Sponsors
SPONSORS ADDITIONS!
KansasBio is pleased to announce the latest sponsors that have joined KansasBio and its statewide effort at BIO 2006 in Chicago, April 9 - 12, 2006.
Thank you to our sponsors. Without sponsorship and participation from our Platinum, Gold University and Community sponsors, having a big presence at BIO 2006 would not be possible.
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Pavilion Information
WHY I'M GOING TO BIO 2006!
Jeff Southard, VasoGenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Founder, Vice President, Drug Development
 "Attending a BIO event is important for my company because it gives us the chance to build relationships with the investment community and Big Pharma one on one. We also benefit by meeting other biotechs who maybe in similar situations financially or developmentally and find out what is working and what is not, as well as keeping an eye on our competitors."
Rudy Beese, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal Partner
"As a Sonnenschein Partner, I am looking
forward to renewing valued friendships and working with colleagues in the Kansas Pavilion to promote our life science businesses and to develop opportunities that will further the interests of our biosciences' companies. I'm excited to also bring our firm's global venture technology perspectives to BIO 2006, and hope we will have opportunities to assist the State in developing new ways to capitalize on
the Bioscience Initiative that differentiates Kansas
so well from other parts of the country."
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Kansas Pavilion
BIO "SPRING TRAINING" SCHEDULED
KansasBio will be hosting a "spring training" meeting prior to BIO for Kansas Delegates on Thursday, March 23 from 3 - 5 p.m. at the Enterprise Center of Johnson County (ECJC) in Lenexa. The meeting is important as it will assist our Kansas Delegation in understanding the mechanics of the show, provide important housekeeping information and ensure Delegates receive all relevant and updated information about Kansas activities prior to the convention. Delegates will have an opportunity to network and familiarize themselves with the team from Kansas.
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Making Headlines:
Kansas Biosciences in the News
BIOFUEL BREEDS NEW NICHE
February 23, 2006 - Springfield News-Leader by Garance Burke, AP Writer
 On early mornings at East Kansas Agri-Energy, trucks pack the driveway loop to unload bushels of dry, yellow corn into a hopper. By nighttime, those kernels are ready to transform — they'll turn into fuel.
"That's the sound of money," said ethanol marketer Steve Rust, against the roaring sound of crushed corn passing through the colored pipes overhead.
Rust, who works for Colwich, Kan. - based ICM Inc., the nation's largest builder of ethanol plants, says the factory sends streams of patrons to Garnett's tiny supermarket and keeps Kansas farmers in business.
CLICK HERE to read the full story.
SCIENCE EFFORTS SPARK INTEREST
February 19, 2006 - Hutchinson News by Chris Green, Harris News Service
Kim Barnes talks about pioneer spirit in the same breath as his mention of efforts to bolster life science research and industry in the state.
And he isn't from Kansas City - the frontier where state officials want to center a bioscience research corridor.
Barnes, an internal auditor for the Pawnee County Co-op in Larned, said more sparsely populated regions of the state could play a part in the push to make Kansas a cutting-edge hub for plant, animal and human sciences.
CLICK HERE to read the full story.
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BIO Program Feature
NEW CANCER INNOVATIONS & THERAPIES IMPORTANT FOCUS AT BIO
According to the American Cancer Society, cancer deaths in the United States have decreased for the first time since 1930, due in part to new approaches to diagnosis, therapy and prevention. Developing new therapies for cancer is one of the top missions of the biotechnology industry. A series of panel sessions on cancer treatment and prevention will be highlighted at the BIO 2006 in Chicago, April 9-12, 2006.
Specific breakout sessions include:
- Emerging Opportunities in Embryonic Stem Cell Medicine
- New Approaches in Cancer Therapies
- Pharmacogenomics, Biomarkers and the Race for a
Cure for Cancer: The Impact on Drug Discovery
and Development
- IPRs and Ethics from a Global Perch: The Case of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine for Cervical Cancer
- Manipulating the Immune System to Fight Cancer
- Nanotechnology Applications in Cancer Detection and Treatment NCI Guidance in Biologics Development
for Oncology
- Targeted Medicine—Biomarkers in the Discovery and Development Process Toward Value-added Diagnostics
and Therapeutics
- CMS Collaborations: What Are the Implications?
CLICK HERE for additional details on these sessions at BIO 2006.
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University of Kansas
Wichita State University
KCADC
KCALSI
Topeka Chamber of Commerce
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