Find Out Why Innovative Biotech and Pharma Companies are Moving into Minnesota

Bioscience Park Land Giveaway Competition: Learn how you can rise to the challenge and enter Nobles County's business planning competition to win land in the Worthington Bioscience Park. Want to locate near the Mayo Clinic? Attractive lease packages will be made available to webinar registrants to locate in the premier world medical center community.

Toronto, ON (PRWEB) November 9, 2008 -- Find out why innovative biotech and pharma companies are moving into Minnesota. Companies are taking advantage of the "Landing Strip" Minnesota provides in the heartland, with entrée to the world-renowned researchers of Mayo Clinic, the University of Minnesota, Medtronic, 3M and 500 other companies belonging to the second largest life science organization in the world.

It's no wonder Minneapolis / Saint Paul were just chosen by Business Facilities in September for their Editors' Location Picks 2008 as an area that has "continued to accelerate growth."

Complimentary registration here: http://xtalks.com/xto309minnesota.ashx

Learn the secrets to Minnesota's quiet success:
1. The Mayo Clinic's breakthrough partnership with the University of Minnesota and how it's leading to powerful research in biotechnology and medical genomics

2. From the University's Therapeutic Discovery to its newly established technology transfer function

3. Minnesota's renewed approach to building a strong commercial capability for large and small molecules

4. How a biopharma firm thrives in Minnesota's medical device milieu

Special Webinar Promotions:

Bioscience Park Land Giveaway Competition
Learn how you can rise to the challenge and enter Nobles County's business planning competition to win land in the Worthington Bioscience Park. Glenn Thuringer, Manager of Economic Development and Membership Services, Worthington Regional Economic Development Corporation, will be on hand with information about this promotion

Want to locate near the Mayo Clinic?
Attractive lease packages will be made available to webinar registrants to locate in the premier world medical center community. Gary Smith, President, Rochester Area Economic Development Inc., will be on hand with information about this promotion.

Complimentary registration here: http://xtalks.com/xto309minnesota.ashx

The State of Minnesota is smartly aligning its resources with academia and industry to produce results. $300 million in bioscience corridor construction projects at the University of Minnesota, plus four bioscience parks with educational and strategic partners -- All are actively seeking industry collaborators, users, and partners. $93 million in the Mayo-University genomics partnership -- Learn how the research spin off benefits innovators, never mind improves the health and lives of people everywhere. Funding of the BioBusiness Alliance -- The Alliance mission includes systematic help for newcomers to the state - the "Landing Strip" if you will -- in close collaboration with the State's Office of Business Development. See the just launched interactive BioMap™ which shows most of Minnesota's bioscience capabilities.

Come to Minnesota and get put on the map
Complimentary registration here: http://xtalks.com/xto309minnesota.ashx

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