PFIZER SUPPORTS NEW AG INNOVATION CENTER
Friday, November 5th, 2010 -- 10:28 AM
Pfizer Animal Health, the world's largest research-based pharmaceutical company, has contributed $2,500 toward the creation of the Central Wisconsin Agribusiness Innovation Center (CWAIC) in Owen. CWAIC is a multi-purpose facility that will serve as a business incubator for emerging companies in agribusiness, renewable energy, biotechnology, food processing and related industries.?Our company knows how important cutting edge research is to our business and our industry,? says Nicole Werner, Pfizer?s North Central Territory Manager, Thorp. ?We support the Center because it will house ag-related research that will develop new technologies and generate new jobs in the region.? The $2,500 check represents Pfizer?s 2010 contribution to the Center.
Scheduled to break ground in March 2011, the state-of-the-art CWAIC building will contain incubator and laboratory space, a distance learning center, public meeting and event space, leased offices, a commercial test/classroom kitchen, computer lab and multiple ?smart? classrooms. The building itself will be a learning tool, using sustainable design concepts for both the Innovation Center and its surrounding site, the 71-acre Clark County Agribusiness Park.
?The Center will build upon one of the greatest strengths of this region of the state, its agricultural industry, and foster education, training, research, and business development opportunities,? says Mike Kawleski, CWAIC?s executive director. ?Since we're a non-profit, tax exempt organization, we greatly appreciate tax-deductible gifts like the one that Pfizer has made.?
Additional information about the Central Wisconsin Agribusiness Innovation Center and the Clark County Agribusiness Park can be found at agribusinessinnovation.org
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