BioNotes is a Quarterly Newsletter from the Memphis Bioworks Foundation. Our goal is to inform you of programs or initiatives at Memphis Bioworks that are making a difference in our community, and other items dealing with how bioscience is making Memphis a better place to live, build a career and make a positive contribution to the world around us. We hope you enjoy BioNotes. Please pass it on to others. If this has been forwarded to you by a friend or associate and you would like to begin receiving your own BioNotes, click here to sign up.

Federal and State Programs Signify Expanding Respect and Confidence in Memphis Bioworks

The Memphis Bioworks Foundation is focused on bringing investments and opportunities into the Memphis market. Investments can take the form of direct project funding, grants, infrastructure or corporate expansion and development. Late October and early November saw two major victories. more »

Meet Ken Woody

Ken is President of Innova Memphis, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Memphis Bioworks Foundation, focused on finding, funding and growing start-up technology businesses in Tennessee. With six equity investments within the Innova portfolio, Ken’s time is also spent mentoring the management teams and helping them make the difficult decisions that come with being a start-up. more »

Memphis Bioworks Foundation – A Year in Review

2009 was a productive year for Memphis Bioworks Foundation in all three areas of emphasis – infrastructure, education and entrepreneurship. Here are just a few of milestones achieved in meeting its goals of economic development and job creation in the Bioscience sector. more »

TECworks Completes First Memphis FastTrac TechVenture Program

On November 19, 11 budding entrepreneurs graduated from the FastTrac TechVenture program presented by TECworks. More than a graduation ceremony, the entrepreneurs were given the opportunity to deliver their “elevator pitch” to an audience of more than 25 Memphis business leaders. The graduation and pitch were the culmination of the 10-week program. more »

AgBio Study Shows Opportunity for Leadership in the Bioeconomy

Memphis Bioworks Foundation’s recent publication of the Regional Strategy for Biobased Products in the Mississippi Delta, has identified the 98-county, five-state region, surrounding Memphis as a key region that could capitalize on the emerging bioeconomy. The two-year project was conducted under the leadership of Battelle Technology Partnership Practice, well-known for helping communities develop bioscience-based, economic development plans. A multi-state steering committee of business leaders, and more than 50 funding organizations and companies collaborated to examine the potential of utilizing the region’s diverse agricultural and forestry production, superior logistics and existing manufacturing assets in the development of a new multi-billion dollar industry. more »

We Welcome Your Support

The Memphis Bioworks Foundation’s vision for our community is ambitious – a vision that encompasses economic growth, revitalized neighborhoods, and an enhanced quality of life for everyone. This vision can only be realized with the commitment, support, and leadership of everyone in the community – businesses, corporations, foundations, and individuals. Without your financial support, hundreds of new scientific ideas will never be tested and proven and thousands of people will miss out on the exciting jobs that can be created. To donate to Memphis Bioworks Foundation go to www.memphisbioworks.org and click on “Support Us” or call us at 901-866-1400. Thank you.