BRF is building our region’s future, one initiative at a time
BRF, headquartered in Shreveport, is an innovation hub and economic development organization establishing North Louisiana as a preferred destination for high-growth initiatives. Diversifying the region’s economy is its mission. It fulfills this mission through initiatives that start new businesses, recruit new businesses and retain current businesses in the region, and through supporting the development of a science and technology-based workforce.
Economic Development
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Entrepreneurs in need of resources, services and access to capital to launch their businesses can find what they need through our team of financial analysts and angel investors.
HealthCare
Our unique research and drug discovery and production capabilities, along with our PET scan facilities, increase
access to healthcare and improve scientific
collaboration.
Education
BRF’s mission to diversify and grow our region’s economy includes fostering a knowledge-based workforce, which is why we support STEM programs in local high schools.
REAL ESTATE
Companies looking for offices or specialized labs can find homes in our facilities or even build their own in our 100-acre smart growth park in central Shreveport.
Latest Videos
Texas country artist Joshua Ray Walker is highlighting a gap in medical care for patients his size. BRF's Center for Molecular Imaging and Therapy (CMIT) is helping open up PET imaging to a patient population that didn't have access to it before. Watch the video to learn more about Joshua Ray's story.
Learn more about BRF and its initiatives at our YouTube channel.
NEWS
CMIT Congratulates Starget Pharma on the Appointment of Dr. Oliver Sartor to Its Scientific Advisory Board
CMIT PARTNER NEWS – 08.05.26 The Center for Molecular Imaging and Therapy (CMIT) congratulates Starget Pharma, a valued partner in Louisiana’s growing radiopharmaceutical and theranostics ecosystem, on the appointment of Dr. Oliver Sartor to its Scientific Advisory...
Defense support organizations host annual Nuclear Triad Symposium with LSUS
U.S. increasing pace of nuclear modernization to deter threats from China, Russia SHREVEPORT – “Fortune favors the prepared.” Those were the words of Dr. Plamen Doynov in relation specifically to the U.S. power grid and other civilian infrastructure in case of an...
Center for Molecular Imaging and Therapy to begin manufacturing and distributing Neuraceq®
Shreveport site to produce Alzheimer's detecting drug Shreveport, La. – The Center for Molecular Imaging and Therapy (CMIT), a subsidiary of BRF, today announced its collaboration with Lantheus to begin production of Lantheus's Neuraceq® (florbetaben F18 injection)...
BRF IN THE NEWS
Akston Chooses Louisiana for Major Life Sciences Manufacturing Expansion
February 26, 2026
Monkhouse Drive in Shreveport to get a makeover, $60K boost
November 14, 2025
More BRF in the News
BRF INITIATIVES
CMIT
The Center for Molecular Imaging and Therapy, formerly the PET Imaging Center, was established as the first positron emission tomography imaging center in Louisiana. It specializes in the production and distribution of radiopharmaceuticals, technologically advanced clinical trials and research opportunities for scientists.
Collaboration Link
Collaboration Link’s mission is to advance technological innovation in support of government agencies and enhance the economic vitality of Northwest Louisiana.
Shreveport Next
Launched in September 2020, Shreveport Next’s mission is to recruit small to mid-size businesses from across the country to relocate or build new facilities in the Shreveport-Bossier area, diversifying the region’s business base and bringing new jobs, taxable property, payroll and revenue to Northwest Louisiana.
EdventureS
BRF is committed to providing training and education for our community and chooses to invest in programs that cultivate a workforce with the skills, understanding and creativity to excel in a knowledge-based economy.
EAP
The Entrepreneurial Accelerator Program (EAP), launched in 2014, seeks out and evaluates new products and ideas, and with its team of professional analysts, helps entrepreneurs determine the best business model for their product and grooms them to present their product to investors and secure financing to launch their business.
Intertech park
The InterTech Park is a 100-acre urban Brownfields, smart growth initiative located in central Shreveport. Its resident companies represent pharmaceutical, digital media, drug discovery, venture capital support and environmental industries.
Omicron
BRF recruited Omicron Technology Solutions to Shreveport from Chicago in 2021. Omicron is a software-as-a-service developer and provider serving three industries: transit and rider management, identity and visitor management and student information software.
MISSION
Diversify and grow our region’s economy.
VISION
Operate as a catalyst to expand and develop research, entrepreneurship and high-growth businesses in our region.
VALUES
Innovation. Collaboration. Problem Solving. Bold Action.
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