The Research Park at Florida Atlantic University has signed a long-term agreement with Florida LambdaRail (FLR) to meet increasing demand for advanced data communications services, becoming the first research park in the state to do so. As a result of this agreement, companies at The Research Park will be able to collaborate on cutting edge research with other companies throughout Florida, the nation and around the world.
The Research Park at Florida Atlantic University is home to 23 companies that collectively directly support 952 high skill high wage jobs, the park said in its press release. The Research Park’s Technology Business Incubator hosts 22 technology companies and is also home to the Florida Institute for the Commercialization of Public Research, New World Angels and the Enterprise Development Corporation of South Florida (EDC), which manages the incubator.
Also from this morning's press release: The Florida LambdaRail enables participants to collaborate on research projects quickly by sharing vast amounts of data using a high fidelity, high speed and high capacity fiber network. It also connects those participants domestically and internationally to Internet2, a national fiber optic network supporting research and education throughout the United States.