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Biotech Park Development to Headline Conference in June
May 14, 2008

The issue of best practices and emerging trends in maximizing the effectiveness of biotechnology parks will be the theme of a conference, BioParks 2008, to be hosted by the University of California San Diego Science Research Park in La Jolla on June 16. Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. is the lead sponsor of the symposium, which will explore such topics as the sustainable design of research facilities and the economic impact research parks will have on economies across the globe in the coming decades.

 
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