[vc_row type=”full-width-section” parallax_background=”1″ css=”.vc_custom_1461350467546{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 35px !important;}” font_color=”#333333″][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1439205368887{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_empty_space][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”Mission” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:40px|text_align:left|color:%23333333|line_height:40px” google_fonts=”font_family:Open%20Sans%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1461350387272{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”][rd_line color=”#333333″ width=”100″ margin_bottom=”19″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1526655493021{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”]The mission of the Oklahoma Bioscience Association is to promote the growth of biosciences and life science in Oklahoma through partnership building, education and outreach, networking, policy development and publicity.[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”History” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:40px|text_align:left|color:%23333333|line_height:40px” google_fonts=”font_family:Open%20Sans%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1461351204255{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”][rd_line color=”#333333″ width=”100″ margin_bottom=”19″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1526655523770{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”]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 and life science 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 and life science community.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1461731981482{padding-left: 3% !important;}”][vc_empty_space height=”55px”][vc_single_image image=”874″ img_size=”500×150″][vc_column_text]OKBio is the voice for Oklahoma’s dynamic and diverse bioscience and life science community. In collaboration with partners statewide, OKBio works to:
- Build Oklahoma’s image as an emerging leader in biosciences and life sciences
- Foster productive bioscience and life science networks and partnerships
- Provide education and information on topics both timely and relevant to the bioscience and life science community
- Enhance Oklahoma’s bioscience and life science research and business climate
- Educate elected officials and the public about the importance of supporting biosciences and life sciences in building our economy and improving our quality of life
- Facilitate access to investment capital
- Develop entrepreneurial bioscience and life science talent and a skilled workforce
- Build a bioscience and life science-friendly business climate
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