NEW ORLEANS – Tulane University School of Medicine is hoping to attract new biotech innovators to New Orleans by offering free workspace at its downtown campus and arranging meetings with Tulane faculty and scientists.
Biotech executives, venture capitalists, scientists and entrepreneurs visiting New Orleans can now access free workspace stations at Tulane University School of Medicine’s downtown campus at 1430 Tulane Avenue. The space can be utilized as little as a day or as long as a few weeks, depending on demand.
The benefits go beyond a desk, conference table, printer and computer.
The new in-residence immersion program will let scientists meet with Tulane faculty in the same building who are developing the next generation of research, patient treatments and biomedical innovation.
“They’d have an opportunity to become immersed in the community,” said James Zanewicz, School of Medicine chief business officer. “We can arrange for them to meet with our scientists, tour our labs and learn more about our world-class faculty, extensive research portfolio and opportunities for collaboration.”
Zanewicz said the program is a win-win for innovators and scientists to learn about the New Orleans research community and opportunities for partnerships. Zanewicz said it could be especially attractive for startups and entrepreneurs exploring lower-cost markets for relocation or clinical trials.
Research strengths at the School of Medicine include infectious disease, cardiovascular and related diseases, cancer, neuroscience, regenerative medicine, peptide chemistry and more. Tulane is also one of the only research universities with a medical school, school of public health and tropical medicine and a national primate research center.
To request space or to learn more, visit https://engage.tulane.edu.
-By Jenny Peterson, Associate News Editor, Biz New Orleans
