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Florida High Tech Corridor Council PRESIDENT Randy Berridge UNIVERSITY PARTNERS Dr. Tom O'Neal Associate VP for Research & Commercialization University of Central Florida Dr. Paul Sanberg Vice President for Research & Innovation President, USF Research Foundation University of South Florida Erik Sander Founding Director, Engineering Innovation Institute University of Florida STRATEGIC PARTNERS Roger Pynn President, Curley & Pynn Kerry Martin Communications Strategist, Curley & Pynn CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Brittany Englert, Kerry Martin, Elizabeth Grace O'Neal, Julie Primrose, Roger Pynn, Vianka McConville and Dan Ward CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Charles Hodges and Phelan Ebenhack COVER PHOTO Eric Younghans / USF Health T WELCOME his digital edition of florida.HIGH.TECH marks a major shift for the Florida High Tech Corridor Council's annual publication. For the first time ever, readers can explore all new online content that has just been released and that supplements the original published stories and videos from the magazine's January issue. We're obviously very excited by this new venture — and grateful to many of our sponsors whose advertisements have been updated to include new video content. Our re-released magazine includes even more intriguing stories such as a look at the National Academy of Inventors, the world's most powerful supercomputer housed at the University of Florida and the launch of the commercial space industry. These articles serve as appropriate book-ends to our January cover story looking at the future of technology and how Corridor innovations are perhaps only a few years away from changing science fiction into science reality. With its successful summer launch and connection to the International Space Station, SpaceX's Dragon capsule changed the paradigm for what a private company could do. The 19 profiles included as part of our Faces of Technology feature demonstrate the real power of Florida's High Tech Corridor…technologists with a dream. You can review their online videos through this interactive edition, and see the next group of innovators that will soon join their ranks at www.FacesOfTechnology.com. Our "Made in the Corridor" cover feature showcases the companies in our 23-county region that are the leaders in several industries, from medical manufacturing to simulation to optics, all with original products developed in their labs and plants. If you are one of those who can only point to Gatorade as florida.HIGH.TECH is produced by Randall-Reilly Publishing Company, LLC, for the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. 3200 Rice Mine Road NE Tuscaloosa, AL 35405; Phone: 866.567.4633. Florida High Tech Corridor Council: 1055 AAA Drive, Suite 140, Heathrow, FL 32746; Phone: 407.708.4630; Fax: 407.708.4635. Advertising information: Curley & Pynn, 407.423.8006. florida.HIGH.TECH assumes no responsibility for the return of unsolicited manuscripts, photographs, negatives or transparencies. Copyright 2012 Florida High Tech Corridor Council. All rights reserved. Any reproduction in whole or in part without the express written consent of the Florida High Tech Corridor Council is strictly prohibited. Printed in the U.S.A. an example of Florida's commercial success, we invite you to discover additional innovations that were created here and are used around the world. It is thanks to these innovations and growing tech companies that Florida's High Tech Corridor is one of the top five tech hubs in the nation, as identified by online news source, Mashable, in a ranking based on technology jobs posted in the first half of 2012. Florida's High Tech Corridor followed Silicon Valley, New York's Silicon Alley and Dulles Technology Corridor which were listed as the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 biggest tech hot spots. A look through the pages of this digital publication will likely reveal how our technology growth has pushed this region ahead of other major clusters in Austin, Boston and the Research Triangle. Enjoy florida.HIGH.TECH 2012. Best regards, FROM THE PUBLISHER Randy Berridge, President Florida High Tech Corridor Council NEW