1. Moving Moment: Doug Walks Again!
Who can forget the moment when Doug, a 41-year old stroke victim with two degrees from MIT, walked into the ballroom, thanks to EKSO skeleton technology used at Burke Medical Research Institute. His visit was shared to tens of thousands worldwide via social media!
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2. 'We Actually Stopped the Tumor'
Dr. Kevin Tracey blew our minds with his innovative work in the field of bioelectronics, where implanting an electronic device in the body can actually stimulate the nervous system to heal the body without drugs.
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3. 'We 3-D Printed the Baby's Heart'
Our experts on the 3-D panel showed us the wonders of fabricating body parts for pre-surgical prep, and implantation. Yes, they are performing safer surgery (BIG COST SAVINGS) and are reconstructing accident victims' faces!
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4. Anthrax Cure? Almost There!
Want to find therapies for autism and ADHD? How about a cure for the Anthrax bacteria? What about personalized medicine? Five Westchester-based biotech firms showed us how innovative technology and invention are having world-wide impact. What's happening here is destined to change the entire medical landscape everywhere.
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5. Even With Tech, Patients Come First
Dr. Laura Forese explained how the consolidations of New York City's hospitals with Westchester's community hospitals bring to local communities the power of Big Research while they maintain close community relationships.
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6. Medical Info to Double Every 73 Days
Big Data? Yes, please! It is a Wow and also our challenge. Here's why: Medical information by 2020 will double every 73 days. By 2025, there will be a shortage of 20,000 primary care doctors. We'll have to use big data to identify trends, keep ourselves
healthier, and analyze new information.
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7. 'We Can't Build it Fast Enough!'
"Throw the old office buildings down," said real estate panelists. Indeed, new models are calling for buildings with more power, higher ceilings, stronger load-bearing floors, cooler temperatures, bigger closets, better amenities, and proximity to interesting restaurants and fitness centers. Young tech and biotech companies use their space differently. There's a pent up demand for wet lab space!
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8. Cure for C-Diff Easy as...
The pitch event attracted startups from as far away as Austin, TX and California. But... it was a NYC-based biotech company that created a fecal pill to combat C-diff infections that stole the show! The good news is that budding scientists and startup businesses made some valuable contacts this week. Congratulations to all who were invited to present!
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9. Attracting an Engineering School
Westchester County Association is now conducting a feasibility study of bringing an engineering school to this county. WCA is working closely with all our communities --real estate, healthcare, technology, education, government, young professionals, and business--to spur change, to create a better quality of life, and to make advancement possible.
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Westchester's economic
renaissance has begun
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Join us as we help to facilitate growth in the region for the digital healthcare industry, the general business community, and serve as a voice for the interests of business in Westchester County as we facilitate the growth of the innovation economy.
Sincerely,
The Westchester Country Association
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See how Westchester's economic
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Westchester is
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Over 1,000 individuals
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Westchester is home to
the world's fastest-growing biotech company and largest
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| An Ebola vaccine is now in development in Tarrytown. |
| Seeds for the flu vaccine, distributed to over 500 million people globally, are grown in a lab in Valhalla. |
| The global leader in a vital transplant tissue is based in Ossining. |
| Treatments for deadly drug-resistent viruses are being funded and developed in Yonkers. |
| 3,000+ multi-family residential units are in the pipeline for Westchester County! |
| 10 innovative, potentially high-growth companies have been accepted into the WCA's BLUEPRINT Accelerator this year alone |
| In the last 12 months, WCA has awarded over $22,000 in cash and opened doors for entrepreneurs with two pitch contests. |
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