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Congressman Kevin Yoder: Keep the NBAF funding
In: Construction|DHS|Federal Research Lab|Job Growth|KBA|KSU|National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility|NBAF|Safety|Scientific Research
22 Feb 2011Along with Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins, last week, Congressman Kevin Yoder also spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives in support of the NBAF. Here are his remarks: “The NBAF is a state-of-the-art biocontainment facility for the study of foreign animal, emerging and zoonotic diseases that threaten U.S. animal agriculture and public health. [...]
In case you missed it: Editorials defend modern research safety
In: Animal Health|DHS|Federal Research Lab|Job Growth|Kansas|Livestock|Manhattan|National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility|NBAF|Safety|Scientific Research|Veterinary Medicine
24 Nov 2010Over the last week, several Kansas newspapers have run some great editorals in support of the NBAF. Here are the excerpts: Topeka Capital-Journal: “There’s no reason a biodefense laboratory with all the necessary precautions to ensure the safety of humans and livestock can’t be built in Manhattan … The key is to make the facility [...]
DVM Magazine: DHS readies for groundbreaking of premier veterinary laboratory
In: Construction|DHS|Federal Research Lab|Job Growth|Kansas|KSU|Manhattan|National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility|NBAF|Safety|Scientific Research|Veterinary Medicine
16 Sep 2010In case you missed it, earlier this week DVM Magazine had a great article about the work and progress of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility in Manhattan. With construction slated to start this fall, the excitement about the food and agriculture capabilities is building throughout the industry. Check out the entire article here, and [...]
NBAF and new private industry
In: Animal Health|Business|Food Supply|Job Growth|KBA|National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility|NBAF|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: Area’s bioscience expertise continues its rapid growth
In: Business|Federal Research Lab|Job Growth|KBA|Manhattan|National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility|NBAF|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, [...]
NBAF Continues to Make Progress
In: Animal Health|Construction|Federal Research Lab|Job Growth|KSU|Manhattan|National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility|NBAF
12 Jan 2010A great article ran yesterday in the Manhattan Mercury regarding the progress of the NBAF facility. The city of Manhattan and K-State are great partners in this endeavor. Check out the highlights: “Before construction of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility can begin, Kansas State University and the city of Manhattan must prepare the site, [...]
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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- The NBAF: Playing a key role in Kansas City’s future
- Partnering the NBAF with the Biosecurity Research Institute
- A quick fact about the NBAF
- Securing the NBAF
- KBA applauds Congressional funding of the NBAF facility
- Kansas: Leading the way in bioscience
- Biosecurity Research Institute and the NBAF
- Goals of the NBAF
- Kansas: a long-term commitment to food safety
- The NBAF a priority for DHS budget