 The Florida High Tech Corridor Council's mission is to attract, retain and grow high tech industry and the workforce to support it within the 23-county Florida High Tech Corridor. The Florida High Tech Corridor Council was established by the Legislature in 1996 to attract, retain and grow high tech industry and to help develop the workforce to support those industries in the 21-county service areas of the University of Central Florida (UCF) and the University of South Florida (USF). In January 2005, the Council welcomed the University of Florida (UF) as a full partner of this unique economic development initiative, merging the strengths of three world-class universities and bringing the number of Corridor counties to 23. For information regarding UF’s FHTCC program, please see www.fhtcc.ufl.edu or contact Erick Sander at esander@eng.ufl.edu. sponsor page menu
 The mission of Council for Economic Outreach, the economic development arm of the Chamber, is to promote the development and diversification of Alachua County as a regional center for quality employment opportunities. CEO’s proactive marketing efforts in 2003 yielded 18 businesses considering Gainesville and Alachua County for relocation and an additional 19 area businesses considering plans for expansion. CEO recently launched an electronic newsletter highlighting the benefits of doing business in Alachua County. The newsletter is distributed monthly to more than 1,200 site selection consultants, corporate real estate executives and company decision-makers nationally. Text from GACC web site. For more information contact Brent Christensen at brent@gceo.com or visit our website www.gceo.com sponsor page menu
 Saliwanchik, Lloyd & Saliwanchik celebrates its 25th year in the strategic practice of intellectual property law including obtaining and licensing patents and trademarks as well as advising clients on issues regarding patentability, patent validity, freedom to operate, and infringement. The firm is trusted by an international roster of large corporations, universities, research institutes, and biotechnology, engineering, optical, pharmaceutical and medical device companies. The origins of Saliwanchik, Lloyd & Saliwanchik date back to 1981 when Mr. Roman Saliwanchik entered private practice after over 20 years as in-house patent counsel for The Upjohn Company. During his career, Mr. Saliwanchik received widespread recognition for his leading role in shaping biotechnology patent law through his involvement in landmark legal decisions including In re Argoudelis and In re Bergy. The same creative thinking that made Mr. Saliwanchik a respected pioneer in his field is the hallmark of the innovative services provided now by the firm. For more information contact Jim Parker at jsp@slspatents.com or visit our website www.slspatents.com sponsor page menu
 Founded in 1966, Santa Fe College (SFC) is a comprehensive community college with a fall enrollment that exceeds 16,000 credit students and annual enrollment of 10,000 non-credit students. SFC is ranked in the nation's top ten community colleges in degrees awarded and is a charter member of the League for Innovation in the Community College. The college sends more than 60 percent of is Associate of Arts degree students to the University of Florida and places 97 percent of its career fast track graduates in the employment field of their choice. The college also offers corporate training, community education courses,and is home to the Center for Innovation and Economic Development located in downtown Gainesville. Contact Dug Jones dug.jones@sfcc.edu (352)395-5269 to learn more about Santa Fe College or online at www.sfcc.edu sponsor page menu
Since 1996, attorney Sven W. Hanson has been serving North Florida and clients nationwide in protecting intellectual properties. As a registered U.S. Patent Attorney, Mr. Hanson handles U.S. patents and trademarks world wide. With a diverse technical background, his patent practice has included subjects ranging among optical devices, medical appliances, electronics devices, consumer pharmaceuticals, industrial machines, software applications, business methods, and chemical process equipment. As well, Mr. Hanson has represented writers and other artists in protecting copyrightable works through registrations, licensing and publication agreements. For additional information go to www.hansoniplaw.com or contact Sven Hanson at swhanson@bellsouth.net or 352-375-0082 sponsor page menu
 The University of Florida’s Office of Technology Licensing (OTL) is the University’s main commercialization center. It receives almost 300 disclosures per year generated from the cutting-edge research that takes place from all around the campus. OTL has partnered with companies throughout Florida, the Southeast and nationally to assist in the movement of technologies to the marketplace and welcomes the opportunity to work with companies interested in such a partnership. For more information, visit the website at www.rgp.ufl.edu/otl/ or email Jane Muir at jmuir@ufl.edu sponsor page menu
 The University of Florida's 40,000 square foot Sid Martin Biotechnology Incubator is located in Progress Corporate Park in Alachua, 20 minutes north of the Gainesville campus. Wet labs, office space, conference rooms, a pilot fermentation facility, a small animal facility plus a climate controlled greenhouse and extensive scientific and business equipment and support services combine to create an unparalleled setting for biotech startups. This Best-In-Class Technology Incubation Program ranked 1st in a national survey for in-licensed IP and in the top 10 for average equity investment and employment growth for its Client Companies. To date, resident Client Companies have raised $81 million in equity investment. For more information contact Patti Breedlove at patti@biotech.ufl.edu or visit our website www.biotech.ufl.org sponsor page menu |
