Tag: Likarda

Lisa Stehno-Bittel and Karthik Ramachandran, Likarda

Likarda scaling up biotech research firm with $4M angel boost, new lab

By Tommy Felts / November 7, 2017

An animal’s diabetes diagnosis comes with a heavy burden for the pet’s owners, Lisa Stehno-Bittel said. And it’s not just the cost of treatment, the president and co-founder of Likarda added. “Of those who will try twice-daily insulin injections, within a year, half of those have given up,” she said. “A lot of that is…

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Techweek KC

4 Techweek takeaways: KC can’t escape ‘cowtown’ (and shouldn’t try)

By Tommy Felts / September 14, 2017

Kansas City shouldn’t run from its “cowtown” label, Techweek KC presenters said Wednesday. “We can celebrate agriculture, and we can also be hip and metropolitan,” said Kimberly Young, president of the KC Animal Health Corridor. Sitting aloft the rooftop deck at Travois in the Crossroads, a panel of experts gathered an audience interested in learning…

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