BRF is pleased to announce Lennis S. Elston, CPA as the new chairman of its Board of Directors. Elston has been a BRF board member for over five years and most recently served as vice chairman during 2019. She began her tenure as chairman in January 2020. Elston has...

BRF was recently awarded a grant from the Carolyn W. and Charles T. Beaird Family Foundation to purchase computers for Southwood High School students taking part in the Biotechnology Magnet Academy. It will also partially fund a College Navigator who helps Biotech...

BRF Entrepreneurial Accelerator Program (EAP) portfolio company Embera NeuroTherapeutics has announced completion of its Series B financing that, combined with two grant awards, will fund initial EMB-001 Phase 2 clinical studies. A clinical stage pharmaceutical...

Advanced Aero Services (AAS) has announced the launch of its aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility in Shreveport, Louisiana to provide aviation maintenance and other services to airlines in North America and beyond. Under the leadership of President...

A part of BRF's EdVentures initiatives, the BioStart Laboratory Research Internship Program provides a semester-long internship opportunity for 7 to 10 Southwood High School seniors participating in the Biotechnology Magnet Academy. Students conduct a hands-on...

At each of the universities participating in this fall's competitions, $4,500 in prize money, scholarships to the Louisiana Startup Prize 2020 and the Patent Academy, plus professional services from EAP were awarded to students who placed in EAP's Grand Prix Business...

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Gen. Timothy M. Ray, Commander of Air Force Global Strike Command headquartered at Barksdale Air Force Base (BAFB), served as the keynote speaker at BRF’s Annual Meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 6. at East Ridge Country Club in Shreveport.   To continue its mission of...

General Timothy M. Ray of Barksdale Air Force Base (BAFB) will be the keynote speaker at BRF’s Annual Meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 6. The meeting will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at East Ridge Country Club in Shreveport. Gen. Ray is Commander, Air Force Global...