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10 Aug 2009One of the many benefits of bringing NBAF to Kansas is the strong public-private support this project enjoys. This support is built on Manhattan’s deep understanding of scientific research and on the successful foundation set by lab building projects such as K-State’s Biosecurity Research Institute. Recently, K-State announced a new graduate certificate in the management [...]
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17 Jul 2009In response to the Associated Press story about a federal judge’s dismissal of the lawsuit filed by a Texas consortium against the United States regarding the NBAF, Kansas Bioscience Authority president Tom Thornton made the following statement: “The dismissal of this frivolous lawsuit allows the nation to stay on track in developing the National Bio [...]
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11 Jun 2009By STEVE KRASKE The Kansas City Star The four U.S. senators from Missouri and Kansas announced Tuesday that they had teamed up on a resolution to designate the region from Manhattan, Kan., to Columbia, Mo., as the Kansas City Animal Health Corridor. “This resolution would recognize the Kansas City region’s longtime leadership in animal health,” [...]
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.