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The U.S. Department of Commerce, via its Economic Development Administration (E.D.A.), announced a significant $4.4 million investment in Louisiana's infrastructure.

A recent $1.3 million award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will be used in-part to establish a Baton Rouge Health District Research Data Collaborative, to support the efforts of regional healthcare institutions to share health data for research purposes across a common structure.

This week, Baton Rouge Health District is participating in an international economic growth and diversification mission in Belgium.

The Baton Rouge Health-Tech Catalyst, a regional health and life science innovation cluster initiative led by the Baton Rouge Health District and funded by the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship – Build to Scale Program, recently awarded $60,000 in pilot funding to three highly innovative and competitive projects designed to advance research and innovation across area health institutions.

The Baton Rouge Health-Tech Catalyst, a Baton Rouge Health District project funded by the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship – Build to Scale Program, announces the 2023 Launchpad Innovation Pilot Awards.

The Baton Rouge Health District (BRHD) recently secured over $500,000 in anticipated workforce development funding from the Huey and Angelina Wilson Foundation, Health District member institutions (including local hospitals and health affiliated organizations), and the federal Economic Development Administration to launch a new healthcare-focused workforce strategy aimed at addressing the expanding workforce talent gap in healthcare.

Today, the Baton Rouge Health District announces a new addition to the team.

Today, the Baton Rouge Health District announced 2 new team members, Korey Patty and Myrthe Maes.

The Baton Rouge Health-Tech Catalyst, a Baton Rouge Health District project funded by the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship – Build to Scale Program, held its inaugural Launchpad Innovation Pilot Awards on Tuesday, May 3 at the C. B. Pennington Jr. Conference Center at Pennington Biomedical Research Center.