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Bringing The Jackson Laboratory to Sarasota County would mean jobs at the very least.  For North Port, it would mean much more down the line:  a four year university, a teaching hospital, a veteran's hospital.  Read our quick summary of what it is and what you need to do to help make all this happen
Fast Facts about The Jackson Laboratory in Florida
  • Create a world center for Alzheimer's, heart disease and diabetes research, education and treatment
  • Create a new economic driver that focuses on the future of healthcare, attracting new research and healthcare enterprises to Florida
  • Create more than 400 direct jobs, as well as an additional 1800 to 3000  jobs generated by spin off and ancillary businesses and activities.
  • Create commercial opportunities in the personalized medicine market - a $452 billion industry that is growing at 11% annually.
  • Would be located in Sarasota County and would anchor a new biotechnology village.
Fast Facts about The Jackson Laboratory
  • 1300 employees strong in Maine and California
  • Working with 89 active research grants = $56.5 million in  FY2010
  • Leader in complex trait genetics whose research has contributed to 22 Nobel prizes
  • Is a not-for-profit business
  • Forerunner in personal medicine.  Benefits individuals with better prediction, prevention, detection and treatment. Benefits society with better health, longer life, lower costs
  • Get more information at their website http://www.jax.org/
  • Read their annual report here http://www.jax.org/annual-report/2010/index.html
How to bring The Jackson Laboratory to Florida

The Jackson Laboratory - Florida is a true public/private partnership.  JAX, the University of South Florida, Sarasota Memorial Healthcare System, Sarasota County and the Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice are asking the state to provide $50 million in FY 2011-12, $30 million in FY 2012-13 and $20 million in FY 2013-14, with Sarasota County providing another $100 million through a voter-approved referendum.  JAX will raise the remaining 80%, or roughly $800 million, through philanthropy, grant revenues and a services business.

Before anything can happen, this needs to be approved by Governor Rick Scott and the Florida legislature.  With only one month left to the current session, this requires quick action by citizens interested in bringing this economic boon to Sarasota County and to North Port.


For legislative contact information and a sample letter,
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