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Consider the lowly horseshoe crab. East Coast beach walkers can see these creatures, early in the morning, sometimes stranded upside down in the sand. It isn’t a crab, but more closely related to the spider family. Not well known is that the blood from horseshoe crabs...

Two of the nation’s hottest COVID-19 topics is the need for the U.S. to ensure medical supply lines through domestic pharma and bio manufacturing plus maintaining our scientific expertise in bio innovations. Billions of dollars of funding for new vaccine production...

Happy Summer! Hope the AURP community is finding ways to enjoy summer, virtually or in person. Here are some updates on what is happening in AURP-world Peer to Peer: AURP Peer to Peer continues for two more sessions this summer. Thanks to Steve Frayser of Texas Tech...

Real Estate In A Post-COVID-19 World: Healthier Indoor Air? As our members reopen, the issue of quality of air in commercial real estate will be at the forefront. In 1943 a bio containment cabinet was built at Ft. Detrick, Maryland to create a safer lab environment....

Dear AURP Members and Innovation Community, Our global community is grieving the hurtful and destructive acts that have resulted in the senseless killing of George Floyd in Minnesota. We recognize the impact of these and other racial injustices and acknowledge the...

A couple of stories caught my interest among the flood of information about the Covid-19 pandemic, especially new developments in public policy. State budgets are being impacted in critical ways and financial support for economic development organizations, venture...

CARES Act: It’s more than Paycheck Protection. While many AURP members and tenants have been looking at the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act in terms of SBA funds and loans, the US Economic Development Agency (EDA) received $1.5 billion in...

A couple of recent topics that caught my eye: Capital Lease Accounting Standards Delayed? The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) earlier this month voted unanimously to consider amending the ASC Topic 842 for Leases for private companies, private nonprofits...

Good Day: This has been a rough couple of weeks for AURP members, sponsors and our families and friends. Unprecedented times. When will peak COVID-19 happen in your state? When will peak ICU beds be available? When will a therapy or vaccine be widely available? No one...