BioKansas - Kansas Bioscience Organization

09/09/2025

We’re thrilled to celebrate one of our amazing members, Mosaic Diagnostics, a global pioneer in specialty diagnostic testing headquartered right here in Overland Park, KS, as they announce an expansion of their executive leadership team.

Joining CEO Scott Mattivi are:
Dr. Kurt Woeller, DO – Chief Medical Officer
Crystal Marti – Chief Operating Officer
Mike Bunkers – Senior Vice President, Sales

Together, these leaders bring more than 70 years of combined expertise across clinical care, innovation, operations, and commercial growth. Their appointment marks a pivotal moment as MosaicDX continues to accelerate innovation in functional and integrative medicine worldwide empowering practitioners and patients with advanced, science-based diagnostic solutions.

This expansion highlights the strength of Kansas as a hub for life sciences and specialty diagnostics, showcasing how local companies are leading on a global scale.

Read the full press release here! https://mosaicdx.com/resource/press-release-mosaic-diagnostics-expands-leadership-team-as-functional-medicine-accelerates-globally/

Press Release: Mosaic Diagnostics Expands Leadership Team as Functional Medicine Accelerates Globally OVERLAND PARK, KS, UNITED STATES, September 3, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Mosaic Diagnostics (MosaicDX), a global pioneer in specialty diagnostic testing,

09/06/2025

**ATTENTION** BioKansas & Ad Astra Bio Members: Discover Exclusive Cost Savings During BIO Savings Week!
We’re partnering with to help life science companies like yours scale smarter without stretching your budget.
Join us for BIO Savings Week! a free, five-day webinar series designed to highlight powerful cost-savings opportunities across lab, HR, and tech resources.

What’s in it for you?
✅ Learn how to cut costs without cutting corners
✅ Hear real member success stories
✅ Explore tools & strategies from trusted BIO Business Solutions® partners
✅ Live Q&A every day

📅 When: September 8–12, 2025
🕑 Time: 1–2 PM CST daily
💻 Where: Register here --> https://www.bio.org/webinars/bio-benefits/bio-savings-week

🎟️ Cost: FREE for BIO and state life science association members

Day 1: Facilities & Regulatory Services

· Partners: American Laboratory Trading (ALT), SU Group, PSC Biotech

Day 2: Finance & Insurance Efficiencies -

· Partners: Brex, ADP Tax Credits, Aon Risk

Day 3: Software & Executive Strategy

· Partners: ShareVault, BiotechExec, PSC Software

Day 4: Ops, Logistics & Travel

· Partners: ODP, UPS, Corporate Traveler

Day 5: BBS Overview & Avantor Overview

· Partners: Avantor
Let’s unlock more value together. Don’t miss out!

08/23/2025

🏈College football is back! Best of luck to K-State and Iowa State as they kick off the 2025 season at the Aer Lingus College Football Classic in Dublin. Kickoff: 11:00 AM CT. From the Midwest to the Emerald Isle....EMAW!! 🏈

08/18/2025

✨ Thank You for an Incredible Innovation Festival 2025! ✨

A huge thank you to everyone who attended, spoke, volunteered, sponsored, and supported Innovation Festival last week. Your energy, engagement, and insights made the event truly special. The talks were inspiring, the conversations were rich, and the connections made will carry far beyond this one weekend.

As a team, we learned a lot from hosting this year’s festival and we’re already thinking about how to make the next one even better. From exploring ways to create more intimate settings for conversations, to fine-tuning the flow of the event, we’re listening and taking notes. This was the first Innovation Festival for most of our team (Kevin’s second!), and we couldn’t be prouder of what came together.

Thank you again for being part of it. We can’t wait to see where the ideas and collaborations sparked here will lead and we’re already looking forward to raising the bar for the next Innovation Festival. - AdAstra BIO & BioKansas Team

08/11/2025

✨ One More Sleep! ✨
Tomorrow the Innovation Festival takes over the Overland Park Convention Center!
Expect inspiring talks, 60+ exhibitors, student poster competitions, and the always-fun Brewseum 🍺.
It’s not too late to join us. Grab your ticket and be part of the Midwest’s biggest life sciences event of the year!
🎟 https://biokansas.org/events/innovationfestival/

Edison Liu, M.D. is a physician, scientist, institution builder, and global thought leader in science and economic development. He was president and CEO of The Jackson Laboratory (JAX), and Director of its NCI designated Cancer Center. Under his watch, JAX nearly tripled its revenues and expanded fr...

07/29/2025

🎥 Sneak Peek: Real Talk from Innovation Festival Panelists

"Was it due to my GPA? The school I graduated from? My background?"

This honest moment from our panelists at Innovation Festival highlights exactly why we’re doing this work.

From launching the first-ever bioscience registered apprenticeship in Kansas or Missouri to building earn-and-learn pathways for newcomers to the U.S., the panel spotlighted how we’re breaking barriers and expanding access in the life sciences workforce.

