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By Scott Meacham In this Thanksgiving week, I am reminded of all that we here in Oklahoma have to be grateful for—our friends, neighbors, and co-workers; the natural resources and beauty of our state, and, especially, the tenacity and creativity that is such a driver of entrepreneurship and new company and new job creation. IfRead more

By Scott Meacham Copyright © 2019 The Oklahoman Sean and Scott Bauman, CEO and chief operating officer of biotechnology company IMMY, literally grew up in the family business. “There isn’t a job that my brother and I haven’t done,” Sean said, “from sweeping the floor to putting together bulk mailings, whatever needed to be done,Read more

By Jim Stafford Copyright ©2017, The Oklahoma Publishing Co. There is a recurring theme in Sean Bauman’s descriptions of the high-tech diagnostic tests developed at Norman’s IMMY for potentially fatal fungal diseases around the world — keep it simple. Bauman, Ph.D., is president and CEO of IMMY, which is an acronym for Immuno-Mycologics Inc. IMMYRead more

If you are in a decision-making position in an Oklahoma company, is there any reason you wouldn’t want to consider doing business with a startup? You might think that there’s too much risk with a startup. Personally, I like optimism and passion. I favor businesses that stretch, that run lean, and that focus on cashflow. And I like to be part of helping a new business grow. I bet when you think about it, you do too.

Norman company developing quick test for Valley Fever By Marianne Rafferty COPYRIGHT © 2016, KFOR OKLAHOMA — We’ve told you about a dangerous fungus called Valley Fever living in the dirt of surrounding states that can make you sick. I also shared my personal story and how my son was finally diagnosed after a two and half year battleRead more

IMMY on 2015 Inc. 5000 list Copyright © 2015 IMMY IMMY has been named one of Inc. Magazine’s Fastest Growing Private Companies in America for 2015. Over the past few years, IMMY has recorded revenue growth of 128 percent, with 2014 gross revenue of $6.5M. The Inc. 5000 list measures revenue growth from 2011 to 2014.Read more

Immuno-Mycologics Inc. (IMMY) produces diagnostic platforms that detect antibodies and antigens for various fungal organisms. It is featured on this week’s Oklahoma Innovations statewide radio show produced by OCAST.

A Norman diagnostics development company was among those honored with the 2014 Oklahoma BioScience Recognition Awards recently.

Every day, around the world, about 2,000 people die from a fungal disease known as Cryptococcus. Yet I had never heard of it until I met Sean Bauman.