Month: June 2016

Twin Cities Business: Mayo’s ‘Transformational Centers’ Could Be First Beneficiaries Of DMC Build-Out

The goal of creating a bio-business industry cluster feeding off Mayo Clinic research as part of Rochester’s ambitious Destination Medical Center effort came into sharper focus last week with the official announcement that Mayo will expand its research facilities in the city by more than 2 million square feet over the next 20 years.

And TCB has learned it’s possible, perhaps likely, that among the first new beneficiaries of the build-out will be three of Mayo’s hottest research operations in fields that are quickly gaining traction among companies and investors: its “transformational centers” of genomics/individualized medicine, regenerative medicine and healthcare economics.

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A major milestone for Discovery Square: Think outside the box

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Mayo Clinic has officially launched its plan for Destination Medical Center’s Discovery Square, an urban bioscience campus in Rochester where doctors, researchers, and scientists will come together to accelerate new advancements in medical research, technology, and patient care.

Mayo Clinic’s announcement that it is on the hunt for a strategic real estate development firm to build out Discovery Square is a major milestone for the Destination Medical Center’s (DMC) plan to enhance Rochester’s reputation as the world’s premier destination for health and wellness, and to create a robust entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystem that encourages start-up companies.

Growing an ecosystem of entrepreneurs

A diverse economic landscape is paramount to a community’s growth and long-term success. It is also integral to the DMC mission.

Troy Henikoff
Troy Henikoff

Troy Henikoff is the managing director of Techstars Chicago, a global ecosystem that helps entrepreneurs build great businesses. But Troy’s entrepreneurial involvement doesn’t stop there. Henikoff is a force in Chicago’s startup community and widely recognized as an expert in entrepreneurship – both from an academic and an industry perspective.

Discovery Square is here! Tune in tonight to learn more

The Destination Medical Center staff has set up shop in San Francisco this week at the 2016 BIO International Convention.

BIO CONVENTION LOGO_VERTICAL_D_CMYKThe annual gathering brings together innovative minds from all over the world, and with DMC’s focus on helping to grow bio-business in Minnesota, the conference is a perfect opportunity to spread the word about Rochester. It’s also the perfect place to highlight the exciting things happening in Discovery Square, the DMC sub-district slated to become an urban bio-research campus in downtown Rochester.

To learn about another exciting announcement related to DMC’s Discovery Square, tune into Mayo Clinic’s Facebook Live feed at 8:45 PM CST tonight!

Post-Bulletin: Our View: Prototyping builds connections and brings energy into the city

Prototyping is the practice of designing and building small-scale projects in the city as a way to test new ideas. It is being applied in Rochester to help encourage healthy habits in the downtown.

Ideas included “game-ifying” Rochester’s bike trails, mobile beaches, a sculpture of the inner ear that translates echoes into other languages, a zoo at Soldier’s Field, life-sized emojis, multi-lingual pedestrian signage, interactive windmills and more.

As far out and cool as those projects are, the further the evening of ideas wore on, the more we noticed something.

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