Fiorello Appointed First President of New Bio-Research & Development Growth (BRDG) Park at the Danforth Plant Science Center
St. Louis, August 25, 2008 – The Bio-Research & Development Growth (BRDG) Park at the Danforth Plant Science Center, a new bio-park for plant and life sciences research and commercial development, announced that Sam Fiorello has been appointed to be its first President. In addition to his new role, Fiorello will continue to serve as Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President for Administration and Finance at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center.
BRDG Park, located on the campus of the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center and across the street from Monsanto world headquarters is scheduled to open the first of three buildings in April 2009 with a new 118,000 square-foot multi-tenant, wet laboratory and office facility. BRDG Park will create the nation’s leading location for plant science entrepreneurs, as well as other life sciences companies.
Fiorello, who joined the Danforth Plant Science Center nine years ago, has extensive experience in managing financial, intellectual property and other administrative functions. Prior to joining the Danforth Center, he was Chief of Staff at Monsanto Company’s Office of the President, where he helped put together the business plan and initial pool of funding for the Danforth Plant Science Center, the world’s largest independent research institute focused on plant science.
Earlier in his career, Fiorello was a senior trade and investment policy analyst with Walker/Free Associates in Washington, DC. His career also includes having worked at Cargill Investor Services and for Confindustria, an Italian industrial policy research center.
Fiorello earned a graduate degree in Public Administration from the University of Texas, and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Wisconsin.
About BRDG Park at the Danforth Center
Bio-Research & Development Growth (BRDG) Park at the Danforth Plant Science Center helps life sciences companies bridge research, resources and relationships to achieve commercial success. In addition to providing world-class wet laboratories, office space and a prominent incubator, BRDG Park’s location on the Danforth Center’s campus facilitates access to the intellectual capital of top scientists, as well as to greenhouse, growth chambers, microscopy and proteomics facilities and other vital resources. Located in suburban St. Louis County, Missouri, BRDG Park is being developed by Wexford Science+Technology LLC.
About Wexford Science+Technology
Wexford Science+Technology is a Maryland based, privately held real estate developer and investment company that specializes in the planning, development, construction and sophisticated financial structuring of complex research space for non-profit clients including universities, university affiliated research parks, and healthcare systems and corporations. Please visit www.wexfordequities.com for additional information.