The Future of Gainesville = Innovation

The world is changing…

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Change is Inevitable

A question… and a challenge…

What makes Gainesville special?

Good to Great

The Challenge:

How do we leverage Gainesville’s assets to compete successfully in the global economy?

The World’s Most Innovative Cities:

A high concentration of residents working in “knowledge jobs.”

Solid innovation infrastructure that fosters technological innovation.

Local companies geared toward global markets.

High value-added, technologically advanced manufacturing sectors.

Institutions and residents embrace the digital economy.

At the front of the information technology and Internet Revolutions.

Above-average levels of entrepreneurship.

• 39% of our population holds bachelor degrees or higher.

• 1,854 engineering degrees were awarded in 2007.

• GTEC has generated $57,600,000 in grants and funding.

• Sid Martin Biotechnology Development Institute has

generated $450,000,000 in grants and funding.

• In 2008 UF received more than $560,000,000 in

sponsored research funding.

How does Gainesville measure up to those requirements?

Greater Gainesville generated about 150 patents a year over the last five years… more than 50% of them in the life sciences.

• Cancer Center

• Genetics Institute

• Institute on Aging

• Emerging Pathogens Institute

• McKnight Brain Institute

• Center for Excellence in Regenerative Biotechnology

• Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research

• Powell Gene Therapy Center

• Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute

One of the Top 15 Research Universities in America

AND…

• SFC Top 20 in Community College League of Innovation

• SFC Center for Innovation and Economic Development

• SFC Perry Center for Emerging Technologies

• Gainesville Technology Enterprise Center

• Sid Martin Biotechnology Incubator

• Powell Center for Construction and Environment

• UF – DOE High Temperature Electrochemistry Center

• UF Institute for Sustainable Energy Technology Incubator

AND…• RTI Biologics

• Exactech

• Banyan Biomarkers

• Applied Genetic Technologies

• BioResources Management

• BioEnergy International

• Sharklet Technologies

• Streamline Numerics

• Info Tech

• Infinite Energy

• And, and, and, and, and, and, and………… Not to mention…….

Florida Innovation Hub at UF

Cade Museum

In just the past 5 years Gainesville has been named:

# 1 Tech City in Florida

#1 Overall Cities Ranked and Rated

Top 1% of Chambers in America

Top 10 Hotspots for Young Professionals to Work & Live

#22 Smartest Cities in America

#47 Best Places to Launch and Live

Best 50 Hospitals in America: Shands at UF

Top 50 Best Places for Business and Careers

The 2009 Region of Excellence

In other words…

Collaboration

Communication

Celebration

Tonight we are here to celebrate…

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