Texas Biotechnology Industry Leads Way To Life Saving Ideas
Governor Rick Perry speaks at opening of Center for Vital Longevity at UT Dallas.
Today the Governor highlighted Texas’ growing biomedical technology industry, and the innovative and life saving therapies and technologies taking shape in the state.
The governor spoke at the opening of the Center for Vital Longevity at the University of Texas at Dallas.
“Far too many people in Texas and around the world have suffered the pain of watching a family member slip away into Alzheimer’s and other cognitive disorders associated with aging,” Gov. Perry said. “This center will help draw researchers committed to the pursuit of better health into a collaborative environment of exploration and discovery that will lead to life-saving ideas.”
The governor emphasized the role of tools like the Texas Emerging Technology Fund in helping foster a culture of innovation in the state, helping to develop cutting edge technologies and attracting top researchers and research dollars to the state.
Gov. Perry also reiterated the importance of ensuring young Texans receive an education in the science, technology, engineering and math fields, which will help prepare them to enter the increasingly competitive global workforce.
“All of these efforts combine to form a critical mass that is pushing Texas to the forefront of high tech industry, and will keep us there well into the future,” Gov. Perry said.
The Center for Vital Longevity uses cutting edge brain imaging technology to focus on the study of the aging mind, including understanding how the mind’s function changes with age, how to maintain a healthy mind, and the early diagnosis and prevention of Alzheimer’s disease.
Scientists at the center work closely with researchers from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, collecting extensive data on a new imaging technique that identifies the amount of amyloid, a protein associated with Alzheimer’s disease, on healthy adult brains.
Therapies are currently under development to stop the formation of the protein, and the onset of Alzheimer’s disease, when its presence on the brain is identified early.
For more information about the center, please visit http://vitallongevity.utdallas.edu/
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