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The Center of Excellence in Biomedical and Marine Biotechnology is an academic-industry partnership of
ocean engineering, marine biotechnology, functional genomics, proteomics and bioinformatics for the discovery,
development and commercialization of new medicines from Florida's natural marine resources.
The Center draws its expertise from research institutions including Florida Atlantic University,
Florida International University, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, Nova Southeastern University, and
Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce, as well as local industry partners such as Ixion Biotechnology,
Nabi Biopharmaceuticals, Edgetech, Custom Biologicals and Sunol Molecular. Organizations such as the
Enterprise Development Corporation of South Florida and the Business Development Board of Palm Beach County
support the Center's economic development mission. The tangible outcomes of the Center will include:
- New medicines and novel diagnostics
- New technologies to explore the sea
- Highly skilled biotechnology workforce
- Sustainable Biotechnology Core Facility for industry and academia
- Stronger and larger biotechnology industry in Florida
This synergistic and sustainable academic-industry paradigm in biotechnology research, workforce training and product
development will successfully drive the "high-impact" biomedical sector for the State of Florida, and improve the discovery
and development of new medicines to treat some of the most challenging diseases facing mankind.
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