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Manufacturing

METI in Sarasota and NDH Medical in St. Petersburg are at the center of a growing cluster of medical device manufacturing companies attracted to the Tampa Bay region's ample supply of patients and ability to create the synergy necessary to create a vibrant industry workforce.

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"Not Your Average Speakers'' Engage On Innovation, Tampa

By Diane Egner Tuesday, October 23, 2012

The I-4 Corridor stretching from Tampa to Orlando is already seen from afar as a hotbed for designing and developing new technology. So what will it take to nurture startups and retain the talent already here while attracting others to help shape Florida's economy as well as the nation's? Join the conversation as 83 Degrees Media's "Not Your Average Speakers'' talk innovation.

Florida Summer Camps Innovate To Meet Urgent STEM Needs

By Chris Kuhn Tuesday, July 17, 2012

A unique mix of STEM summer camps in Tampa Bay sets out to connect students with greater knowledge and confidence while preparing them to join the workforce with the abilities necessary to land in real jobs.

Port Of Tampa Expands Trade Routes To The World

By Matthew Wiley Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Expansion at the Port of Tampa is underway in anticipation of the ongoing widening of the Panama Canal. With the expansion will come new trade routes and more efficient services that will benefit the Tampa Bay region by making it easier to import needed products and export raw materials and goods manufactured here.

Made-in-Sarasota: METI Creates iStan Robots To Simulate Life, Death

By Janan Talafer Tuesday, May 24, 2011

He can't soar through the sky or jump tall buildings - at least not yet. But iStan is one super man when it comes to training med school students and EMTs in the art of reacting to human maladies. He can blink. He can bleed. He can sweat. He can even make your heart go thump when you see how realistic he is in simulating a real Stan or Josh or Kiara or baby Rachel. Next up? A mommy giving birth.

Robots, LEGOs Grow Tomorrow's Engineers Today In Tampa Bay Middle Schools

By Matthew Wiley Tuesday, May 03, 2011

Technology education starts early in Hillsborough County public schools and continues all the way up through the college level thanks to taxpayer-funded programs like STEM and FLATE. Students know they could be the ones developing the newest global technology in the future.

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