HAWAII'S decade-old vision of launching a vibrant life sciences industry to diversify the state economy hasn't come to fruition, though scientists still hope it will.
At the core of this vision is the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, which opened its campus in Kakaako in 2005 and was touted as the magnet to attract high-technology companies that would share research and lucrative ventures.
That critical mass was never established partly because of economic problems that prevented installation of costly laboratory and research space for companies that develop biotechnology, health therapies and medical devices.
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