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| County's downturn could have upside in luring biotech firms |
| Friday, November 27, 2009 |
| As Palm Beach County works to build a biotech hub, labs run by Scripps Florida and Max Planck Florida are the main attraction for CEOs looking for a place to call home.
But those two research institutes aren't the only draw. Palm Beach County also can boast of being a cheap place to do business, at least compared with other biotech hubs.
The Boyd Co., a |
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| Scripps Florida scientist launches company |
| Friday, August 29, 2008 |
| Claes Wahlestedt, who heads Scripps Florida's efforts to develop drugs for diseases of the central nervous system, has launched new company with business consultant and longtime friend Joe Collard.
The company, which he has dubbed cuRNA, is developing a technology licensed from Scripps research that is based on the therapeutic potential of what are |
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| Biotech hotbed likely to lure venture capital |
| Wednesday, August 27, 2008 |
| The construction under way on Scripps Florida's 350,000-square-foot, three-building complex at Florida Atlantic University's Jupiter campus is just one sign the northern Palm Beach County city could soon become a national hotbed for investment in biotechnology and spin-off businesses.
Along with the Scripps Research Institute, the biomedical |
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| A focus on filling high-tech jobs in South Florida is paying off |
| Sunday, August 10, 2008 |
| Just three years ago, Palm Beach County was at the height of a housing boom and laying the foundation for promising jobs of the future, especially in bioscience.
The county has seen a small gain in life science employment since 2005 mainly because of Scripps Florida's research center, but it's not replacing the thousands of jobs lost in the |
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| County commission inks deal with bioscience giant Max Planck Society |
| Tuesday, July 22, 2008 |
| Palm Beach County commissioners unanimously approved today an $87-million contract with Germany-based research giant Max Planck Society to build and operate a bio-imaging facility at the Florida Atlantic University campus in Jupiter.
The contract calls for the construction of a 100,000-square-foot building and the creation of 135 jobs, with preferences |
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| Palm Beach County OKs $87 million for Max Planck |
| Tuesday, July 22, 2008 |
| The Palm Beach County Commission today approved a plan to give the Max Planck Society of Germany almost $87 million to set up an institute near Scripps Florida in Jupiter.
Munich, Germany-based Max Planck will build a 100,000-square-foot bio-imaging facility just west of Scripps.
Under the deal approved today, Max Planck will get $39.4 million from |
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| Palm Beach County signs $86.9 million deal with Max Planck Society |
| Tuesday, July 22, 2008 |
| When Palm Beach County commissioners signed an $86.9 million deal to bring the celebrated German science group Max Planck Society to town, it was something akin to a consumer deep in debt putting another charge on the credit card.
The deal, approved unanimously to fanfare Tuesday, commits the county to decades of debt payments that will quickly reach $6 |
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| UF could bring contagious disease program to Lantana hospital site |
| Tuesday, June 10, 2008 |
| Tuesday, June 10, 2008
LANTANA - The University of Florida's plans for the state tuberculosis hospital in Lantana include an expansion of the school's studies in contagious diseases such as avian flu and AIDS, a spokesperson said today.
The university is one of four institutions that have shown preliminary interest in taking over A.G. Holley |
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