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UTB-CBIRD Report: “At The Crossroads” Economic Development 121 The creation of a BTLRC could prompt the formation of “centers of excellence” as part of UTB/TSC’s International Trade and Technology Center (ITTC) to develop and support innovative transportation and logistics technology and processes. The ITTC is being organized to provide training in transportation technology and business incubator services. The BTLRC could be a component of the ITTC and strengthen Cameron County’s ability to provide transportation and trade industries with competitive logistics and process technology innovations and workforce training. The ITTC could stimulate the transfer of innovative transportation and logistics technologies and methods from BTLRC to the regional and binational transportation network, thereby creating a collaborative environment to support accelerated technology development, application, and integration. 1 “A regional logistics center would help regional and binational business work more efficiently. Right now there are a lot of companies that have their own systems. We are all working as individuals trying to get what work we can. A logistics center could link us together. Maybe if we were tied to a logistics center we would be more likely to cooperate. A lot of things could be improved -- we are at the beginning. A regional logistics center might be hard to get started, but in the future we will be asking ‘Why did we wait so long?’ Maybe a regional logistics center will cost us something in the beginning, but we will gain down the road in the future from the openness, we will have things that other people don’t have and they will see how we are growing. A regional logistics center would link the whole community and tie us to the world – this is what is important. The Port of Brownsville is very supportive of a regional logistics center in whatever role we can play” Raul A. Besteiro Port Director and CEO Port of Brownsville, 2002 1 A UTB-CBIRD sponsored Binational Transportation Focus Group that met at the Brownsville campus (summer 2002) agreed that the development of a binational research logistics center could help improve trade in the region and promote binational involvement in logistics planning to create collaborative promotion and marketing plans. The group also noted the importance of developing transportation logistics corridors with servicing manufacturing regions and supported by the Port of Brownsville land bridge initiative would provide a systematic approach to determine time and cost preferences. One Region -- One Future
UTB-CBIRD Report: “At The Crossroads” Economic Development 122 HEALTH SERVICES & LIFE SCIENCES The Texas Healthcare & Bioscience Institute (THBI) has – for over two years -- engaged state leaders in academic, business, and government sectors to determine… the critical actions necessary for Texas to lower transaction costs, remove barriers to entry, attract talent and capital, and otherwise hasten growth and innovation in the State’s life science cluster in the 21 st Century. 1 Texas has over 500 life-science companies that generate $6.5 billion in annual sales. THBI considers Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston-Galveston-The Woodlands and San Antonio as main regional contenders for emerging life-science clusters because of the location of university-based educational and research excellence and associated medical facilities. Statewide, the life-science industry employees over 50,000 Texans with an average annual salary of $48,000; however, the THBI states that Texas is at a pivotal juncture. Critical issues to be faced include the lack of needed: ⇒ Infrastructure – While Texas has exceptional research facilities and innovation accelerators (incubators) there is a lack of wet-lab and other flexible space needed to nurture life-science companies. ⇒ R&D funding – Baylor College of Medicine with $222 million is ranked #15, among all US universities, in terms of NIH research funding in biology. The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center is ranked #26 with $145 Million, MD Anderson #39 with $102 Million and University of Texas at Houston #50 with $84 Million. ⇒ Innovation – The Commercialization of intellectual property generated by Texas-based R&D in health-sciences: Texas is a net exporter of intellectual property (IP), and Texas Universities create barriers to commercialization. ⇒ Capital Formation – Because of high capital needs and length of time required for an exit strategy, the life-science industry is not well-understood or appreciated within Texas’ Venture Capital community as an investment opportunity. ⇒ Collaborative partnering – There needs to be more statewide coordination among research universities and medical facilities. As a result of these and other challenges, technologies developed within Texas academic and medical institutions are leaving the state to be commercialized in regions with more relevant infrastructure support, large and small bio- and medical-oriented companies, and where venture capital is more knowledgeable about, and likely to invest in, start-up life science companies. In short, in terms of generating wealth and high value jobs through technology venturing in the life sciences, even the most favored institutions and regions within the state of Texas are facing major challenges. 2 It is realized that while excellence in education and research are necessary components of a successful and sustainable life science cluster, they are not sufficient for a region to excel as a globally competitive center. Equally important is the ability to commercialize the knowledge and innovations developed and this requires access to capital and 1 The Texas Healthcare and Bioscience Institute (THBI) is a non-profit, public policy research organization, comprised of biotechnology, medical device, and pharmaceutical companies; academic and private research institutions and support institutions and organizations that provide goods and services to core organizations. The THBI strives to create broad understanding and support for the continued growth of healthcare and bioscience R&D and manufacturing state-wide. [WWW.THBI.COM] 2 “Science and Cents: Exploring the Economics of Biotechnology,” Conference focused on the technology venturing and economic aspects of health sciences in Texas, sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, April 2002. Una Region -- Un Futuro National and global competition in the life science industry is increasing. THBI counts 28 US regions as having significant strategies to accelerate the growth and wealth generating capacity of their life science industries.
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