2. Lafayette 101
120,000 in the City [fiber]
220,000 in the Parish
600,000 in the Region
Regional Healthcare Hub
National Healthcare HQs
Heart of Cajun Country
Lots of Community Partners
3. 2nd Largest University in LA
17,500 Students
$60M+ Research Budget
Many Research Centers
Center for Business and IT –
DHH Tech and Analytics
Center for Visual and
Decision Informatics – NSF
IUCRC on Big Data
Nat’l Incident Management
Systems and Advanced
Technologies – Public Safety
Louisiana Immersive
Technologies Enterprise – 3d
Visualization and Interactive
Technologies
4. Living Lab Institute
Combining research centers
Delivering support services
Review technologies and
recommend to DHH
Deliver analytics to measure
impact of pilot projects
Offer capacity to co-develop
new technologies
5. 2nd Largest Health System in LA
Community-owned 501c3
5 Hospitals, $500M/year
More than 200k+ patient visits
Started Lafayette General
Foundation to drive Innovation
6. Living Lab Infrastructure
Innovation Grants - $250k
Angel Investments - $2.5M
We want to be your:
Testbed
Customer
Investor
7. Our Interests
Healthcare
Telemedicine Clinics
Telemedicine Services
Personal Health Data
Public Safety and Healthcare
Sensors and Control
Commercializing Innovations
Develop, Pilot, and Launch Startups
8. Startup Incentives
State Tax Credits
Digital Media
35% of Payroll
Research and Development
40% of R&D Expenditures
Angel Investor
35% of Qualified Investments
Local Startup Support
The Switch
Free co-working space for startups