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.
This final edition of the 2022 Greater OKC Chamber Business Advocate encompasses major actions that occurred on Chamber priority issues.
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.
The 2022 Regular Session of the Oklahoma Legislature has officially ended, and officials with the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber indicated state lawmakers did an outstanding job looking out for the business community.
The Oklahoma City-County Health Department, in partnership with OU Health, the Stephenson Cancer Center, and The Market at Eastpoint has teamed up to provide free mammograms on Friday, June 3rd, and Friday, June 10th.
The Greater Oklahoma City Chamber’s annual State of Health event is about a week away, but that does not mean you won’t be able to attend this informative, worthwhile event. Tickets are still available.
Editor's note 5-10-22: Stephanie Wierwille, SVP, Integrated Marketing at Revive, is now set to keynote State of Health and will be presenting "Joe Public 2030: Five Potent Predictions Reshaping How Consumers Engage Healthcare."
Driving around Oklahoma City the last couple of years, you may have noticed new health care facilities popping up throughout the metro.
