Program areas at BRF
Operated a ten story, 160,000 sq ft Research facility housing 56 state-of-the-art wet labs, an animal care facility, a positron emission tomography (pet) imaging center and related administrative offices. The 56 wet labs and animal facility are leased to lsuhsc-s to support its basic science Research program. The pet center provides imaging to support patients of lsuhsc-s and the regional medical community as well as support for the animal imaging program at lsuhsc-s. The Research facility provided essential Research space needed to support the acquisition of lsuhsc-s extramural funding.see schedule o - conducted activities related to the establishment of a science & technology business park including support for scientific economic development projects, workforce development and education. Provided financial and programmatic assistance to prospective park tenants. Provided land for development including environmental remediation. Maintained multiple leased properties, including a 33,000 sq ft cgmp manufacturing facility and multiple incubator facilities. Intertech activities also include support for six k-12 and higher education programs.
The digital media institute (dmi) is an accredited higher educationalinstitution focused on degree and certificate programs in the digitalarts. Dmi offers programs in animation and digital effects, interactivesoftware development, and advertising design. Students at dmi come froma wide range of backgrounds and financial needs. Dmi provides andcoordinates with grant making organizations to fund some need basedscholarships to students who meet admissions requirements but may needadditional financial assistance. Dmi also provides summer campopportunities to students in middle school and high school to promoteknowledge and interest in the digital art space.
Operated a positron emission tomography imaging center and a related radiopharmaceutical production facility which served 1,439 patients during the year, of which 589 were free or substantially discounted for indigent persons. The center also worked with various national companies to support clinical and pre-clinical trials. The cgmp radiopharmaceutical manufacturing facility is capable of producing different radiopharmaceuticals and provides radiopharmaceuticals to other scanners in the region.
Edventures supports stem (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education and technology-based workforce development initiatives through a variety of programs serving student sin Northwest Louisiana. Programs include the bobbie cates hicks science and medicine academic Research training program, biotech magnet academy, biostart senior Research laboratory internships, college navigator, and first robotics programs. Edventures works with multiple regional partners including caddo parish schools, bossier parish schools, desoto parish schools, and lsu health sciences center in shreveport to provide these programs. Expenses: $64,326 (including grants to others of $--), revenue: $124,428 shreveport next proactively recruits small to mid-sized businesses to relocate to or build facilities in Northwest Louisiana, promoting our region's access, affordability, and opportunity for businesses to create well-paying, sustainable jobs for our community. Expenses: $400,005 (including grants to others of $--), revenue: $100,000