InvestMidwest is a venture capital conference that showcases 40-45 companies from throughout the Midwest in the three industry tracks of life sciences, technology and food/ag/bioenergy.

The Kansas City Consortium on Musculoskeletal Diseases is pleased to announce the Third Annual Collaborative Research Symposium to be held at UMKC on November 16, from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
In addition to platform talks by researchers from the University of Kansas Medical Center, the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, the University of Missouri – Columbia and the University of Missouri – Kansas City, we will also host a poster session for interested parties.

Join us for our Annual Member Reception as a thank you to all of our wonderful BioKansas members. We will be co-hosting with InvestMidwest for theri 2018 Kickoff Reception. Food and drinks provided. 

The purpose of this meeting is to provide information on existing opportunities for research and training, technical assistance in grant writing, advice on the design of new research proposals, and to facilitate recruitment of a diverse cohort of students and investigators to aging and health disparities research.

Both of the presentations for our October meeting deal with the use of sensors to engage patients better and enhance their ability to participate in their own health promotion and status.

At a time when fostering creativity has waned in education and standardized tests have received increasing attention, Ahna Skop, who is both a genetics professor and an artist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, refuses to accept this trend. Through her experience and work, she demonstrates that creativity is a driving force in art as well as science, and that empowering creativity in the classroom proves to be beneficial to students, particularly those who struggle with standard approaches to learning.

Techweek is a media and events company created in 2011 as a means to connect the technology startup scene across North America. After 7 years and festivals in 8 North american cities, the Techweek ecosystem consists of more than 100,000 members that have interacted with Techweek across the US over 5 years.

K-State’s Master of Agribusiness Program, Kansas Farm Bureau and Kansas Department of Agriculture are hosting a blockchain drive-in workshop. This event will explain blockchains and discuss uses in agriculture. It is open to all interested students and professionals.

Support RareKC’s mission to activate a change in the lives of those challenged by Rare Disease.

Next generation sequencing has had a profound impact on biomedical research. Clinicians and scientists seeking to stay abreast of the field may be challenged by the rapid rate of genomic discovery and technologic advancement. The Children’s Mercy Center for Pediatric Genomic Medicine, with support of the NIH, offers a four-day CME/CEU program in translational genomics.