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President's Message

At our annual meeting November 20 in Overland Park, we will announce winners of the 2nd annual Bioscience Industry Growth (BIG) Awards. 2008 has been a landmark year in the bioscience industry with remarkable progress in national rankings. See the results from the latest three reports in this issue of the eNews. These industry growth awards are our opportunity to recognize the significant achievements of our industry’s key stakeholders and companies.   Last year’s winners included: Academic R&D - Honoring Growth in Academic R&D: KU & KU Medical Center R&D Magnet – Honoring those working to position our state for success in securing additional R&D, Animal Health Task Force: Heartland BioAgro Consortium (NBAF in Kansas)

Angela Kreps KansasBio President

Kansas’ HOT SPOT Awards - Highlighting Kansas’ success in business attraction:
Large Company Category: Quintiles Transnational
Emerging Company Category: Ventria Bioscience

Expansion Award - Honoring an existing Kansas company that has had significant impact on the industry by expansion of its operations and facilities:
ICM

Big League Bio Rookie - Honoring start up success stories in Kansas:
CyDex

Innovative Program - Highlighting entrepreneurial or educational programs that foster human capital development:
KTEC PIPELINE

“Governor’s Cup in the Biosciences" - presented for outstanding collaboration:
The Junction City and Geary County Economic Development Council;
The Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation; and The Kansas Department of Agriculture

We are accepting nominations for these awards again this year. Please forward your nomination to the selection committee at info@kansasbio.org

Nominations will be accepted through October 15, with the winners announced at the annual meeting. Please save the date and plan to attend the meeting and our evening reception on November 20th in Overland Park.

I would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate Shelley McKeever-White and Laura Perrin, along with the entire VWR team for winning the KansasBio Chairman’s Challenge award for the third quarter. Shelley and Laura and their teams have brought 5 new members to our organization – members who are now taking advantage of the huge cost-saving benefits within the BIO Business Solutions program, which is available to all  KansasBio members. These new members are adding tens of thousands of dollars to their bottom line by participating in the program. To find out more about the program, please contact one of us or our board member, Allen Roberson, CFO at Cydex, who serves on the BIO Business Solutions Advisory Group. Congrats to Shelley and Laura and VWR!!

Best regards,

Angela Kreps
President, KansasBio
913-495-4334