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By Kevan Goff-Parker Copyright © 2019, The Oklahoman PHILADELPHIA — Three Oklahoma State University researchers this week have been connecting face-to-face with some of the world’s top bioscience companies during the 2019 BIO International Convention in Philadelphia. As part of the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber’s branded Oklahoma Bioscience Association (OKBio) delegation, the three OSU-based delegatesRead more

When i2E was asked to manage the Oklahoma BioScience Association (OKBio) a couple of years ago, we welcomed the opportunity. The promise of Oklahoma’s bioscience sector is deep and wide. The economic impact statewide of bioscience exceeds $6.7 billion, supporting 51,000 Oklahoma jobs and annual revenues from Oklahoma bio companies of more than $4.1 billion.

If there were an award for attendance at the annual Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) convention, then my friend Josh O’Brien would no doubt be a finalist for the recognition.

Check out our slide show from the 2014 BioSummit and BioScience Awards Dinner.Read more

OKC’s premier economic development organization, a Tulsa educator, a Norman diagnostics development company and a scientist who has developed novel treatments for hearing loss were honored with the 2014 OK BioScience Awards.

A new learning opportunity presents itself on March 26, when the Oklahoma Biosciences Association presents the 2014 BioSummit and BioScience Awards Dinner at the Skirvin Hilton Hotel.

There is a running joke among Oklahomans who have attended the annual Biotechnology Industry Organization convention that they have to travel a thousand miles to meet their neighbors.

Local, Oklahoma-made craft beers will be available to beer fans who attend the Oct. 29 OKBio BrewFest at the Harn Homestead in Oklahoma City. It’s all for a good cause.

Before life science entrepreneurs can raise millions of dollars to finance their new businesses, they’ve got to learn to dance, Jack Anthony told an Oklahoma audience at the PHF Conference Center last Friday.

Oklahoma’s bioscience industry numbers are smaller compared with other states, but we have assembled all the elements for sustained growth.

Oklahoma’s diverse bioscience cluster encompasses drug development and plant science, medical devices and bioenergy.