1. Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research... science serving coastal communities Cooperative Oxford Laboratory Front View Aerial View 18,000 sq ft On Site Partners NOAANOAA –NCCOS –NMFS CBO MD DNRMD DNR US Coast GuardUS Coast Guard Academic Partners (CRC, UMD, NOAA EPP)Academic Partners (CRC, UMD, NOAA EPP)

2. Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research... science serving coastal communities NCCOS Centers Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, Silver Spring, MD CCEHBR - Cooperative Oxford Laboratory Branch, Oxford, MD Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research, Silver Spring, MD Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research, Charleston, SC Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat Research, Beaufort, NC CCFHR - Kasitsna Bay Laboratory, Seldonia, AK Hollings Marine Laboratory, Charleston, SC “Center of Excellence for OHHI”

3. CCEHBR Core Capabilities Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Research & Technology RESEARCH The Marine Biotoxins Program provides the most complete expertise in HABs and marine toxins worldwide. It has hosted and co-led the two decadal U.S. National Plans for Harmful Algal Blooms (1993-2004) (2005-2015) NATIONAL LEADERSHIP “Marine natural products” chemistry Rapid Detection Methods Technology Transfer

4.  Build the capacity to develop genomic tools for assessing the health of marine organisms (oysters, shrimp & dolphins).  Commercialization Applications  Aqauculture - Shrimp Vaccine Marine Genomics GENOME DNA RNA

5. Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research... science serving coastal communities CCEHBR’s Charleston (SC) Experience: ThinkTec - Charleston’s Chamber of Commerce Angelou Study – Focus on Cluster Technology Technology Clusters in Charleston Area - Biomedical - SC Bio – 35 new start ups in past 5 years and MUSC Drug Discovery Center - Homeland Security – ThinkTec focus on Homeland Security Conference; SPAWAR and NOAA - Marine – NOAA, NIST, MUSC, CoC, and SCDNR

6. Homeland Security Major Economic Initiative in Charleston Annual Conference is used to attract new companies to the region DHS focus shifting from Response, to Restoration & Recovery –Resilient communities Alliance for Coastal Technology Workshop

7. Other opportunities  American Competitive Initiative  NOAA’s Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Program