Biotechnology Research at Texas A&M
On the road into College Station in Austin, Texas construction crews are completing a biotechnology research complex that represents the vision of Gov. Rick Perry for turning Texas A&M University into a biotech hub.
The National Center for Therapeutics Manufacturing was envisioned by Brett Giroir, a research manager whose goal is to put a&M at the center of a national effort to develop faster ways of creating vaccines to fight disease pandemics and bio-terror threats. Already the university is seeing increased visits from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, as these industry players begin to recognize that what is going on in Austin has the potential to blossom into another Sunnyvale, CA. The payoff of this large investment will not only benefit the city, but has the potential to save millions of lives by improving the country's ability to respond quickly to pandemic disease.