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Kansas consolidates NBAF in animal health corridor
In: Animal Health|Federal Research Lab|KBA|Livestock|National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility|NBAF|Scientific Research|Veterinary Medicine
18 Aug 2010Recently, 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 [...]
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 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