As Other States Pull Back, Kansas Accelerates Innovation Investments at Bio International Convention

May 22, 2009

$11 Million in New Projects Approved in Atlanta

ATLANTA -- Meeting at the world's largest bioscience and biotechnology convention, the Kansas Bioscience Authority has approved more than $11 million in new investments as part of a $581 million initiative to help researchers and businesses thrive in the state.

The funding decisions made at the Bio International Convention will create bioscience centers of innovation in biomaterials and plant biology, expand cancer drug development efforts, and create a strong bioenergy research partnership between the University of Kansas and the Archer Daniels Midland Company.

Read the complete press release from the Kansas Bioscience Authority here
http://cancer.kumc.edu/documents/KBA_investments_Bio09.pdf