Tag: Innovation Festival

KC wants to be the nation’s most equitable hub for biologics; prestigious MIT pick could help

By Tommy Felts / July 22, 2022

Biologics is the entryway to personalized medicine, said Sonia Hall, and Kansas City is aiming to create the most inclusive hub for the development, production and distribution of biologics as part of its acceptance to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Regional Entrepreneurship Acceleration Program.  “When you talk about personalized medicine, you’re talking about greater equity…

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The Greeting Committee

‘Beats, beer, biologics’ coming to KC: Check out the bands set for Innovation Festival’s debut

By Tommy Felts / April 12, 2022

It might look like an indie rock music festival on the outside, but a just-announced, three-day event coming to Kansas City this summer is as much about the heartbeat of innovation in the region as the beats dropped by Grammy-nominated headliner Black Pumas, said Sonia Hall. “What we want to do is start to disrupt…

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