Accelerator gets new tenant

HATTIESBURG, Miss. - Bracco Diagnostics, headquartered in Milan, Italy, is the newest tenant in the University of Southern Mississippi’s incubator, The Accelerator. Bracco's Healthcare Protective Products Division in Hattiesburg will manufacture a lotion that neutralizes chemical warfare agents. The lotion is already used by the Department of Defense and most NATO militaries. Bracco plans to initially hire 10 people to operate the new facility. First production of the lotion is targeted for this summer. (Source: University of Southern Mississippi, 01/18/11)