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 Principales Compañías de I&D
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Quick Facts:
July 2007 - Fast Company magazine named Tucson among the top 10 cities in the United States for job growth and high-tech industry concentration. "Welcome to 'Optics Valley,' home to 160 mostly small outfits, such as All Optronics and 4D Technology, focused on optical design and engineering, fiber-optic components, and precision optical fabrication. Life sciences, environmental technologies, and aerospace are booming too." Noted "Fast Companies" are Raytheon Missile Systems, UniSource Energy, and Universal Avionics.
Tucson ranked #16 high-tech location quotient (from the Milken Institute's 2005 Best Performing Cities Index)
2006 Top
Innovators
These local companies were recognized at the Governor's Celebration of Innovation Awards Gala held in Phoenix in December:
The William F. McWhortor Community Service Leader of the Year Award: Bob Hagen, CEO, Southern Arizona Technology Council-SATC (www.fultonhomes.com)
Innovator of the Year Award - Startup: Medipacs, LLC (www.medipacs.com) |
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The Tucson region is an R&D hotspot, especially with the presence of The University of Arizona (UA), a Top 20 U.S. Public Research University. The research conducted by UA scientists spawns new enterprises, develops breakthrough technologies, and pushes science to new levels.
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Robert Shelton, President of The University of Arizona highlights technical program rankings, research funding strengths, and business/science partnerships | The University of Arizona's focus on technology is a vital part of the development of the local economy, forging new ground with centers of excellence in optical research, photo-electronics, astronomy, hydrology and water resources, information systems, and sustainable systems. There are concentrations of businesses in the region representing the advanced materials, environmental technology, aerospace and space technologies, and biosciences industry sectors.
Learn more about industry strengths in Southern Arizona.
Tucson has world-class technology facilities like The University of Arizona's award-winning Science and Technology Park, home to 27 high-tech companies and organizations with over 7,000 employees. The Park includes 2 million square feet of developed space located on a 1,345-acre site that offers ample opportunities for expansion. Ranking as the sixth largest in the U.S., the Park is dedicated to innovation and transferring technology from the laboratory to the marketplace.
The Park is an ideal environment for emerging as well as mature technology companies to grow and expand in Southern Arizona. Tenants include IBM, Raytheon, and NP Photonics.
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Raymond Woosley, President, The Critical Path Institute discusses the history and vision of C-PATH and the benefit it provides to the local, national and global pharmaceutical industry | There is a vibrant entrepreneurial environment for launching and incubating early-stage technology companies. Innovation is also evident at the Critical Path Institute (The Institute) and BIO5, two bioscience entities utilizing revolutionary collaboration models.
Through a prestigious partnership between the Food and Drug Administration, the University of Arizona, and SRI International, the The Institute fosters and conducts research and educational programs that will enable the FDA and the pharmaceutical industry to accelerate the development of safe, innovative new drugs.
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BIO5 Institute Director Fernando Martinez on the institute's collaborative mission and the ongoing role of BIO5 in further developing the bioscience industry in Tucson | BIO5 is a bioresearch institute combining scientists from five disciplines -- agriculture, medicine, pharmacy, basic science, and engineering -- to create partnerships that can solve complex biological issues.
Both The Institute and BIO5 fuel economic development by facilitating the commercialization of new products.
All these centers are bringing unprecedented high tech and bioscience growth to town.
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