[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 117 (Monday, September 9, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1265]
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         CONGRATULATIONS TO ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY BIODESIGN

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                           HON. PAUL A. GOSAR

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 9, 2013

  Mr. GOSAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Arizona State 
University president Dr. Michael Crow on the impressive progress that 
ASU has made since Dr. Crow began leading there in 2002. I would like 
to recognize the Arizona State University Biodesign Institute, which I 
was able to visit and tour on July 11th.
   The Biodesign Institute is an outstanding example of success in 
transdisciplinary research, with the Institute's technologies and 
fields of research coming together to address national and global 
challenges with ``bio-inspired'' solutions in: new vaccine discovery 
and delivery; early detection and treatment of cancer and infectious 
diseases; techniques for detecting and removing contaminants from air 
and water and the application of nanotechnology for biomedicine and 
electronics.
   Arizona State University Biodesign researchers generate an average 
of 50 invention disclosures and patents annually and have fostered more 
than a dozen spinout, startup companies. In 2009, the institute won 
Arizona's ``Excellence in Economic Development Award'' for its 
innovative contributions to the state's economic growth.
   The Biodesign Institute embodies the guiding principles of the New 
American University, as defined by Arizona State University President 
Michael Crow. ASU is a comprehensive metropolitan university that has 
become the largest in the U.S. and recently ranked among elite 100 
world universities. ASU ranked #17 in the country for research 
expenditures at a university without a medical school. The Wall Street 
Journal asked corporate recruiters which schools produced the best 
qualified graduates in the country and they ranked ASU #5. There has 
been significant progress at ASU.
   Congratulations to Dr. Crow and to the Arizona State University 
Biodesign Institute for successfully fusing intellectual disciplines to 
conduct use-inspired and impactful research which are advancing our 
country's technology development and economy.

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