Mississippi Business Journal » Mississippi Polymer Institute http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:39:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Harvesting high-tech ‘Garden’ http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/19/harvesting-high-tech-%e2%80%98garden%e2%80%99/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=harvesting-high-tech-%25e2%2580%2598garden%25e2%2580%2599 http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/19/harvesting-high-tech-%e2%80%98garden%e2%80%99/#comments Sun, 19 Feb 2012 06:01:04 +0000 Ross Reily http://msbusiness.com/?p=52576 >> Technology and business park carries promise of transforming knowledge to jobs for Mississippi HATTIESBURG – Six-hundred acres that once made up the University Golf Course represent an ambitious plan to commercialize University of Southern Mississippi scientific and engineering research. The goal: Jobs and paychecks for everyday Mississippians. It all starts on the ground floor, [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/19/harvesting-high-tech-%e2%80%98garden%e2%80%99/feed/ 0 USM polymer department luring more businesses to Hattiesburg area http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/24/usm-polymer-department-luring-more-businesses-to-hattiesburg-area/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=usm-polymer-department-luring-more-businesses-to-hattiesburg-area http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/24/usm-polymer-department-luring-more-businesses-to-hattiesburg-area/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:26:21 +0000 Amy McCullough http://msbusiness.com/?p=50986 Some new products developed in Hattiesburg sound like science fiction: Plastic composite materials that are lighter and tougher that steel, a lotion that neutralizes chemical warfare agents, a rehydration solution that helps identify finger prints from the deceased, and a makeup that can protect soldier from burns from road side bombs. But they’re all real. [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/24/usm-polymer-department-luring-more-businesses-to-hattiesburg-area/feed/ 0 USM Accelerator Open for Business http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/10/19/nexgen-science-fills-usm-accelerator/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nexgen-science-fills-usm-accelerator http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/10/19/nexgen-science-fills-usm-accelerator/#comments Tue, 19 Oct 2010 15:29:53 +0000 Stephen McDill http://msbusiness.com/?p=32175 HATTIESBURG- The Accelerator at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg is open for business and ready to stand at the forefront of the global industrial science market.

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/10/19/nexgen-science-fills-usm-accelerator/feed/ 0 Brister replaces Evans at MPI http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/02/22/brister-replaces-evans-at-mpi/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=brister-replaces-evans-at-mpi http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/02/22/brister-replaces-evans-at-mpi/#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 06:00:32 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=19424 Bryan Brister, Ph.D., has been named director of the Mississippi Polymer Institute (MPI). Brister, who earned both his bachelor and doctorate degrees from the University of Southern Mississippi, now heads the organization created by legislative mandate to accelerate the development cycle of Mississippi polymer products. Brister, a Gulfport native, replaced Jim Evans, who retired earlier [...]

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