It’s about inclusion. It’s about mobility. It’s about giving everyone regardless of background. A real shot at thriving in biotech.

Whether it’s creating platforms of support, challenging outdated hiring norms, or building new models of talent development, this conversation shows what’s possible when we collaborate as a region.

Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WJ75N-0bHI

07/28/2025

An Innovation Festival Session Sneak Peek:
🌿H**p Powered Future at Innovation Festival 🌿

Forget everything you think you know about h**p!

An energizing and insightful conversation about the power of h**p as a biomaterial with experts in the field. Discover h**p as an emerging resource with diverse applications in biomaterials, biofuels and biopolymers. This session is designed to inspire the tech industry to recognize the industrial opportunities in h**p grain and fiber crops grown right here in KS and MO. Moderated by Zeeshan Khan, Wichita State University's Office of Tech Transfer and Commercialization, panelists include;

🌿Dr. Tim Dawsey, Director of Pittsburg State University's National Institute for Materials Advancement
🌿Sarah Stephens, CEO of Midwest H**p Technology
🌿Bill Cook, CEO of Native Prairie H**p, Founder of NeCo Seeds
🌿Wendy Mosher, CEO of New West Genetics

H**p has many important applications way beyond CBD and other cannabinoids. Its fiber, grain and biomass are unlocking real innovation for domestic industry. There is a charge for sustainable materials from the market, the need for h**p-based materials and fuels is increasing. The industrial h**p wave is rising, now is the time to get connected and learn more.

If you care about sustainability, domestic manufacturing, or the future of materials science this is the session to see.

Register --> https://biokansas.org/events/innovationfestival/

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07/23/2025

🚨 Sneak Peek at Innovation Festival 2025! 🚨
Session Spotlight: "A Hidden Gem – Our Regional Strength in CROs and CDMOs"

Did you know Kansas and Missouri are home to a powerhouse network of CROs and CDMOs?
Join Laurie Brown and Melissa Roberts Chapman from KC BioHub as they uncover how our region is quietly leading the way in contract research and manufacturing and why this matters more than ever for biotech growth, investment, and innovation.

If you're in life sciences, this is a must-attend session. Think hidden advantage meets global opportunity.

🧬 Don’t miss your chance to learn how the Midwest is stepping into the spotlight.
📅 August 12 | Overland Park, KS
https://biokansas.org/events/innovationfestival/

Edison Liu, M.D. is a physician, scientist, institution builder, and global thought leader in science and economic development. He was president and CEO of The Jackson Laboratory (JAX), and Director of its NCI designated Cancer Center. Under his watch, JAX nearly tripled its revenues and expanded fr...

07/15/2025

We’re on the lookout for:
👟 Volunteers – Want a front-row seat to groundbreaking science, game-changing networking, and a whole lot of fun? Join our event crew!
🎯 Sponsors – Ready to get your brand in front of the Midwest's most innovative life science companies, startups, investors & talent? Let’s make some noise together.

This isn’t just another conference. This is where connections turn into collaborations and the future of biotech gets built in the Midwest.
Comment below or reach out to Kevin Mills or Lauren Mages!

07/13/2025

🚨 Reminder: BioTecX is this week! 🚨

Join us Wednesday, July 16th at Keystone | K-State Olathe for an evening of powerful insights and connection.

🎤 Hear from Jason McKinley, CEO of Arc Technologies Group, as he breaks down:

“From Silos to Synergy: The IT/OT Convergence Journey”
→ Why Life Science orgs must unify IT & OT to stay competitive
→ How to turn disconnected systems into real-time intelligence
→ The People, Process & Technology behind successful convergence

🕔 5:00 – 7:00 PM
🍷 Networking | Drinks | Light Bites
📍 Keystone | K-State Olathe

✅ Free to attend, but space is limited — RSVP today!
👉 https://biokansas.org/events/

07/11/2025

🚨 LAST CALL! 🚨
Today is the final day to book your room in our Innovation Festival hotel block!

Secure your spot, save money, and stay close to all the action. After today, discounted rates are gone and availability isn’t guaranteed.

📍 Sheraton Overland Park Hotel at the Convention Center
📅 Hotel Dates - Aug 11-13
🔗 Book now: https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1746717851885&key=GRP&guestreslink2=true&app=resvlink

07/10/2025

Today is Global Energy Independence Day. This is a time to reflect on how innovation, sustainability, and collaboration are shaping a more resilient future.

At BioKansas and AdAstra BIO, we recognize that energy independence isn’t just a national goal, it’s a global imperative. From green biomanufacturing to next-gen therapeutics and sustainable lab operations, the life sciences community is uniquely positioned to lead breakthroughs that support both energy resilience and human health.

Energy independence starts with bold ideas, cross-sector collaboration, and a commitment to innovation.