There has also been a recent spate of discussions about where Connecticut's biomedical center of innovation should be located — New Haven? Farmington? Storrs? I believe that this is a nonissue. One town or city does not need to reign as Connecticut's biomedical hub, nor should it. North Carolina's 75-mile-wide Research Triangle encompasses three universities, eight counties and more than 2 million residents. San Francisco's Silicon Valley is roughly the same size. New Haven, Farmington and Storrs all fit into a similarly sized region. All of our state's most significant research institutions are located in reasonable proximity and are poised to contribute to a Connecticut biotech hub.