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Texas Healthcare Bioscience Institute

What is THBI?. The Texas Healthcare and Bioscience Institute (THBI) is a non-profit, public policy research organization, comprised of biotechnology, medical device, and pharmaceutical companies, academic, and private research institutions, as well as companies that provide goods and services to cor

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Texas Healthcare Bioscience Institute

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    1. Texas Healthcare & Bioscience Institute Tom Kowalski President August 18, 2005

    2. What is THBI? The Texas Healthcare and Bioscience Institute (THBI) is a non-profit, public policy research organization, comprised of biotechnology, medical device, and pharmaceutical companies, academic, and private research institutions, as well as companies that provide goods and services to core organizations.

    3. THBI Mission Statement The mission of the Texas Healthcare and Bioscience Institute is to research, develop, and advocate policies and actions that promote biomedical science, biotechnology, agriculture, and medical device innovation in Texas.

    4. Laboratories of Innovation: State Bioscience Initiatives 2004

    5. Approach

    6. Key Bioscience Trends Rapid growth projected during the next decade Includes a diversity of markets and cuts across manufacturing, services, and research activities Offers high paying, quality jobs across a range of occupations

    7. Bioscience Subsectors

    8. Key Findings: State Initiatives

    9. State Trends in Biosciences

    10. Key Best Practice Factors in Building a Bioscience-driven Economy

    11. State Bioscience Strategies Address:

    12. Texas Healthcare & Bioscience Institute

    13. The Life Science Innovation Lifecycle

    15. Governors Council on Science and Biotechnology Development How do we best merge the research role of academia with the goals of entrepreneurship to create unprecedented engines of intellectual AND economic growth?

    16. Governors Council on Science and Biotechnology Development My vision is to create a seamless system of innovation from the laboratory to the marketplace, harnessing the brainpower of state and regional leaders to bring the inventions of our universities and scientists to he marketplace for the good of our people.

    17. Governors Cluster Initiative Objectives: Attract, develop, and retain TX technology industries Make TX a national and global competitor in cluster industries Identified six key technology-based clusters: Advanced Technologies and Manufacturing Aerospace and Defense Energy Petroleum Refining and Chemical Products Information and Computer Technology Biotechnology and Life Sciences

    18. Cluster Formation and Tasks Governor appoints chair Biotechnology and Life Sciences chair: Dr. Mae Jemison Each cluster conducts assessment of: Workforce skill level, availability and wages Education and training resources Existing companies Infrastructure and regulatory strengths and weaknesses Business climate issues affecting cluster Primary domestic and foreign competition Legislative & state resource allocation suggestions and long term strategic plan

    19. Texas Life Science Industry 1993-2003 TX received $25.2 billion in unclassified research and development federal funds Top 4 federal funding sources: NASA, NIH, DOD, NSF (does not include total DOD, national security funds) Primary recipients of federal R&D $: aerospace, defense and biotech/life sciences TX has doubled its NSF funding in past ten years Since 1993, TX has received $6.4 billion for R&D in life science and biotech (10.2% used for infrastructure)

    20. TX ranks in top 20 states producing patents over past 7 years in medical equipment and medical electronics, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology TX produced 65% growth in patent issuance in medical equipment and electronics in past 5 years 149% growth in biotech in TX during past 5 years compared to previous 5 years 2002 TX academic research institutions had 7.48 million sq. ft. devoted to health-related research and treatment estimated to be approx. 9 million sq. ft. currently Texas Life Science Industry(cont)

    21. 79th Texas Legislative Session

    22. 79th Texas Legislative Session Emerging Technology Fund Three Components $100 Million- dedicated to creating Regional Centers of Innovation and Commercialization $50 Million used to match research grants awarded by federal or private sponsors $50 Million to help make Texas public universities world leaders in technology research by attracting more renowned research teams from other universities

    23. Texas Healthcare & Bioscience Institute

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