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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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KC Region Increases Life Sciences Employment by 22 Percent in Three Years
Download 2018 Census Here Recently released 2018 Life Science Industry Census shows increase in number of companies, employees KANSAS CITY, MO – The 2018 Life…
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Local Scientists Awarded $200K for Research at the Nexus of Animal and Human Health
KANSAS CITY, MO. – BioNexus KC and the Hall Family Foundation have awarded the 2018 Nexus of Human and Animal Health Research Grants. Four local…
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@ a Glance Monthly
Monthly overview of life sciences news including updates from stakeholders and regional companies.
January 2019
BioNexus KC Announces Dennis Ridenour as Next CEO
KC Region Increases Life Sciences Employment by 22 Percent in Three Years
Another $20M in UMKC Scholarships, Thanks to the Bloch Family
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November 2018
St. Luke’s Cardiologist, UMKC Professor, Dr. John Spertus, Receives American Heart Association Distinguished Scientist Award for 2018
KC-Area Native Lands on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Health Care List
MU Research Reactor Ships First Batch of I-131: First U.S. Supplier Since 1980’s
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October 2018
George P. Smith, MU Curators Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences, Wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry
K-State, BioKansas, and BioNexus KC Will Host One Health Day KC on November 1st
Roy Jensen from KU Cancer Center Named President of Association of American Cancer Institutes
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Life Sciences Bulletin
Quarterly e-newsletter highlighting our events including news from our strategic partners and stakeholders.
Vol. 3, 2018: Expert Exchange: Children's Mercy Director Moving Kids with Brain Tumors to the Front of the Line
After identifying and naming his own cancer gene in 1995, Dr. Tom Curran faced a big decision about his career. He could have coasted on…
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Vol. 3, 2018 Stakeholder Highlight: KCU Biosciences Student Wins Award for Research Impacting Anemia
Cheyennae Barbee has always considered herself an over-achiever. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that she won her first poster award as a graduate…
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Vol. 3, 2018: Merck Animal Health Advances Animal Welfare Together
As part of its ongoing commitment to The Science of Healthier Animals®, Merck Animal Health brought together dozens of leading animal welfare and food chain…
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THE CONNECTION
Your resource for life sciences from Manhattan to Columbia.
KCU Students Uncovering Cause of Heart Defects in Infants
The professionals that deserve parades often are not the ones that get them. The work of researchers is far behind the curtain, but the understanding…
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Children’s Mercy Heart Doctor Expands Reach Through Telemedicine
Technology, at its best, removes borders and creates better access to information and services. Dr Lindsey Malloy Walton, Pediatric Electrophysiologist at Children’s Mercy, Kansas City,…
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KUMC Scientist Collaborates to Solve Childhood Disorders
Sunday evening is lab night in Dr. Jay Vivian’s kitchen. His assistant is his twelve-year-old daughter. Whether it’s a recipe in the kitchen or a…
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Industry News
Partnerships, projects expand under 1Data collaboration
1Data is a unique collaboration by researchers from Kansas State University and the University of Missouri-Kansas City that is designed to help save human and…
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