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Political leaders add
pressure on healthcare
negotiations
"We're asking both sides to sit in
a room together and work this out.
This is not good for the insurance
company, the hospital and most
of all it's not good for the people of
Connecticut."
Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman's reaction to the contract
stalemate between Hartford HealthCare and Anthem.
Millstone is replaceable
"It's not a zero-sum game. There
are a lot of other resources that can
displace the capacity."
Karl Rabago , executive
director of the Pace Energy
and Climate Center at Pace
Law School in New York,
asserted in the CT Mirror that
New England could replace the energy output of
Millstone Nuclear Power Station should its owner,
Dominion, decide to shut the plant down.
Yu-Hui Rogers
Site Director, Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine
By John Stearns
jstearns@HartfordBusiness.com
The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine (JAX),
a prominent symbol of Connecticut's investment in
bioscience, has grown from a handful of employees in
2012 — including current site
director Yu-Hui Rogers — to
300-plus today at its Farming-
ton campus adjacent to UConn
Health. Long term, JAX could
employ 700 as it expands its
research programs and opera-
tions, and overseeing it all is
Rogers, responsible for manag-
ing the local administration
and operations of the nonprofit
biomedical research institution.
When Alexion Pharmaceuticals announced recently
it's moving its headquarters from New Haven to Boston,
one news report examining the bioscience industry's
strides and stumbles noted fewer employees but more
firms in Connecticut. It also suggested JAX regretted
not locating in New Haven's bioscience cluster. We
asked Rogers to weigh in and provide a glimpse into her
and JAX's challenges and opportunities.
Does JAX regret locating in Farmington vs. New Haven?
We are delighted to be in Connecticut and proud that
our scientists are engaged in collaborations with hospi-
tals, universities and research centers across the state
and world. We view the specific town we are located in
as a non-issue. Connecticut can and should have many
biomedical hubs working toward the same goal of mak-
ing the state a biomedical powerhouse.
Does Alexion's announcement represent a setback to
the state's bioscience industry?
It is important to keep in mind that there are signifi-
cantly more biomedical organizations in Connecti-
cut than ever before and we must help nurture their
growth. Connecticut has highly skilled people, educa-
tional institutions training tomorrow's leaders, and or-
ganizations dedicated to collaboration and the success
of the state's biomedical sector as a whole — factors
crucial to the future of this industry.
What's the biggest challenge facing JAX in Farmington?
Supporting our rapid expansion while harnessing
the enormous energy and innovative ideas JAX's great
scientists bring.
What's the biggest opportunity facing JAX in Farmington?
Empowering our scientists to produce high-impact
research that will lead to groundbreaking discoveries that
benefit patients. And we're hoping to help put Connecticut
on the map as an important center of biomedical research.
What's the biggest challenge you face in your job?
To recruit the world's top scientific talent — and I
couldn't be prouder of all we have accomplished.
Tell us something about you many people don't know.
I was part of the team that completed the sequencing
of the first human genome in 2001.
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