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public and our agricultural system from animal diseases, including some that could be used for biological terror attacks. DHS is expected to select the site by late 2008. The city has the world’s largest Phase I clinical trials program for new anti-cancer drugs, a $200 million Children’s Cancer Research Institute, the world’s largest genomics computing cluster, the nation’s only privately owned biosafety level four (BSL-4) maximum containment laboratory, and the Southwest Research Institute— one of the nation’s largest nonprofit, independent research and development organizations. According to the San Antonio Medical Foundation, 44 medicalrelated institutions are based in the 900-acre South Texas Medical Center (STMC), with combined annual budgets, including research, totaling DPT Laboratories, Ltd., a DFB company known globally for its expertise in the development and manufacturing of semi-solid and liquid prescription, over-the-counter, and biotechnology products, is a great example of a growing company which made the decision to expand in San Antonio, TX. It built a 258,000-square-foot research, development, manufacturing, and distribution facility at Brooks City-Base in 2007. “Get here while the gettin’ is good In the next few years, this area will become a hot spot for businesses expanding.” - Ted Melnik President, Novozymes Biological The Roanoke Valley of Virginia Read more about Novozymes Biological at www.roanoke.org/testimonials #1301 at www.BusinessFacilities.com almost $3 billion. STMC has approximately 27,000 employees working in medical-related activities, and another 29,000 people in other jobs. The STMC also has 300 acres available for future expansion. Capital improvements over the next five years will total $640 million. The center is recognized worldwide for the impact of its research, patient diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation, degree programs, continuing education, and state-of-the-art physical structures. San Antonio is also home to the Texas Cord Blood Bank (TCBB), the state’s first public bank for stem cellrich umbilical cord blood. TCBB expanded its collection of cord blood to seven hospitals statewide, with plans to announce additional sites in 2008. In late 2006, pharmaceutical manufacturer DPT Laboratories Ltd. opened a 258,000-square-foot complex at San Antonio’s newest technology park, Brooks City-Base. The $24 million expansion provides additional research space to the company and serves as a worldwide distribution site. The Department of Defense (DoD) is transforming San Antonio’s Fort Sam Houston into the U.S. hub for all military medical training and research. The city already boasts the new Center for the Intrepid, a worldclass rehabilitation center at Brooke Army Medical Center, and in January 2008, military officials broke ground on the new $92 million Battlefield Health and Trauma Center for all combat casualty care and trauma research missions. That and other DoD initiatives will add thousands of new personnel to the local payroll and more than $2 billion in new construction and renovations over the next few years. San Antonio’s rich mixture of research, education, and private companies makes it one of the nation’s leaders in this sector, as well as an appealing place for bioscience/healthcare professionals to pursue careers and for companies to do business. Strongsville: The Road to Biotech Success All roads in Strongsville, OH point to unprecedented growth—expansions and relocations of businesses, a growing population, and a city government whose philosophy is to make the process as easy as possible. B-14 A S P E C I A L A D V E RT I S I N G S E C T I O N O F B U S I N E S S FA C I L I T I E S , B I O P H A R M , A N D P H A R M A C E U T I C A L E X E C U T I V E PHOTO CREDIT: SAN ANTONIO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION http://www.roanoke.org/testimonials http://www.BusinessFacilities.com

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