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Economy / June 20, 2022

Stephenson Cancer Center launches historic trial for cancer drug developed in Oklahoma

OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center has announced a historic first for the campus and the state: A new cancer drug, called OK-1, which was conceived and created by an OU College of Medicine researcher and developed entirely in Oklahoma, without the support of a pharmaceutical company, is being tested in humans for the first time in a Phase 1 clinical trial.

By Staff Reports
Economy / June 6, 2022

Recent EDA visit a chance to showcase OKC’s bioscience cluster for potential grant

Oklahoma City recently got a quick visit from a high-ranking EDA official on mission to find out more about a regional plan to expand the region’s bioscience industry. The visit was made in response to a $500,000 planning grant the EDA awarded OKC last fall as part of its Build Back Better Regional Challenge grant competition.

By Chamber Staff
Economy / May 5, 2022

OKC biotech front-and-center as BIO 2022 approaches

Oklahoma City has steadily – and intentionally – transformed itself into an emerging bioscience and biotechnology player over the last few decades, garnering attention from across the nation and globe.

By Chamber Staff
Economy / April 6, 2022

How collaboration can lead to innovation: A conversation with General Genomics

In the rearview are days when Oklahoma City’s key sectors – academia, aerospace, bioscience, energy, healthcare, manufacturing and research – worked solely in silos, and on the road ahead lie opportunities for those industries to cross, merge and collaborate, giving the city a future at becoming a stable, international competitor in the ever-changing global economy.

By Innovation District Staff
VeloCity Q&A / June 19, 2019
Tommy Yi
President & Cofounder,
StarSpace46
I thought there was a huge opportunity here, especially with MAPS 3 starting to take shape. I saw Oklahoma City as a sandbox of opportunity. That compelled me to really make a choice to stay here and build something like this.
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