Secretary of Agriculture Visits BRDG Park
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June 4, 2010, St. Louis, MO –
United States Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, visited BRDG Park in early June with Congressman Russ Carnahan. In addition to meeting with BRDG Park executives, Sam Fiorello, President, and Mark Gorski, Business Development Officer, Secretary Vilsack and Congressman Carnahan toured various wet labs and tenant spaces, including Divergence and St. Louis Community College Center for Plant and Life Sciences. The visit helped underscore BRDG Park’s early success as a vital resource for plant science start up companies, established plant science companies, and advances in workplace development and training for lab biotech technicians. |
About BRDG Park at the Danforth Center
BioResearch & Development Growth (BRDG – pronounced “bridge”) Park at the Danforth Plant Science Center helps life sciences companies bridge research, resources and relationships to achieve commercial success. Building I, opened in June 2009, is a LEED Gold facility featuring world-class wet laboratories and office space, a prominent incubator, and on-site workforce development and training. BRDG Park’s location on the campus of Danforth Center facilitates access to the intellectual capital of top scientists, as well as to greenhouse, growth chambers, microscopy and proteomics facilities and other vital resources. BRDG Park, which will include three buildings and 450,000 sq. ft., is being developed by Wexford Science+Technology LLC, a privately held real estate developer and investment company specializing in university facilities and science research parks in leading research markets. More information is available at
www.BRDG-Park.com.