1. The Future of Gainesville = Innovation

2. The world is changing 17/30 27/30 351,537 329,767 137,437 06/10/10 3.3B 1.8B 1957 1 MB = $411,041,792.00 2009 1 MB = $.011 2 GB = $44.99 + free shipping 2 GB @ 1957 = $841,813,590,016 1,000,000,0000 3. UF Homecoming 1930 4. UF Homecoming 2009 5. Change is Inevitable 6. A question and a challenge 7. What makes Gainesville special? 8. Good to Great 9. The Challenge: How do we leverage Gainesvilles assets to compete successfully in the global economy? 10. The Worlds Most Innovative Cities:

A high concentration of residents working in knowledge jobs.

Solid innovation infrastructure that fosters technological innovation.

Local companies geared toward global markets.

High value-added, technologically advanced manufacturing sectors.

Institutions and residents embrace the digital economy.

At the front of the information technology and Internet Revolutions.

Above-average levels of entrepreneurship.

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39%of our population holds bachelor degrees or higher.

1,854engineering degrees were awarded in 2007.

GTEC has generated$57,600,000in grants and funding.

Sid Martin Biotechnology Development Institute has generated $ 450,000,000in grants and funding.

In2008UF received more than$560,000,000 in sponsored research funding.

How does Gainesville measure up to those requirements? 12. Greater Gainesville generated about 150 patents a year over the last five years more than 50% of them in the life sciences. 13.

Cancer Center

Genetics Institute

Institute on Aging

Emerging Pathogens Institute

McKnight Brain Institute

Center for Excellence in Regenerative Biotechnology

Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research

Powell Gene Therapy Center

Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute

One of the Top 15 Research Universities in America 14. AND

SFC Top 20 in Community CollegeLeague of Innovation

SFC Center for Innovation and Economic Development

SFC Perry Center for Emerging Technologies

Gainesville Technology Enterprise Center

Sid Martin Biotechnology Incubator

Powell Center for Construction and Environment

UF DOE High Temperature Electrochemistry Center

UF Institute for Sustainable Energy Technology Incubator

15. AND

RTI Biologics

Exactech

Banyan Biomarkers

Applied Genetic Technologies

BioResources Management

BioEnergy International

Sharklet Technologies

Streamline Numerics

Info Tech

Infinite Energy

And, and, and, and, and, and, and Not to mention.

16. Florida Innovation Hub at UF 17. Cade Museum 18. In just the past 5 years Gainesville has been named:

#1 Tech City in Florida

#1 Overall Cities Ranked and Rated

Top 1% of Chambers in America

Top 10 Hotspots for Young Professionals to Work & Live

#22 Smartest Cities in America

#47 Best Places to Launch and Live

Best 50 Hospitals in America: Shands at UF

Top 50 Best Places for Business and Careers

The 2009 Region of Excellence

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