Monthly Archives: September 2011

Georgians are concerned about global health. The Georgia Institue for Global Health will match our universities’ research strenghts in vaccine and drug development with high growth markets. It also matches an area of great interst to Georgia residents. According to a Summer 2011 study by Research!America.

96% want Georgia to be a leader in health research and development;
93% see global health research as key to promoting drug effectiveness and preventing resistance;
77% say it’s important for Georgia to offer companies incentives to inves in global health research;
74% think investment in research to improve global health is important for economic development;
72% of eorgians believe Americans should focus more on malaria, cholera and other diseases that not only impact other count… Continue Reading Fort McPherson: The Details

Five Aattributes make the Science & Technology Park a highly achievable aim. There has been no shortage of ideas and strategies for re-purposing Fort McPherson. Here’s what distinguishes the Science & Technology Park as a development concept:
1. It can be easily integrated into other concepts. The Science & Technology Park’s 127-acre footprint is roughly a fourth of the size of the entire Fort McPherson campus. So it can serv as both a “first step” development and a vital enterprise within another concept.
2. It has a unique anchor. The Georgia Institute for Global Health, slated for the Forces Command (FORSCOM) building,, will serve as the anchor development for the Science & Technology Park. The Institute will foster joint R&D activites, primary in vaccines and thera… Continue Reading Fort McPherson: The Action

Jobs, growth and reputation are the Science & Technology Park’s three greatest returns on investment. While the exact ROI of the Science & Technology Park is difficult to project, a number of indicators point to an impact that is potentially phenomenal. this impact has three primary dimensions: job creation, economic growth and an enhanced reputation for Georgia.
Job Creation: Official estimates from the McPherson Implementing Local Redevelopment Authority project 5,000 new jobs in a range of areas to result within the first 10 years of redevelopment.
The focus and success of the Science & Technology Park could increase this number; according to UGA’s Selig Center for Econimic Growth, for every direct job created by a life science company in Georgia, an additional 2.5 jobs are … Continue Reading Fort McPheron: The Payoff

As the world’s economy continues to change, Georgia must not be left behind. The context of the plan involves two relevant questions: Why a Science & Technology Park? And why Fort McPherson?
The answer to the first question is about improving our competitiveness. Georgia now has the opportunity to leverage its collective bioscience assets in ways that other states already have. While our state has devoted and recruited world-class bioscience organizations, these enterprises are scattered across an undefined area measuring hundreds of square miles.
This dotted landscape has kept companies, start-ups and university scientists from experiencing something that other states have developed into a competitive advantage: proximity.
California has Silicon Valley,, Massachusetts has Route 128. … Continue Reading Fort McPherson: The Context

A Science & Technology Park for Georgia: Connecting public and private enterprises in Research & Development to drive new economic growth.
A rare alignment of strength, need and opportunity has brought Georgia to a decisive moment.

The strength is Georgia’s bioscience industry, comprised of 300 established companies, prominent research universities and a number of promising start-ups

The need is a physical focal point where scientists from different types of institutions work side-by-side in the research and development of new products.

The opportunity is Fort McPherson, the U.S. Army base available for redevelopment beginning in 2012. Public, private and non-profit leaders have come together to transform a 127-acre parcel within the army base into a first-of-its-kind Science &… Continue Reading Fort McPherson: The Opportunity