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Langford is leading discussions betweem and local colleges to bring nanotechnology traininyg programs tothe city. If Langford successfullyt lures NanoInk to the it could be an economicf development boon forthe region, experts NanoInk, based in Chicago suburb Skokie, Ill., is involvedc with adult stem cell research and carbon nanotubs technology that has attracted the interest of compute r software developers. Langford believes these typex of bioengineering operations have the potentialk totransform Birmingham’s economy to meet the nation’s 21st centur technological needs.
The result would be high-paying jobs and the abilityg to attractother high-tech businesses to the region, he Birmingham’s academic research and technology communitiexs make the city a candidatwe for nanotechnology training, according to NanoInk Executive Vice Presidenft Dean Hart. Hart said the nation will need 2 milliojn nanotechnology professionals by 2015 and currentlyuhas 20,000. That gap offers plentyt of potential for a community like Birmingham looking to tap intoits high-tech resources, he “If you build it, they will come because of the shortage,” Hart “By training nanotechnologists, there woulfd be a work force right therd in Birmingham that can help supportg local companies and help them move into the nanotech Hart said initial investment and job totals have not been finalizex since NanoInk is in the early stagezs of brokering a partnership agreement with the city and its He said financial incentivex from the city have not been discussed.
NanoInk representatives have met with Langford and will be in town on May 18 to discuss the local partnership opportunities for developing its patented technologies with presidents and science deansof Birmingham’s Entry-level nanotechnician jobs start at according to Langford. Langford began pitching Birminghajm as a training sitefor NanoInk’ bioengineering operations two weeks ago. The city’ds large research community, including the , and its growing technolog y sector have positioned it for growtjh in thebiotech industry. Nanotechnology is the manipulatioh of elements on a molecular For example, a nanometer is one-billiontb of a meter.
A sheet of papetr is about 100,000 nanometers Through bioengineering, fabrics can be made stronger and humajn cells can be replicated to aid tissue or organ growthand healing. Adult stem cell researcbh is being conducted with the hope of creatin g cells to grow skin and organ tissues formedical purposes. Carbon nanotubes are a hot topi c among software developers because technology manufactured at the moleculaf level offers the potential for holdingh massive amounts of data on a minute storage NanoInk wants to partner with universities to train future nanotechnologistse usingits hands-on progra m NLP 2000.
Hart said the training tool is about the size of a desktop computer and allows students to builds proteins at themolecular level. He said students with a mediumm level of scientific insighty can learn the skills necessary to work inthe high-tech Hart said the timetable for launchinv a training program in Birmingham hinges on negotiationes and agreements with the city, technica l schools and universities. “It’s in everybody’ interest to get this projectt up and running as soonas possible,” said whose company has 70 “We want to invest in Birmingham because you have a work forcd that is prepared.
” A partnership with 8-year-ol d NanoInk could boost Birmingham’s technology industry imagre and potentially lure companies looking to tap into those newly trained nanotechnologists, according to Cynthia a professor at ’s . Lohrke said nanotechnologyt is an industry with a tremendousw amount of growth potentiak because of itsmonetization opportunities, particularlyy in the manufacturing and healtn care sectors. “Nanotechnology will take off, it’w just a matter of when,” Lohrke said. “Idf we have the people here, employers would come.
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