July 22, 2013

TUESDAY: GOV. MALLOY COMMEMORATES PASSAGE OF BIOSCIENCE INNOVATION ACT

(HARTFORD, CT) - On Tuesday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a bill signing ceremony at the UConn Health Center in Farmington to commemorate final approval of the Bioscience Innovation Act - a legislative initiative the Governor proposed in January and was approved last month by the General Assembly that makes a $200 million investment over ten years to support the state's growing bioscience sector, attract additional private investments, and grow high-quality jobs.

He will be joined by Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman; UConn President Susan Herbst; Dean of the UConn School of Medicine Dr. Frank M. Torti; Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Catherine Smith; Connecticut Innovations CEO Claire R. Leonardi; The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine Vice President for External Affairs and Strategic Partnerships Mike Hyde; and state lawmakers.

WHO : Governor Malloy, state officials, state lawmakers, others
WHAT : Governor Malloy bill signing ceremony for Bioscience Innovation Act
WHEN : Tuesday, July 23, 2013; 1:00 p.m.
WHERE : UConn Health Center, Lower Campus, on the lawn facing the construction sites for the new UConn Hospital tower, The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine, and the new outpatient care center; 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington
**Directions to parking area: Entering the campus from Route 4, turn left at the first stop sign. The Medical Arts and Research Building (MARB) is the second building on your right. Leave your car with the valet. See campus map for details.

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For Immediate Release: July 22, 2013

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