Joerg Ohle, president and general manager of Bayer HealthCares North American animal health division, is on alert for opportunities in the animal health industry.
It's not expected to open for at least six years, but the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility is already sparking interest from researchers and companies hoping to forge connections with the federal laboratory.
The Persistent Indiana Research Center will further the development of informatics, specifically life sciences product lifecycle services, medical research, chemistry, bio informatics and computer science.
One of the nations leading independent research institutes is expanding in Kansas as the regions scientific assets align to support the critical mission of protecting the American food supply and to develop urgently needed bioenergy solutions.
Argonne National Laboratory is set to receive a $99 million stimulus boost to help accelerate environmental cleanup work, Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced on Tuesday.
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science will send $124 million to Pacific Northwest National Laboratory for capital investments and upgrades as part of President Obama's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
The Department of Energy announced Monday that $71.2 million in stimulus funding is coming to Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and most of that money will be used for construction of a new Chemical and Materials Science Lab.
Battelle, the managing contractor at Oak Ridge National Laboratory since 2000, needs to prepare for the "likelihood" that the U.S. Department of Energy will put the contract up for bids before it expires next year.
According to a study for the U.S. Conference of Mayors released last October, the U.S. economy could generate 4.2 million new green jobs in the next 30 years.