The mission of the Oklahoma Bioscience Association is to promote the growth of biosciences in Oklahoma through partnership building, education and outreach, networking, policy development and publicity.
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The mission of the Oklahoma Bioscience Association is to promote the growth of biosciences in Oklahoma through partnership building, education and outreach, networking, policy development and publicity.
A Vision for the Future
The Oklahoma BioScience Association, a 501(c)(3) corporation, was incorporated in the spring of 2008. OKBio was created in response to a study originally commissioned by the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber.
In 2004, the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber formed a Regional Bioscience Strategy Steering Committee to develop a vision for the region’s bioscience future and a road map outlining strategies and actions for achieving it.
A Statewide Focus
Recognizing that the potential for bioscience growth encompassed the entire state, one of the report’s key recommendations was to create a statewide association to provide a focal point and driver for the state’s diverse and growing bioscience community.
OKBio is the voice for Oklahoma’s dynamic and diverse bioscience community. In collaboration with partners statewide, OKBio works to:
Oklahoma State University research uses wheat-sourced probiotics to produce healthier chicken. Sales of probiotic-fed chickens in the United States have increased 34 percent in the last year due to the demand for antibiotic-free poultry. Because of this trend, researchers at Oklahoma State University’s Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center at the Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources are studying the use of probiotics in chicken feed.
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At the crossroads of Interstate 35 and Highway 77 and just blocks away from both the State Capitol and downtown’s thriving Central Business District, Oklahoma City’s budding innovation district is helping diversify the city’s growing economy and bringing international notoriety. Ground-breaking discoveries made by Oklahoma City-based researchers have helped put OKC on the map as a contender in the bioscience and technology marketplace.
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With seven colleges situated on one academic medical campus, the OU Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City is a major contributor to the state’s biosciences industry. OUHSC has multiple areas of research expertise and an excellent framework for mentoring investigators who will carry those investigations into the future. Among the university’s areas of research excellence is the work of Jimmy Ballard, Ph.D., who also serves as chair of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology in the OU College of Medicine.
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