IT WAS A SHOWCASE OF EVERYTHING FROM CONCUSSION RESEARCH TO SEAFOOD DNA.

AMONG THE MORE THAN 70 COMPANIES WHO GATHERED AT AN ANNUAL BIOTECH EXHIBITION, WERE A HANDFUL OF HIGH SCHOOLERS LOOKING FOR A FUTURE IN THE GROWING FIELD OF BIOTECHNOLOGY.

STUDENTS FROM SANTA FE HIGH ATTENDED THE 8TH ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF BIOTECHNOLOGY TODAY IN ALACHUA.

THE EVENT FEATURED PRESENTATIONS FROM BIOTECH COMPANIES.

STUDENTS SAID THEY ENJOYED GOING FROM TABLE TO TABLE AND NETWORKING WITH REPRESENTATIVES.

JAMES LAPOINT, A JUNIOR AT SANTA FE HIGH, SAID HE HOPES HIS NEW CONNECTIONS WILL HELP HIM BE ADMITTED TO UF AND FIND A PLACE IN THE BIOTECH FIELD.

IT'S A FIELD , HE SAYS, HELPS REVEAL THE INNER WORKINGS OF THE WORLD AROUND HIM.

CELEBRATION OF TECHNOLOGY WAS SPONSORED BY BIOFLORIDA AND HOSTED BY RTI BIOLOGICS.