downtown building called the New Orleans BioInnovation Center.
October 16, 2011 – The Times-Picayune / Nola.com
New Orleans hosts plenty of conventions, but one coming up in November is considered so vital for Louisiana’s fledgling biomedical and technical industries that U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., is making a point to be there.
September 22, 2011 – Fox 8
Major advancement in the New Orleans bioscience corridor.
September 22, 2011 – WWLTV
It is a part of growing biomedical industry, and it will mean a big economic boost to New Orleans.
June 22, 2011 – Future 360
Future360 heads to New Orleans to see how Louisiana is luring clean tech investment to bring about sustainable development in the wake of environmental disaster.
December 06, 2010 – WWLTV
Officials say a missing piece of the engine necessary to bring more entrepreneurs to New Orleans has now fallen into place.
It’s the launch of the New Orleans Startup Fund.
November 11, 2010 – New Orleans CityBusiness
Nine Louisiana biotech companies have been selected as recipients of more than $2.13 million in federal tax credits and grants. The awards fell under the Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project Program (QTDP), which targets small firms.
November 01, 2010 – 10/12 Corridor
With the promise of increased research funding, and the ultimate goal of becoming a National Cancer Institute, the Louisiana Cancer Research Consortium (LCRC) is a key ingredient in a larger strategy to transform Greater New Orleans into a global player in bioscience research and entrepreneurship. The goal is to build upon the work of the academic and health care institutions in the downtown and Mid-City neighborhoods and create a life sciences hub that will attract outside investment and build a knowledge-based economy.
October 01, 2010 – The Scientist
Efforts to develop Louisiana’s biotech industry are giving New Orleans scientists – and the local economy – a much needed boost. Located in the heart of New Orleans, NOBIC
rents space in its wet-lab incubator to local start-up biotech companies to help them turn academic research projects into marketable technologies. It was launched after a feasibility study, led by the Louisiana state legislature, recognized that the state already had tremendous investments in life science research, but was not maximizing its value, says Aaron Miscenich, president of NOBIC.