{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-tech-hub-announcement-another-major-win-for-hoosiers/", "Young: Tech Hub Announcement \u201cAnother Major Win for Hoosiers\u201d", "2023-10-23", "2023", "2023-10", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) released the following statement regarding the announcement by the U.S. Department of Commerce\u2019s Economic Development Administration that Indiana-based Heartland BioWorks, a consortium led by the Applied Research Institute, has been designated as a Regional Technology and Innovation Hub (Tech Hub):\n\n\u201cWhen I authored the Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs program, my goal was to spur more innovation in technologies of the future in places like Indiana, rather than just Silicon Valley and a few coastal cities. Today\u2019s announcement to designate Heartland BioWorks as a Tech Hub is a recognition of Indiana\u2019s leadership in biotechnology and synthetic biology research and manufacturing, and another major win for Hoosiers. This designation could lead to millions in federal investment and will open the floodgates for more private capital in biotech R&D across the state,\u201d said Senator Young.\n\nSenator Young introduced the Tech Hub concept in the Endless Frontier Act of 2020, which eventually became law as a key pillar in the CHIPS and Science Act, signed into law in 2022.\n\nToday\u2019s designation is the first phase of the Tech Hubs program, which will invest directly in high-potential U.S. regions and aim to transform them into globally competitive innovation centers in specific key technology focus areas outlined in the law. Designation is an endorsement of the region\u2019s strategy to supercharge their respective technology focus area to create jobs and strengthen U.S. economic and national security.\n\nHeartland BioWorks will now compete against other designated hubs for implementation grants of up to $75 million in the coming months. Being chosen as a Tech Hub solidifies Indiana\u2019s position as a leader in biotechnology, medical technology, genomics, and synthetic biology.\n\nEarlier this year, Young led the Indiana congressional delegation in a letter supporting the Heartland BioWorks application. The delegation support letter is available here.\n\nIn addition to the Heartland BioWorks designation, a number of other Indiana wins were included in EDA\u2019s Tech Hubs announcement:", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:43:12Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-tech-hub-announcement-another-major-win-for-hoosiers/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.106639789417386, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}