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NBAF and new private industry
In: Animal Health| Business| Food Supply| Job Growth| KBA| NBAF| National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility| Safety| Scientific Research
13 May 2010The Kansas Bioscience Authority, the driving force behind bringing the NBAF to Manhattan, announced this week that they will be helping two key animal health companies increase their investments in protecting our nation’s food supply and the Kansas economy. Cargill Meat Solutions in Wichita and the Arthropod-Borne Animal Disease Research Unit were each recipients of [...]
Op-Ed: The NBAF as a research magnet
In: Animal Health| Business| Federal Research Lab| Food Supply| Job Growth| KSU| Kansas| Manhattan| NBAF| National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility| Safety| Scientific Research| Veterinary Medicine
10 May 2010This column, by Kansas State University President Kirk Schulz , reinforces what proponents of the NBAF have been stressing. Bringing this federal research lab to Manhattan will increase the research of animal diseases and spur private research and business.
Here are some excerpts:
“…In the past several months, K-State has drawn in two more federal entities — [...]
Op-Ed: Area’s bioscience expertise continues its rapid growth
In: Business| Federal Research Lab| Job Growth| KBA| Manhattan| NBAF| National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility| Scientific Research| Veterinary Medicine
16 Apr 2010President and CEO of the Kansas BioScience Authority, Tom Thornton, had a great op-ed in the Kansas City Star yesterday about the continued growth of the bioscience industry in Kansas.
Check it out here.
“Over the last year, a remarkable success story has been unfolding in the Kansas City animal health corridor stretching from Manhattan, Kan., to [...]
House Passes Legislation To Designate Animal Health Corridor In Kansas & Missouri
In: Animal Health| Business| Food Supply| Kansas| Livestock| Manhattan| NBAF| National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility| Safety| Scientific Research| Veterinary Medicine
16 Sep 2009As the NBAF continues to move forward, the House Resolution designating the region from Manhattan, KS to Columbia, MO as the Kansas City Animal Health Corridor, is another indication that the House is serious about protecting agriculture and our nation’s food supply.
Check out this great article from Cattle Network about the Resolution:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman [...]
NBAF in Kansas
Kansas State University has been selected as the future home of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) — once
again highlighting the state’s deep agricultural heritage, bioscience expertise, research infrastructure, world-class animal
health industry, and strong public support.
The $650 million research facility will provide the country with an urgently needed, state-of-the-art lab to protect the food supply and agriculture economy. Kansas is exceptionally well suited to accelerate the achievement of this mission.
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