House Bioeconomic Development Study Committee
Substitute HB 1095
HB 1095
The Georgia Innovation Center Act, a comprehensive life sciences economic development strategy, is being considered by the Georgia House.
HB 1188
The Georgia Science Education and Employment Development Act is a companion bill to HB 1095. HB 1188 is a tax incentive bill to spur expansion and development of the life sciences industry in Georgia.
HR 1158
The House Resolution salutes Georgia Bio and welcomes the 2009 Biotechnology Industry Organization International Convention to Atlanta.
HR 662
House Resolution 662, adopted April 20, 2007, established the House Georgia Bioeconomic Development Study Committee. The committee is composed of four House members and three life sciences industry representatives. The members are:
- Rep. Charlice Byrd (R-20th District) -- Chair
- Rep. Karla Drenner (D-86th District)
- Rep. Carl Rogers (R-26th District)
- Rep. Larry O’Neal (R-146th District)
- Clifton A. Baile, Ph.D., Professor, University of Georgia
- Fabrice Egros, Ph.D., MBA, President, UCB Inc.
- Russell M. Medford, M.D., Ph.D., President & CEO, AtheroGenics Inc.
The committee will seek to develop sound principles and public policy to guide the State of Georgia in designing a comprehensive life sciences economic development strategy.
The committee’s final report will identify existing strengths and weaknesses and will suggest how to utilize current resources and expertise within state government more efficiently. It will suggest legislation that will serve as a road map for creating, retaining and recruiting life sciences companies, moving Georgia into a 21st century bioeconomy.
Four, full-day hearings were held, followed by a summit in early December to adopt the final report and propose legislation for the 2008 session of the General Assembly. The hearings focused on the roles of industry, government, universities and public education system in supporting life sciences economic development. Below are the presentations given at each hearing.
August 21 – Agriculture sector
J. Scott Angle, Dean and Director, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, Tifton and Griffin
C. Michael Cassidy, President and CEO, Georgia Research Alliance
John R. Glisson, Department of Population Health, Poultry Diagnostic and Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
John Pait, Sr. Vice President, CellFor Corporation, Atlanta, GA coming soon
Kevin T. Schultz, DVM, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer and Head of Global Research & Development, Merial Ltd.
James D. Sutton, Assistant Commissioner, Georgia Department of Agriculture
September 21 – Bioenergy and industrial production sector
William Bulpitt, Senior Research Engineer, Georgia Institute of Technology’s Strategic Energy Institute
Ross Harding, VP Business Development, Herty Advanced Materials Development Center
David Lee, Ph.D., University of Georgia Vice President for Research coming soon
Nathan McClure, Director of Forest Energy and Development, Georgia Forestry Commission
Roger Reisert, President and CEO, C2Biofuels
Jagdish Sheth, Ph.D., Professor, Charles H. Kellstadt Chair of Marketing, Goizueta Business School, Emory University
Jill Stuckey, Director for Alternative Fuels for the Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority
Georgia Farm Bureau Comments to Study Committee
Summary of State Incentives and Legislation for Renewable Energy Production, Georgia Forestry Commission
October 16 – Medicine, drug development and manufacturing sector
Richard P. Denness, Vice President and General Manager, CNS Business Unit UCB
Sid Johnson, Director of Implementation, Commission for a New Georgia, and Jeff Strane, Deputy Director of Implementation
Robin Morris, Ph.D., Vice President of Research, Georgia State University
Charles Nawrot, Ph.D., Associate Vice President of Technology Transfer and Economic Development, Medical College of Georgia
R. Edward Perkins, President, Noramco Inc.
Milton Werner, PhD, Vice President of Discovery Research, Celtaxsys coming soon
November 15 – Medical device sector
Tom Brooks, Founding Partner, Healthcare Capital Partners coming soon
Charles Larsen, Vice Chairman, The Innovation Factory
Robert McNally, Ph.D., President, Cell Dynamics LLC
Jack Merritt, CEO, Icon Interventional Systems Inc.
Robert E. Powers, M.Div., Ph.D. and Philip Gibson, Ph.D., Gwinnett Technical College
Eric Tomlinson, DSc, Ph.D., President and CEO, Altea Therapeutics
Flora Tydings, Ph.D., President, Athens Technical College
Brian Williamson, Assistant Commissioner, Department of Community Affairs
Jay Yadav, M.D., Chairman and CEO, CardioMEMS
December 4 – Summit
Debra Lyons, Director, Governor’s Office of Workforce Development
Ken Stewart, Commissioner, Georgia Department of Economic Development