Economy

From Landmen to Lab Techs: how cross-training professionals builds companies

Oklahoma’s state motto is “Labor Omnia Vincit.” Labor conquers all things. Or in other words, innovation overcomes obstacles.

By Innovation District Staff

Lifestyle / October 19, 2021

Mix up happy hour with the OKBio BrewFest on October 21

If you like supporting Oklahoma’s local breweries, wineries, and distilleries, you need to check out the OKBio Brewfest on this Thursday, October 21 in the Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. The event brings in vendors from around the state to showcase the best beer, wine, and liquor Oklahoma has to offer.

By Perrin Clore Duncan

Economy / October 13, 2021

The heart inside OKC's innovation bloodline

“Anyone who can put America’s Olympic Headquarters for rowing and kayaking in the middle of the Great Plains has the drive to be proactive and creative. We have got a confluence of assets in Oklahoma City, and if we push our beneficence and do it in a sophisticated, community-lifted way, no one will be able to catch us.”

By Innovation District Staff

Events / October 7, 2021

Brewfest is back

The annual Brewfest event is a terrific way to sample Oklahoma City’s expert brewers in one place.

By Marcus Elwell

Economy / September 2, 2021

OMRF scientist co-leading COVID booster vaccine trial

The National Institutes of Health has begun a clinical trial to assess the antibody response to an extra dose of an authorized or approved COVID-19 vaccine in people with autoimmune disease who did not respond to an original COVID-19 vaccine regimen.

By Staff Reports

Economy / September 2, 2021

Q&A with Wheeler Bio’s Jesse McCool: Innovating how emerging biopharmas do business from right here in OKC

Last month, the formation of Wheeler Bio was announced by Oklahoma City investor Christian Kanady and scientist Dr. Jesse McCool. VeloCityOKC recently sat down with McCool, who serves as the CEO and co-founder of Wheeler Bio, to discuss plans for the company and its potential impact on Oklahoma City’s growing bioscience sector.

By Marcus Elwell

Member News / August 27, 2021

OMRF marks 75 years of discovery

In 1946, a polio vaccine was still years away. DNA was just a group of letters. And no one had any idea cigarettes caused cancer.

By Staff Reports

Member News / August 23, 2021

Catching up with OMRF: New NIH grant, research connects gut health and ability to heal, Griffin named president of int'l research org

A grant to investigate the link between viral infection and autoimmunity, new published findings from an OMRF scientist connecting gut health with healing ability and the announcement that an OMRF scientist has been named president of the North American Vascular Biology Organization highlight recent news from the Innovation District's Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation.

By Staff Reports