Nova Southeastern University is officially home to a new accelerator and incubation hub for South Florida startups.
The Alan B. Levan | NSU Broward Center of Innovation opened last month to serve as a meeting place for local tech innovators, entrepreneurs and investors. The 54,000-square-foot center, created through a public-private partnership between NSU and Broward County, occupies the entire fifth floor of the university's Alvin Sherman Library.
One of the center's flagship programs is Levl5: Space Dock. The education center and business accelerator initiative hopes to connect South Florida with the Space Coast and make the region one of the world's top markets for space technology.
"There's literally unlimited opportunities in the space sector," NSU Chief Innovation Officer John Wensveen previously told the Business Journal. "Now is the time for South Florida to piece together the infrastructure so we can play a bigger role."
The Space Dock program is led by Andrew Aldrin, the son of Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin. The younger Aldrin is a space industry veteran who previously held executive positions at Boeing, United Launch Alliance and Moon Express.
The Levan Center also features a Technology Makerspace, where entrepreneurs can develop products using 3D printers, infrared cameras and other equipment; a media studio; a small café; a gaming area; and several lounge spaces and meeting rooms.
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