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on the University of Florida campus. The project, to be known as The Innovation Center, will be developed by Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc.—the largest dedicated life science property and innovation specialist worldwide. Alexandria’s business model involves the creation and growth of science clusters in close proximity to strong academic, medical, and research institutions. The center is expected to be completed in 2010. Last month, Gov. Crist announced the creation of the Florida Max Planck Institute of Bioimaging in Jupiter. To be located on the campus of Florida Atlantic University, the research center will support approximately 1,824 positions directly and indirectly over a 20-year period and will generate $2.4 billion in payroll and $5.3 billion in gross state product. The state’s investment in the Florida Max Planck Institute will establish a leading research center that will unite advanced optical microscopy, magnetic resonance, and imaging sciences, allowing researchers to study the structure, dynamics and function of molecules. Cocoa, FL, is the home of the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), which is at the forefront of research and development of alternative fuel and solar power technologies. The FSEC was created by the Florida Legislature in 1975 to serve as the state’s energy research institute, and it has conducted pioneering research in photovoltaics, as well as hydrogen and other alternative fuels. Florida’s leadership in the production of unmanned aerial vehicles makes the state a pioneer of homeland security research. With one of the top four photonics/optics clusters in the United States and companies specializing in lasers, fiber optics, optical components and similar technologies, Florida is a leader in threat detection and prevention innovations. Several major research and education centers focusing on homeland security are based in the state, including the Center for Biological Defense at the University of South Florida in St. Petersburg. More than 1,400 aviation companies are based in Florida. For more than 50 years, the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral has been FLORIDA RESEARCH AND EDUCATION CENTERS ARE ON THE FRONT LINES OF HOMELAND SECURITY Center for Biological Defense at the University of South Florida Center for Excellence in Security and Assurance in Information Technology Lab at Florida State University, Tallahassee Center for Infrastructure Protection and Physical Security at the University of Florida, Gainsville Institute for Human Machine Cognition, Pensacola Institute for Simulation and Training at the University of Central Florida, Orlando National Center for Maritime and Port Security, Tampa Bay Scripps Florida’s Pandemic Research & Synthetic Vaccine Development, Jupiter FLORIDA’S AVIATION & AEROSPACE CLUSTERS AVIATION Size: More than 1,400 aviation companies Areas of Excellence: Flight training, maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), air cargo Fast Fact: Florida has the third largest MRO cluster in the United States AEROSPACE Size: Approximately 400 aerospace companies Areas of Excellence: Aircraft, aircraft parts, propulsion systems, avionics, modeling and simulation Fast Fact: Florida is the number three state in manufacturing aircraft engines SPACE Size: More than 180 space technology companies Areas of Excellence: Aeronautical instruments, rockets, spacecraft, satellites Fast Fact: Florida is home to one of only six commercially licensed spaceports in the United States the world’s premier “gateway to space,” and today the state hosts nearly a third of all worldwide commercial space activity. Virtually every major aerospace company from around the world has operations in Florida. In the past five years, Florida companies and individuals have received more than 700 patents in aerospace-related activities. Areas of excellence include flight training, propulsion systems, avionics, modeling and simulation, and maintenance. The state also is home to a number of major aviation learning centers, including the Delta Connection Academy, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, FlightSafety International, the Florida Institute of Technology College of Aeronautics, and the JetBlue University Training Center. Florida’s aviation cluster also is home to the third largest aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul cluster in the United States. 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 20 PHOTO CREDIT: ENTERPRISE FLORIDA

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