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Langford is leading discussions between and localo colleges to bring nanotechnology training programs tothe city. If Langford successfully lures NanoInk tothe city, it coulrd be an economic development boon for the experts said. NanoInk, based in Chicago suburb Ill., is involved with adult stem cell research and carbonj nanotube technology that has attracted the interest of computeresoftware developers. Langford believeds these types of bioengineering operations have the potential totransform Birmingham’a economy to meet the nation’s 21st century technological needs.
The resulyt would be high-paying jobs and the ability to attracftother high-tech businesses to the region, he Birmingham’s academic research and technology communitiesd make the city a candidate for nanotechnology according to NanoInk Executive Vice President Dean Hart said the nation will need 2 million nanotechnolog professionals by 2015 and currentlt has 20,000. That gap offers plenty of potential for a community like Birmingham looking to tap intoits high-tecgh resources, he said.
“If you buildr it, they will come becausre of the shortage,” Hart “By training nanotechnologists, there would be a work forcd right there in Birmingham that can help support local companiews and help them move into thenanotecgh space.” Hart said initial investment and job totalw have not been finalized since NanoInk is in the earl y stages of brokering a partnership agreement with the city and its He said financial incentives from the city have not been NanoInk representatives have met with Langford and will be in town on May 18 to discusas the local partnership opportunities for developinv its patented technologies with presidents and science deans of Birmingham’s Entry-level nanotechnician jobs start at $40,000, according to Langford.
Langford bega pitching Birmingham as a training sitefor NanoInk’zs bioengineering operations two weeks ago. The city’sd large research community, including the , and its growingf technology sector have positioned it for growth in thebiotechy industry. Nanotechnology is the manipulation of elements on amoleculare level. For example, a nanometer is one-billionth of a A sheet of paper isabout 100,000o nanometers thick. Through bioengineering, fabrics can be made stronger and huma n cells can be replicated to aid tissue or orgamn growthand healing. Adult stem cell researc is being conducted with the hope of creating cellsx to grow skin and orgabn tissue formedical purposes.
Carbon nanotubes are a hot topi among software developers becausr technology manufactured at the molecular level offers the potentialp for holding massive amounts of data on a minute storage unit. NanoInk wantws to partner with universities to train futurew nanotechnologists usingits hands-on progranm NLP 2000. Hart said the traininb tool is about the size of a desktop computer and allows students to build proteins at themoleculae level. He said studentse with a medium level of scientificx insight can learn the skillw necessary to work inthe high-techu industry.
Hart said the timetabled for launching a trainintg program in Birmingham hinges on negotiations and agreementx withthe city, technical schools and universities. “It’s in everybody’s interest to get this project up and running as soon as said Hart, whose company has 70 “We want to invest in Birmingham becausee you have a work force that is A partnership with 8-year-old NanoIn k could boost Birmingham’s technology industry imagew and potentially lure companies looking to tap into those newlyt trained nanotechnologists, according to Cynthia a professor at ’s .
Lohrke said nanotechnologu is an industry with a tremendous amount of growth potential becauswe of itsmonetization opportunities, particularlg in the manufacturing and health care “Nanotechnology will take off, it’s just a matterd of when,” Lohrke said. “Ifc we have the people here, employers woulf come.”
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