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	<title>Memphis Bioworks Foundation - BioBiz</title>
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	<description>A look at the business of bioscience in Memphis.</description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Memphis Area Poised to be AgBio World Leader</title>
		<link>http://bioworks.wordpress.com/2008/06/23/memphis-area-poised-to-be-agbio-world-leader/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:25:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Steven J. Bares</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[This month, Memphis Bioworks Foundation announced the creation of a dedicated AgBio initiative for our region.  This three state initiative will include north Mississippi, east Arkansas and west Tennessee, with Memphis as its economic hub and uniquely positions Memphis to become a world leader in AgBio research, discovery, business development, crop advancement and economic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Innova Memphis Inc. Makes First Investment In arGentis Pharmaceuticals</title>
		<link>http://bioworks.wordpress.com/2008/05/01/innova-memphis-inc-makes-first-investment-in-argentis-pharmaceuticals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 16:20:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Steven J. Bares</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, Memphis got another step closer to becoming a national center of excellence in the biosciences. Innova Memphis Inc, the early-stage investment fund created by Memphis Bioworks Foundation, made its first investment. After months of diligently going through proposals from startup companies in a variety of areas, Innova chose to invest in arGentis Pharmaceuticals [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Synergy in the Biosciences</title>
		<link>http://bioworks.wordpress.com/2008/03/31/synergy-in-the-biosciences/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:49:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Steven J. Bares</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In a recent media interview, I was asked to comment about synergy in the biosciences in Memphis. It was an easy question to answer. Ever since the Battelle study on the biosciences in Memphis was released in 2003, our community has been very much in sync on these issues.

Initially, synergy meant building from our core [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GTx: Compelling Bioscience Here in Memphis</title>
		<link>http://bioworks.wordpress.com/2008/03/19/gtx-compelling-bioscience-here-in-memphis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:14:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Steven J. Bares</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Memphis-based biotech company GTx, Inc. (GTx) has recently received attention from around the United States for its promising research results for its drug Acapodene®. Studies showed Acapodene caused a significant reduction in side effects for men undergoing treatment for prostate cancer. A recent article in BusinessWeek provided an in depth look at GTx and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs</title>
		<link>http://bioworks.wordpress.com/2008/03/04/small-business-innovation-research-and-small-business-technology-transfer-programs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 19:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Steven J. Bares</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Each year, the federal government gives out more than two billion dollars in Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. These grants are available to technology companies looking to commercialize new intellectual property. SBIR/STTR grants are a valuable financial resource to entrepreneurs because they do not need to be paid [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shelby Farms Park Master Plan Process Presents an Opportunity for Agricenter to Set Course for a Long-term Impact on Agriculture</title>
		<link>http://bioworks.wordpress.com/2008/02/19/shelby-farms-park-master-plan-process-presents-an-opportunity-for-agricenter-to-set-course-for-a-long-term-impact-on-agriculture/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 20:32:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Steven J. Bares</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Agricenter International recently named Jeff Ellis as the farm’s new research director. Jeff, a native of Greenville, Miss., who formerly worked for Bayer CropScience as a Mid-South bioscience research and development specialist, is an excellent choice to lead this organization into its next stage of research growth and development. His appointment can’t have come at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GTx&#8217;s Partnership With Merck Brings National Focus to Memphis&#8217; Bioscience Industry</title>
		<link>http://bioworks.wordpress.com/2007/11/20/gtxs-partnership-with-merck-brings-national-focus-to-memphis-bioscience-industry/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:50:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Steven J. Bares</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The announcement this month that Memphis-based GTx has entered into a global strategic collaboration with Merck &#38; Co., Inc. for the development of SARMs is big news for this local company. (GTx, Merck to collaborate on R&#38;D program) Not only is the agreement potentially worth more than half a billion dollars, it also means GTx [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New and Existing Strategies Bring Memphis Bioworks Closer to Main Goals</title>
		<link>http://bioworks.wordpress.com/2007/10/23/new-and-existing-strategies-bring-memphis-bioworks-closer-to-main-goals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 19:21:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Steven J. Bares</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Memphis Bioworks Foundation has always had three clear goals for driving the bio-economy of Memphis – build the workforce, develop the infrastructure and drive entrepreneurship. Over the years, we have developed a number of strategies designed to help us reach each of those goals. Like a huge jigsaw puzzle, I am beginning to see the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Technology Accelerator Funding Announced by MemphisED</title>
		<link>http://bioworks.wordpress.com/2007/10/05/new-technology-accelerator-funding-announced-by-memphised/</link>
		<comments>http://bioworks.wordpress.com/2007/10/05/new-technology-accelerator-funding-announced-by-memphised/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2007 19:03:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Steven J. Bares</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever since the Memphis Bioworks Foundation was formed in 2001, we have been working to grow the bioscience economy in Memphis. Great strides have been made over the last six years including the procurement of land and ongoing development of the UT-Baptist Research Park, the founding of the Memphis Academy of Science and Engineering charter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Leadership at FedEx Institute of Technology to Help Institution Create Niche</title>
		<link>http://bioworks.wordpress.com/2007/09/21/new-leadership-at-fedex-institute-of-technology-to-help-institution-create-niche-in-economic-development-community/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2007 22:19:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Steven J. Bares</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[University research and new discoveries are critical to a thriving economy.  They are – if you will – the fuel that feeds our economic engine.  Without research leading to new technology, we would not have new treatments for cancer, heart disease or diabetes; new and better diagnostic imaging systems; more fuel efficient automobiles or biofuels; [...]]]></description>
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