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14 Dec 2010

Kansas Governor Mark Parkinson had an opinion editorial in the Kansas City Star yesterday discussing the advances in the bioscience infrastructure in Kansas. This is just one of the many reasons why Manhattan was chosen as the new home for the NBAF. Here are the highlights: “Kansas, like the rest of the United States, has [...]

Kansas can handle the NBAF

6 Dec 2010

Over the weekend, the Wichita Eagle ran a great editorial emphazing why Manhattan remains the best place for the NBAF. Check it out: By definition, the National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility in Manhattan will be handling hazardous materials, which is why its work will be so vital to the protection of the nation and its [...]

NBAF update from the Heartland BioAgro Consortium

15 Nov 2010

Earlier today, the Heartland BioAgro Consortium sent out an update about the progress of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility and a recent report released by the National Research Council. Here are the key points: In recent months, we’ve seen significant progress on the NBAF in Kansas. Representatives from the White House Office of Science [...]

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Tags: bio lab, biodefense, biosecurity, DHS, K-State, Kansas Bioscience Authority, KBA, Manhattan, National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, NBAF

Lawrence Journal World: Institute to study biological threats

7 Nov 2010

There’s a great article in today’s Lawrence Journal World about the work of the the Biosecurity Research Institute (BRI). The BRI has already started on some of the research that the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility will continue. This gives the NBAF a head start on researching these crucial issues, and is one of the [...]

Kansas: an environment of success for bioscience

1 Nov 2010

One of the reasons the NBAF will succeed in Kansas is because an environment for success has been created. The Kansas Bioscience Authority recently announced that it will be investing heavily in animal health research thereby helping to protect the American food supply and agriculture economy. The National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility will play a [...]

The real danger? Lack of research

13 Oct 2010

Former Governor and Chairman of Kansas Bioscience Authority, John Carlin, wrote a great column about the NBAF. Here are a couple of exerpts. “The good news … is the fact that our nation has successfully conducted research on dangerous, even deadly, human diseases at places such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) [...]

Kansas City Business Journal: NBAF work includes effort to prepare the work force

1 Oct 2010

Today, the Kansas City Business Journal had a great overview of the effects that the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility will have on the Veterinary Medicine industry. This is just one of the many benefits of having a major research facility in the Midwest. In addition to securing our nation’s food supply, the NBAF will [...]

NBAF process: transparent, exhaustive, merit-based

21 Sep 2010

An exhaustive, six-year process has gone into the planning of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility to ensure that accelerated research to protect the American food supply and agriculture economy is done in the most safe, secure, and effective manner possible. Three of those six years included the development of two environmental impact statements (EIS) [...]

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Tags: DHS, K-State, Kansas Bioscience Authority, National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, NBAF

Kansas consolidates NBAF in animal health corridor

18 Aug 2010

Recently, President and CEO of the Kansas BioScience Authority (KBA), Tom Thornton, was interviewed by Animal Pharm Magazine about the progress of the NBAF project, how KBA participated in the process, and how the NBAF will impact the security of animal health and the nation’s food supply. Here are the highlights: “Mr. Thornton says that [...]

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Tags: Animal Health, biodefense, KBA, National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, NBAF

Bioscience Momentum

29 Jul 2010

There are numerous benefits of bringing the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility to Kansas. Even though construction is in its early stages on the facility, some of these benefits are already being seen. Today, an editorial in the Lawrence Journal World highlighted some of these. Here’s the editorial: “A ranking released this week by a [...]

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