Richard Nowakowski, chair of the Department of Biomedical Sciences, was one of the invited speakers during the grand opening of Domi Station, a business incubator in Tallahassee. the 8,000-square-foot site is open to local entrepreneurs who need a place to work and brainstorm with others. Support services and coaching also are available.
Domi Station is being praised as an integral piece of the framework for an entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Nowakowski was joined by College of Medicine faculty Les Beitsch and Mike Overton at the event. In his remarks, Nowakowski called the opening of Domi Station an important first step and recommended the addition of wet lab incubator space in future business plans that will promote innovation in Tallahassee.
Link to Tallahassee Democrat article: http://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/money/2014/05/22/new-domi-station-incubator-is-open-for-business/9467265/