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Earlier this week, I participated in the kick-off of the Algae Biomass Organization s Summer of Algae Tour at UC San Diego. This event was co-hosted by Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego and the San Diego Center for Algae Biotechnology (SD-CAB) .  The Summer of Algae Tour aims to educate policy makers about the algae biomass senior single travel industry and its vast potential to continue creating jobs, domestic fuels, senior single travel feedstock and other vital products.  The kick-off featured CleanTECH San Diego members Synthetic Genomics, General Atomics, Cellana and Sapphire Energy senior single travel . Their pioneering work, along with the applied research within our local universities and institutions, serves as a stunning reminder of the global leadership provided by our region s biofuels industry.  As Dr. Greg Mitchell of Scripps Institution of Oceanography explained to the audience, we are truly a "cluster of excellence."  More information on ABO s Summer of Algae Tour can be found here .
My remarks at the event highlighted senior single travel the EDGE Initiative and its successful conclusion.  As you know, more than two years ago CleanTECH San Diego and a number of key partner organizations, received a $4 million grant from the State of California to create curricula and workforce training programs designed to support our region senior single travel s biofuels and industrial biotech industry.  I am pleased to report that our work is complete.  Through a close collaboration, we have designed programs that not only support the biofuels and industrial biotech industry today, but will continue to evolve to meet industry needs as it matures.  To date, we have trained more than 300 workers and over one-third of those trained are now employed in the industry.  Just as the region s research institutions and private sector companies senior single travel continue to gain momentum and investment for their advances, EDGE s cutting edge curricula and training programs are being considered for adoption by institutions all over the world.
The success of this program is due to a large number of people senior single travel and organizations.  I would especially like to think Victoria Bradshaw , former Secretary, California Labor and Workforce Development Agency, for her leadership and support, senior single travel Steve Mayfield and his team at SD-CAB and UC San Diego for their hard work and dedication in creating EDGE's curricula and training programs, and Kristie Grover and the BIOCOM senior single travel Institute for their work on behalf of the students.  I would also like to thank the Industry Advisory Council, made up of private sector companies (including those mentioned above), which were a critical component to this initiative, as they helped shape the final product.
The EDGE Initiative proves once again that San Diego s spirit of collaboration is real and it works.  By forming partnerships with public and private stakeholders, we can continue to address the needs of our rapidly growing cleantech sector.
Click EDGE Program Overview  for an overview of the EDGE Initiative, and its impressive results.  I hope you take the time to read it.  Please let me know if you have any questions or need additional information.
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