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KCU Professor’s Research Focuses on Aging and Cancer for Boomer Generation
By 2030 the baby boomer generation will all be of retirement age. This will expand the size of the older population to one out of…
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KC Nexus Fund Aims to Bridge the Gap for Life Sciences Innovators
Great ideas are not guaranteed a future. There is a stage at the end of academic funding, before commercial funding availability kicks in, called the…
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Data to Decisions Drives BioNexus KC’s Annual Dinner
Register Now New health technologies are rapidly emerging and often produce machines, medicines, or therapies that can treat illnesses and improve patient outcomes. We owe…
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BioNexus KC In the News
All the latest news and information about BioNexus KC.
The Transforming KC Health Research Grant Awarded to a Partnership Focused on Addressing Food Insecurity in the KC community.
For Immediate Release: July 24, 2019 KANSAS CITY, MO – This is the eighth year that Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City (Blue KC)…
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BioNexus KC Awards $150k to Scientists Studying Childhood Diseases
For Immediate Release: July 24, 2019 KANSAS CITY, MO – BioNexus KC has awarded $150,000 to three area investigators to support research focused on genetic…
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BioNexus KC Announces Dennis Ridenour as Next CEO
Kansas City, MO – BioNexus KC is pleased to announce the selection of Dennis Ridenour as its next President and CEO. A large number of…
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@ a Glance Monthly
Monthly overview of life sciences news including updates from stakeholders and regional companies.
November 2019
KC Nexus Fund Aims to Bridge the Gap for Life Sciences Innovators
MU Receives Nearly $4M from NIH to Commercialize Biomedical Discoveries
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October 2019
Join us for Kansas City One Health Day at K-State Olathe on November 6th
UMKC School of Dentistry Unveils State-of-the-Art Training Lab
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September 2019
Data to Decisions Drives BioNexus KC’s Annual Dinner
KUMC Earns $18.9M Grant to Support Biomedical Research in Kansas
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Life Sciences Bulletin
Quarterly e-newsletter highlighting our events including news from our strategic partners and stakeholders.
Vol. 2, 2019: Expert Exchange: Saint Luke’s Center for Advanced Breast Cancer Sets Model for Holistic Care
Success in healthcare is giving a patient the opportunity to reach future milestones. Sometimes that means a cure, but it can also mean additional years…
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Vol. 2, 2019: Stakeholder Highlight: MRIGlobal Milestone Marks 75th Anniversary of Regional STEM Initiative
STEM education as we know it today was launched on June 17, 1944, when nine Kansas City civic leaders signed the articles of agreement creating…
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Vol. 2, 2019: Stakeholder Highlight: Veterinary Health Center at Kansas City Advances Plans to Establish Collaborative Clinical Trial Facility
University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine Dean Carolyn Henry, in partnership with the BioNexus KC Cancer Research and Care working group, continues to advance…
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Industry News
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#InCaseYouMissedIt @KCUMB is closing in on its goal of raising $40 million for a new dental school in Joplin, Missouri. 👏👏👏 https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2019/11/04/kcu-has-jaw-dropping-success-raising-money-for.html
