Archive for the ‘Veterinary Medicine’ Category

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 [...]

In 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 [...]

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 [...]

Even more imminent than the threat of a rogue nuclear attack in the next five years is the threat of an attack by biological weapons, according to the World at Risk report issued late last year by former senators Bob Graham of Florida and Jim Talent of Missouri. This is a view reinforced by numerous [...]

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 [...]

Recently, Joerg Ohle, president and general manager with Bayer Health Care LLC, Animal Health Division in Shawnee had a great Op-Ed in the Kansas City Star. He discusses the urgent need for the NBAF and applauds the Federal Government for the painstaking work it did to approve Manhattan as the location. Here’s the Op-Ed: “Having [...]

Here is a great video, produced by K-State, that highlights several of the reasons why Manhattan was chosen as the site for the NBAF.

Earlier this week the Director of the Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory at the Plum Island Animal Disease Center, New York, discussed the advantages of having the NBAF in Manhattan. Here’s the article: “William “Bill” White, director of the Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory at the Plum Island Animal Disease Center, New York, said he [...]

In case you missed it the exciting announcement last week about K-State’s Biosecurity Research Institute (BRI), check out this article from Capital Press Agriculture. The article discusses the steps the BRI had to go through to receive permission to do research, how the research will speed up response times in case of a biological attack, [...]

Today, the Kansas Bioscience Authority, K-State, and the Department of Homeland Security announced that the Biosecurty Research Institute (BRI) in Pat Roberts Hall has been approved to being studying several of the indigenous or exotic agents that could potentially be fatal to animals and humans. This is a big step towards the partnership with the [...]


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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