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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, [...]
Modern research: safe and secure
In: Animal Health|National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility|NBAF|Safety|Scientific Research|Veterinary Medicine
5 Apr 2010The federal government has identified the need for “safe, secure, and state-of-the-art agriculture biocontainment laboratories that research and develop diagnostic capabilities for foreign-animal and zoonotic diseases.” An aging facility in New York performs animal-disease research today, but no U.S. facilities have adequate space, security, equipment, and infrastructure to meet modern requirements. The National Bio and [...]
Abilene veterinarian expresses support for NBAF site
In: Animal Health|Livestock|National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility|NBAF|Safety|Veterinary Medicine
26 Jan 2010Dr. Steve Henry, a veterinarian from Abilene, KS, had an article published in The Abilene Reflector-Chronicle discussing the benefits of accurate testing and diagnosis in animals. Here are a couple of excerpts… “When it comes to animal disease outbreaks, Steve Henry, a practicing veterinarian from Abilene, knows from long experience that speed and accuracy in [...]
A Key Partnership
In: Animal Health|Federal Research Lab|Food Supply|KSU|National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility|NBAF|Safety|Scientific Research|Veterinary Medicine
6 Jan 2010In the most recent edition of K-State’s Lifelines, a publication of the veterinary medicine department, there is a great article by Dr. Jürgen Richt, K-State’s Regents Distinguished Professor of Diagnostic medicine/Pathobiology and Kansas Bioscience Authority Eminent Scholar. This article provides an excellent overview of why Manhattan was chosen as the site for the NBAF, the [...]
NBAF will be Secure
In: Animal Health|Federal Research Lab|KSU|National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility|NBAF|Scientific Research|Veterinary Medicine
10 Dec 2009There is a great article in the Wichita Eagle today discussing the security of the new NBAF facility. It is part of an ongoing discussion taking place at the Kansas Homeland Security Summit in Wichita. Here are the highlights: “What if a tornado hit the lab on Kansas State University’s campus? “What if there’s an [...]
Move NBAF Forward
In: Animal Health|Construction|DHS|Federal Research Lab|Kansas|KSU|National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility|NBAF|Safety|Scientific Research|Veterinary Medicine
21 Oct 2009An array of impressve national experts — including a former secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a former director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and numerous leaders in veterinary medicine — recently spoke out about the critical importance of moving forward without delay on the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility. [...]
House Passes Legislation To Designate Animal Health Corridor In Kansas & Missouri
In: Animal Health|Business|Food Supply|Kansas|Livestock|Manhattan|National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility|NBAF|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. [...]
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