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Kudos to Lauren Bell, the Innovation District's Hub Community Manager, for her acceptance into the Leadership St. Pete Class of 2025. Lauren is a rock star at the Innovation District.

The Innovation District and six partners were recently selected to help grow startups that are working on technology/data solutions for the ocean economy. This powerful collaboration is made possible thanks to $13.9 million awarded by the NOAA Ocean Enterprise Accelerators program.

What are the emerging ideas in urban design and living? Do ideas such as micro transportation, water taxis, and mixed-use development trends have a place in the future of St. Pete?

If you have looked behind the Maritime and Defense Technology Hub this week you will see a new visitor - the HOS Mystique. This vessel is assisting with the deployment of two large spar buoys next week offshore in collaboration with USF’s College of Marine Science and USF’s School of Geosciences. The spar buoy is designed to measure very small geodetic motions of the seafloor in order to better predict earthquakes and tsunamis.

Do you have an innovative idea for the District - a place we are missing, a new use for an existing building, a technology tool... anything? As part of our Master Planning project, we have an online tool available for you to share these ideas.

Kudos to our friends at the USF College of Marine Science for hosting their third Art and Science night. They welcomed artists to explore the marine science labs, do hands on experiments, and talk to local scientists about their work. Their goal was to inspire new pieces of art which will be showcased in an exhibit in early 2025.

The last two weeks of November were packed with amazing discussions about how we can design future places and activate existing spaces in the Innovation District.

The Yacht Rigger is a marine specialist group in Salt Creek dedicated to marine upgrades and maintenance, from rigging, electrical, lithium batteries, custom metal fabrication, air conditioning, deck hardware and much more.

Following a clinical trial, Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital stroke patients can now opt for an innovative treatment called Vivistim, to supplement their rehabilitation therapy and daily activities

2023-2024 U.S. News & World Report ranked Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital (JHACH) nationally in seven pediatric specialties—neonatology, diabetes and endocrinology, nephrology, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics, pulmonology and lung surgery and cancer.

A group of 40+ Tampa Bay business and nonprofit leaders, academics, and government representatives joined us on June 24th to discuss the NOAA Ocean-Ready Climate Resiliency Accelerator grant. Their guidance helped us to craft what we hope to be a winning proposal.

Saildrone and NOAA captured video from inside Hurricanes Helene and Milton from saildrone SD-1083.

Imagine a day when you jump in an electronic, autonomous air taxi in St. Pete and head to Tampa International Airport or even to Orlando. This concept is not as far off as you would imagine.

Ocean Exchange, a partner of the Innovation District, whose mission is to accelerate the adoption of innovative solutions for healthy oceans and the sustainable blue economy announced the winners of their annual prize competition. We were proud to be part of the voting jury for this important event.

Orlando Health, the private non-profit that runs Bayfront Hospital, recently announced the latest addition to Innovation District: The Orlando Health Neuroscience Institute – Bayfront.

Kudos to the Tampa Bay Innovation Center for its recent additions. Nine bay area tech startups are part of the Fall 2024 cohort

The last couple of months have been challenging - physically, emotionally and mentally. Small moments of normalcy like celebrating Halloween are strange and welcome - at the same time.

COMIT is a five-year, $9 million cooperative agreement with NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey.

FHSP, whose mission is to advance racially equitable health outcomes in South St. Petersburg, is collaborating with Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital to empower local nonprofits.

In July of 2024, researchers at FIO gained access to a sophisticated remotely operated vehicle (ROV), Taurus. ROVs have led to exciting discoveries in the deep-sea environment.

Florida has one of the longest coastlines in the U.S.—second only to Alaska.

GDX Development, Virtru, Saildrone and Lonestar Lunar updates.

Creating meaningful opportunities for data/technology startups to develop novel solutions in areas such as hazard mitigation, water-based renewable energy, pollution.

The 2024 Small Business Survey has been launched with support from the JPMorgan Chase and Pinellas Community Foundation's Diverse Ventures program.