ATLANTA, GA - Georgia dangled nearly $2 million in financial carrots to lure a global pharmaceutical company to Marietta, where it will create about 150 jobs.
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ATLANTA, GA - Top executives from Johns Hopkins Medical School, SRI International and the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteH. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteLatest from The Business JournalsAll Children’s Hospital, Moffitt Cancer Center improve 1Q financialsScripps Florida wins M grantAll Children’s, Johns Hopkins deal could lead to spinoffsFollow this company will headline the BioFlorida conference in Tampa in October.
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ATLANTA, GA - The North Carolina Biotechnology CenterThe North Carolina Biotechnology CenterLatest from The Business JournalsBiotech center bestows .4M in grantsState may set up nonprofit to funnel 0M to startupsLess than 5% of Triangle buildings LEED certifiedFollow this company has approved a four-year, $2.5 million grant to establish a Marine Biotechnology Center of Innovation. The center aims to use biotechnology to accelerate development of commercial products from the state’s marine life.

The award builds on a $100,000 planning grant given previously by the Biotech Center. That money was used to develop a business plan, making the MBCOI eligible for the Phase II funding, the biotech center said in a written statement.

With the new award, the MBCOI must meet business milestones and ultimately establish itself as an independent, self-sustaining entity. The first milestone will be the recruitment and hiring of a president and executive director to lead the MBCOI in identifying and prioritizing key market sectors.

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