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Parks named president of Palmetto Biotechnology Alliance
Dawn Parks, director of public and government affairs for Charleston-based biotech company ArborGen, has been elected president of the Palmetto Biotechnology Alliance for 2006. In her new role, Parks will lead the PBA as it acts as a catalyst for building biotech infrastructure and promoting life sciences growth in South Carolina. The organization currently represents more than 140 member companies and individuals throughout the state.
Parks assumes the PBA presidency after holding various leadership positions within the organization. She has served on PBA’s board of directors and was responsible for the widely successful 2005 biotechnology conference last spring.
“South Carolina has the essential elements for biotech success. If we leverage the resources our state offers, we can be successful in attracting and creating biotechnology firms,” Parks said.
“Just as biotech holds great promise for life-saving and life-changing advances, this industry holds promise for creating high-skill, knowledge-based jobs for South Carolina. Working together, we can grow biotechnology in this state.”
The Palmetto Biotechnology Alliance is member-managed and -owned, and recognized by BIO as the South Carolina-affiliated state chapter. In addition to the annual conference, the alliance services include legislative and regulatory affairs, employment and services networking, the BIO discount procurement program and a variety of other activities to assist South Carolina’s biotech companies.
Law firm opens fifth local office
Local real estate law firm Buist, Byars, Pearce & Taylor LLC opened its fifth office Feb. 6 in North Charleston. The office, located in the University Place office park at 2680 Elms Plantation Blvd., is adjacent to the Trident Medical Center near the intersection of I-26 and US-78.
The firm also has offices in Mount Pleasant, Kiawah and Seabrook islands, the Hilton Head/Bluffton area and West Ashley.
“We are delighted to better serve clients now with our fifth office in the Lowcountry. It’s all part of our goal to offer convenience, reasonable fees and the best possible service to the local community,” said Custis Byars, managing partner.
Staffing the new office will be Jay Brown, attorney at law; real estate paralegals Lisa Clapp and Staci Moore; Jana Jones, the firm’s paralegal manager; Michelle Roberson, the firm’s IT manager; and Erin Axson, receptionist.
The Citadel hosts annual event
The Citadel School of Engineering will celebrate National Engineers’ Week with the Seventh Annual Engineering Fair for Middle and High School Students Feb. 18 from 8 a.m.-noon at the Mark Clark Hall Auditorium.
The annual fair is designed to expose Lowcountry middle and high school students to fundamental math and science principles for understanding engineering issues and methods. Highlights of the annual event include the bridge building and the robotics competitions.
The fair will also feature interactive math and science student exhibits and electrical engineering student poster displays.
Composed of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Citadel School of Engineering has ranked among the top 50 undergraduate engineering programs in the nation in the U.S. News & World Report.
National Engineers’ Week is held every year during the week of George Washington’s birthday. It is co-sponsored by the Charleston District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, along with the Charleston Engineers Joint Council, the Lowcountry Math and Science Regional Center, and Ashley Hall School. For more information, visit www.citadel.edu/ece/eweek.
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