Recent News
Tasting the Possibilities: First BioInnovation Center Product Hits Shelves This Month 01/11/12
The first product to emerge from the BioDistrict’s BioInnovation Center is here! Theodent, a toothpaste developed by a team of university researchers here in the BioDistrict, hits shelves this month. The toothpaste contains no fluoride and relies instead on a proprietary blend of cocoa extract and other minerals to strengthen and harden tooth enamel. Developers [...] read the rest
Meet the Industry Series 09/22/11
Reminder to join us for Meet the Industry: Working Buildings Companies As a part of our continuing effort to expand the knowledge of the commercial potential of the biotech industry to all corners of our community, BioDistrict New Orleans in collaboration with the New Orleans Business Alliance and Fogo Data Centers are pleased to host a meeting with Ms. [...] read the rest
UMC Clears Last Hurdle; Moves Forward Creating 4K+ New Jobs 09/20/11
The new University Medical Center and Avery C. Alexander Hospital (UMC) can now officially move into the construction phase which will create new economic opportunities for New Orleans. The combined construction of the UMC and VA hospitals is the largest hospital construction in the world. The UMC will create 5,280 new and saved permanent jobs [...] read the rest
McNamara and AECOM Senior Vice President Bill Vitek Discuss BioDistrict Plan 09/20/11
BioDistrict President and CEO James McNamara and AECOM Senior Vice President Bill Vitek were interviewed about how the District will impact New Orleans and the region as the AECOM report nears completion. WWL-TV morning anchor Eric Paulsen said the new teaching hospital and VA hospital will be the “anchor of a growing industry” in New [...] read the rest
BioDistrict on WDSU-TV 08/30/11
James P. McNamara, president and CEO of BioDistrict New Orleans, stopped by WDSU-TV on Sunday, Aug. 28, to discuss what BioDistrict has accomplished since its inception and what New Orleans residents can expect in the years to come. Watch it here: August 28, 2011 James McNamara WDSU 9 AM
New VA Medical Center is ‘Going to be a Dandy,’ Federal Official Promises 08/22/11
As the University Medical Center governing board wrestles with the financing and scope of a planned state teaching hospital in Mid-City, federal authorities are quietly approaching the start of major construction for an adjacent Veterans Affairs Medical Center that will replace the downtown VA hospital that has been closed since Hurricane Katrina struck six years ago. “We are ready [...] read the rest
