Founded: 1986
Full Time: 50
Part Time: 0
Budget: $12,000,000
Director: John F. Sharp
P.O. Box 38050
Shreveport, LA 71133-8050
Telephone: 318/675-4100 FAX: 318/675-4120 E-Mail: vlewis@biomed.org
Web Site:http://www.biomed.org
Research Areas:
The Biomedical Research Foundation of Northwest Louisiana is a non-profit, independent, 501(c)(3) economic development and research organization governed by a volunteer board of directors. Mission
Areas of Expertise:
Research expertise/ongoing projectsThe Biomedical Research Foundation, along with numerous other community partners, is working to revitalize a large portion of Shreveport's inner city to become a center for advanced technology industries. The site – called InterTech – is anchored by three major medical institutions, LSU Medical Center in Shreveport, Schumpert Medical Center and Willis-Knighton Medical Center. Targeted industries are: biomedicine & biotechnology; information and communications technology; advanced manufacturing technology; and environmental and energy technology.
A key component of the InterTech strategy, and a major initiative of the Biomedical Research Foundation, is the Consortium for Education, Research & Technology (CERT), a partnership of North Louisiana's nine colleges and universities. The vision for CERT is to support the growth and success of the region's industry by organizing and delivering a variety of programs and services through collaborative projects between campuses. CERT, chaired by Dr. Dan Reneau, president of Louisiana Tech University, meets monthly to develop programs that will advance the InterTech by concentrating on enhancement of North Louisiana's intellectual capital. CERT was formed through a Memorandum of Understanding signed by seven colleges and universities in 1996. Current CERT members are Centenary College of Louisiana, Louisiana State University in Shreveport, LSU School of Medicine in Shreveport, Grambling State University, Louisiana Tech University, Northwestern State University, Northeast Louisiana University, Bossier Parish Community College, Southern University in Shreveport-Bossier and the Biomedical Research Foundation of Northwest Louisiana.
Special Capabilities and Facilities:
Virginia K. Shehee Biomedical Research Institute – a 10-story, 160,000 square foot, $37 million research facility located adjacent to the Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport. Opened in 1994, the Institute's 56 state-of-the-art wet labs are occupied by more than 200 scientists, technologists and support personnel from LSU School of Medicine.
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Imaging Center – the only operating PET Imaging Center in Louisiana and one of only 42 PET Centers in the United States with a cyclotron onsite to produce the radiopharmaceuticals used in PET Imaging. The PET Imaging Center was opened in 1995.
Center for Biomedical Technology Innovation –the Center for Biomedical Technology Innovation is investigating and developing new biomedical instrumentation and techniques. The Center was established in 1996.
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Keywords:
0901015 Economic Development
0408043 Urban Economics
0411004 Regional Planning/Policy
0503011 Education and Work
0780010 Biomedical Research Resources, Other
1016000 Technology
1016004 Technology Transfer