Biosciences, Biotechnology and Biopharmaceutical Companies in Kansas, US

Bayer Animal Health, Shawnee, KS:Provides products that enhance and maintain the health of pets and livestock. 

CyDex, Inc. Lenexa, KS:Develops and commercializes specialty pharmaceutical products with advantages based on their innovative drug delivery technologies. The company is conducting preclinical and clinical studies of oral, parenteral and inhaled drug candidates designed to address unmet needs in asthma, depression, allergy, cancer, arrhythmia and other disease states.

Flint Hills Scientific, LLC (FHS), Lawrence, KS:A development-stage company that has technologies and advancements related to portable or implantable intelligent medical devices (therapeutic or diagnostic/monitoring) and related software, firmware and hardware. As part of its core technology, the Company has generated novel and proprietary algorithms for the analysis of biological signals and has applied them to develop solutions to important problems in the Life Sciences and others. Through its multi-disciplinary approach, FHS continues to develop and deliver rapid, practical, and cost-effective solutions to address many important unmet medical needs.

IBT Reference Laboratory, Lenexa, KS:Privately-held and centrally headquartered in Lenexa, Kansas, a suburb of Kansas City. The company’s state-of-the-art laboratory features advanced instrumentation for flow cytometry, ELISPOT, microarray testing, ImmunoCAP allergy, PCR, SNP, cell culture and T cell function testing. IBT’s strategic Midwest location enables fast, convenient shipping of time- and temperature-sensitive specimens anywhere in the world.

ICM, Inc., Colwich, KS:Designs, builds, and supports ethanol plants as well as serves as a leading ethanol industry advocate.

ImmunoGenetix Therapeutics, Lenexa, KS:An early stage biotechnology company developing advanced DNA-based therapies for the treatment of viral infections, primarily focused on HIV. DNA-based therapies potentially offer significant advantages over existing therapies, including an enhanced cellular immune response and possibly less concern over the development of drug resistance. The Company has exclusive worldwide rights to proprietary therapeutic candidates and supporting technologies being developed at the Marion Merrell Dow Laboratory of Viral Pathogenesis, at the University of Kansas Medical Center. The director of this laboratory, Dr. Opendra Narayan, is a world-renowned researcher in HIV who has developed a novel DNA-based therapeutic strategy to treat HIV infection, and possibly other viral infections. Dr. Narayan is evaluating these proprietary therapeutic candidates using a monkey animal model developed in his laboratory that closely mimics the HIV infection that occurs in humans. Several therapeutic candidates have completed initial efficacy studies in monkeys with promising results. The company is now prepared for technology transfer from the lab to an IND submission.

Inverseon Inc., Lenexa, KS:A clinical-stage company re-profiling drugs for chronic diseases. The company's lead program is a beta inverse agonist for asthma, which over time up-regulates the corresponding receptors, resulting in improved therapeutic benefit.

NanoScale Corporation, Manhattan,KS:Develops and provides high performance advanced chemistry materials and related systems and services to Customers worldwide. The Company holds a substantial intellectual property portfolio which includes its patented technologies, product lines, and systems. NanoScale produces and sells a wide variety of NanoActive® brand nanocrystalline materials in forms that include dry powders, granules, and liquid suspensions. FAST-ACT®, ChemKlenz™, and OdorKlenz™ Systems are sold through the Company’s Environmental Safety Division for the prevention, containment, elimination, and remediation of a variety of toxic and noxious chemical and biological hazards and irritants caused by spills, airborne contaminants, and malodors. The Company’s Analytical Services Program offers a wide range of laboratory testing services and characterization methods to Customers.

OncImmune, Topeka, KS:Founded in 2003 to commercialise technology developed in the laboratories of Professor John Robertson, a professor of surgery at Nottingham University. Research continues in the laboratory of Professor Roberston, while development of products is funded through OncImmune, Ltd.

POET Ethanol Products, Wichita, KS:The largest dry mill ethanol producer in the United States, is an established leader in the bio-refining industry through project development, design and construction, research and development, plant management, and marketing. Formerly known as Broin, the 20-year old company currently operates 19 production facilities in the United States while marketing more than one billion gallons of ethanol annually.

SAFC Biosciences, Lenexa, KS: Develops, manufactures and markets cell culture reagents and services targeted for commercial firms involved in developing and producing biopharmaceuticals using mammalian and insect cell culture methods.

Vasogenix Pharmaceuticals, Lenexa, KS:A privately held, emerging biopharmaceutical company focused on developing cardiovascular drugs. The Company is focused initially on positioning ‘CGRP’ (Calcitonin Gene Related Peptide) as a front-line treatment for Heart Failure.

Xenometrics, Stilwell, KS:Aa non-clinical contract laboratory, is focused on Safety Pharmacology, ADME, Toxicological testing and discovery support services designed to address pertinent pharmaceutical drug discovery and safety issues.

Centers, Institutes, Foundations Related to Biosciences and Biotechnology in Kansas, US

Alliance for Technology Commercialization, Inc., Pittsburg, KS: ATC is a not-for-profit corporation, bringing together the resources of the Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation (KTEC), the City of Pittsburg, and Pittsburg State University. The organization's mission is to strengthen the economic base of Kansas by: facilitating the start-up and expansion of technology based, high growth enterprises; technology transfer from regional academic and entrepreneurial communities; and the development of support networks and infrastructure, including education related to technology management.

Association of Genetic Technologists, Lenexa, KS:The AGT is a non-profit professional organization established to promote cooperation and exchange of information among those engaged in classical cytogenetics, molecular and biochemical genetics, and to stimulate interest in genetics as a career.

Kansas Bioscience Authority, Olathe, KS: The mission of Kansas Bioscience is to make Kansas a desirable state in which to conduct, facilitate, support, fund and perform bioscience research, development and commercialization, to make Kansas a national leader in bioscience, to create new jobs, foster economic growth, advance scientific knowledge and improve the quality of life for the citizens of the state of Kansas.

Kansas Bioscience Organization, Lenexa, KS: KansasBio represents the biosciences in Kansas. Across the human, plant, animal and industrial biosciences, the organization is focused on enhancing the business and research climate and working with leaders across the state to attract and retain bioscience talent, companies and funding.

Kansas Department of Commerce, Topeka, KS: The Dept of Commerce's responsibility is to foster economic development through the promotion of business, commerce, and industry. The Business Development Division's task is to promote the growth, diversification, and retention of existing business and industry in Kansas, as well as to recruit new business to the state and to create new job opportunities for Kansans.

Colleges and Universities Related to Biosciences and Biotechnology in Kansas.

Kansas State University, Lawrence, KS: The Office of Technology Transfer & Intellectual Property (OTTIP) facilitates the transfer of technology by assisting KU researchers with intellectual property protection and commercialization, maintaining entrepreneurial and industry resources, and summarizing technology transfer activity for statistical and outreach purposes.

Kansas State University Research Foundation, Manhattan, KS:Oversees and facilitates the protection and commercialization of university intellectual property.

University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS: The Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property and Commercialization office was established to enhance the research capacity of the University of Kansas and facilitate the transfer of technology from the university to the commercial marketplace for the public good. The division moves the research discoveries from the laboratory to the marketplace by recruiting commercial-sector partners to help develop new products.