A collaboration with Moffitt Cancer Center is now part of a proposal to reimagine the area around Tropicana Field. However, the renowned medical institution already has a home in St. Petersburg.
Scientific experts from Moffitt are moving into spARK Labs, despite uncertainty over who Mayor Ken Welch will select to oversee the Historic Gas Plant District’s rebirth. The ARK Ellison Horus development team announced the partnership, formed to advance artificial intelligence-powered solutions in oncology and life sciences, following Tuesday’s deadline to submit proposals.
Welch has received ongoing criticism for nixing a deal that would have brought a Moffitt campus to St. Petersburg, and subsequently said that conversations with the institution’s leadership “have never stopped.” Paul Wilson, chief financial officer for ARK Invest, said Wednesday that spARK Labs will house Speros by Moffitt at St. Pete in “30 to 45 days.”…