Pennington Biomedical
Baton Rouge/Capital Region
The Mission
Pennington Biomedical Research Center is at the forefront of medical discovery as it relates to understanding the triggers of obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer and dementia. The center conducts basic, clinical and population research and is affiliated with Louisiana State University.
The Challenge
Pennington Biomedical Research Center and Our Lady of the Lake in Baton Rouge aimed to establish a major bariatric and metabolic surgery center that would make the state a global center for destination health care in obesity surgery and treatment.
The Opportunity
Louisiana offered a competitive incentive package that included:
The Outcome
“We now have a unique opportunity to establish Pennington Biomedical as the research institution in the world for metabolic surgery and to bring bariatric clinical research trials to the people of Louisiana. We are thankful to all of our partners – the State of Louisiana, Our Lady of the Lake, LSU Health New Orleans and Pennington Biomedical Research Foundation – for partnering with us on this initiative. Through their support and Pennington Biomedicals’ reputation as a global leader in obesity and nutrition research, we outcompeted several large academic health centers around the country and successfully recruited Dr. Schauer and his team to Louisiana.”
– Pennington Biomedical Executive Director Dr. John Kirwan
Noteworthy
Here’s the latest on three major Baton Rouge Health District Projects – Baton Rouge Business Report, April 17, 2024