Funding Stories
US biotechs gave China control over your medicine; here’s how KC’s $38M+ BioHub initiative could win it back
“Biologic medicines are the drugs of the future: the insulin that manages a child’s diabetes, the immunotherapy that shrinks a tumor, the vaccine that stops a pandemic in its tracks,” said Melissa Roberts Chapman. The problem: China already has a 30-year head start controlling access to those critical medicines.
KC healthtech platform records Series A, closing access gap by embedding research into everyday care
Aton Health is gearing up for its next phase of growth after closing a Series A investment, said founder Tom Sanders, positioning the Kansas City healthcare company to expand its research platform into new medical specialties and markets.
KC BioHub earns $38M+ to position KC as ‘next great biotech ecosystem’ amid global biomanufacturing race
Kansas City is poised to unlock $150 million in federal investment thanks to a winning bid led by the region’s Tech Hub to accelerate biomanufacturing innovation, workforce development, and industry growth across the region.
UMKC-led effort wins potential $160M grant: Feds back KC in race to control tech’s most critical materials
A just-announced award from the National Science Foundation is expected to help Kansas City develop the regional ecosystem needed to boost U.S. production of the metals and critical materials manufacturers require for batteries, aircraft engine parts, semiconductors, medical devices, and other advanced tech.
Just funded: 8 tech products get Digital Sandbox KC boost to strengthen KC’s innovation economy
Project funding and extended resources are expected to help more than a half-dozen emerging startups — including six in the digital health space — whose innovative technology concepts are forging the future of entrepreneurship in Kansas City, said Maria Meyers.
