Florida Courting Science Powerhouse
The governor’s office and Scripps Florida are courting the Max Planck Society, Germany’s leading research institution, to expand to Florida and create a life-science campus along with Scripps, a spokesman for the society confirmed.
Discussions began a year ago among Gov. Jeb Bush, Scripps President Richard Lerner and Peter Gruss, president of the Max Planck Society, about bringing one of Europe’s premier science organizations to South Florida. Those discussions will continue next week in Palm Beach, society spokesman Bernd Wirsing said.
