As a result, the industry growth clusters (aviation, specialized business services, life sciences, innovative manufacturing, and supply chain and logistics) have been gaining traction in our metro area.

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Several industry segments make use of high-end computing including life sciences, energy, scientific research, defense, manufacturing and finance.

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Key to success will be the democratization of the biological design and manufacturing process, breaking open the field to those outside the biological sciences.

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