2016-05-16T10:02:37-05:00 2015-12-31 341874260 CBIZ MHM LLC 700 WEST 47TH STREET SUITE 1100 KANSAS CITY MO 64112 990 2015-01-01 431889037 KANSAS CITY AREA LIFE SCIENCES INSTITUTE INC KANS 8167537700 30 W PERSHING ROAD NO 210 KANSAS CITY MO 64108 WAYNE O CARTER PRESIDENT 8167537700 2016-05-12 1 LISA BURKE P00220718 8169455500 2015 2016-09-27 15:27:22Z WAYNE O CARTER 30 W PERSHING ROAD NO 210 KANSAS CITY MO 64108 1998848 0 X WWW.KCLIFESCIENCES.ORG X 2000 MO THE PURPOSE OF THIS ORGANIZATION IS TO PROMOTE AND FOSTER DEVELOPMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES IN THE KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN AREA AND TO PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR DEVELOPMENT AND COOPERATION IN THE AREA OF LIFE SCIENCES IN THE KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN AREA. 12 11 6 58 0 0 1532981 1897646 100603 101114 58 88 1924 0 1635566 1998848 349619 337499 0 0 580173 651131 0 0 103065 478202 979073 1407994 1967703 227572 31145 1524625 1555770 0 0 1524625 1555770 X THE PURPOSE OF THIS ORGANIZATION IS TO PROMOTE AND FOSTER DEVELOPMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES IN THE KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN AREA AND TO PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR DEVELOPMENT AND COOPERATION IN THE AREA OF LIFE SCIENCES IN THE KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN AREA. 0 0 1626483 337499 101114 SEE SCHEDULE O 1626483 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 14 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X X SHARON NEWMAN 8167537700 30 W PERSHING ROAD STE 210 KANSAS CITY MO 64108 IRVINE O HOCKADAY JR DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ROBERT A KIPP DIRECTOR & VICE CHAIRMAN 0.50 X 0 0 0 ANNE D ST PETER DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM S BERKLEY DIRECTOR, CHAIRMAN 0.50 X 0 0 0 STEVEN ST PETER MD DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 DONALD CRAIG BRATER DIRECTOR 0.10 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN REINTJES SECRETARY & TREASURER 0.30 X X 0 0 0 WAYNE O CARTER PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 251251 0 34202 DAVID FRANTZE DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ROBERT D REGNIER DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 DEBORAH WILKERSON DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 THOMAS SACK PHD DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 KEITH A GARY VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 145568 0 24265 396819 0 58467 2 0 1 0 DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP 4022 SELLS DRIVE HERMITAGE TN 37076 ANNUAL DINNER/EXPONENTIAL/STRATEGIC ASSE 543682 1 1897646 1897646 LIFE SCIENCES DINNER 900099 69960 69960 ANIMAL HEALTH SYMP. 900099 30654 30654 BIORESEARCH CENTRAL 900099 500 500 101114 88 88 1998848 101114 0 88 337499 337499 285454 142727 85636 57091 278483 208562 43752 26169 60059 19865 37138 3056 27135 16769 6367 3999 15724 596 15128 28650 27652 448 550 28983 17565 8134 3284 24297 12923 11374 42456 17511 16029 8916 13613 13076 537 8844 7154 1690 4183 4183 REGIONAL STRATEGIC ASSE 430520 430520 ANNUAL MTG & LIFE SCI. 255582 255582 HEARTLAND CIVIC COLLABO 52000 52000 BIORESEARCH CENTRAL 26237 26237 47984 40245 7739 1967703 1626483 238155 103065 322662 23847 1192493 1522602 115596 106275 9470 9321 1524625 1555770 0 0 X 804625 1329770 720000 226000 1524625 1555770 1524625 1555770 31145 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X X X 1 GREATER KC COMM FNDTN 431152398 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1707 1707 1626483 1628190 231410 57853 0 0 189179 200664 181272 231410 802525 1203788 2681 31535 1716 1707 37639 47295 50166 45318 57853 200632 300948 39807 31755 8052 75789 74520 1269 9321 X 1998848 0 1998848 0 1998848 1967703 0 1967703 0 1967703 PART X, LINE 2: TAXES - KANSAS CITY AREA LIFE SCIENCES INSTITUTE, INC. HAS BEEN GRANTED AN EXEMPTION FROM INCOME TAXES BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THERE WAS NO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME DURING 2015 OR 2014 FOR THE ENTITY. THE INSTITUTE HAS EVALUATED THE STANDARDS REQUIRING DISCLOSURE OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FASB ASC 740, INCOME TAXES, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL MATTERS WHICH MERIT DISCLOSURE. 1 KU MEDICAL CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC 3901 RAINBOW BLVD KANSAS CITY KS 66160 481108830 501(C)(3) 198228 KCALSI-15-1 BLUE KC OUTCOMES GRANT; KCALSI-15-2 BLUE KC OUTCOMES GRANT: DR. RAFIA RASU; KCALSI-15-4 BLUE KC OUTCOMES RESEARCH GRANT: LISA VANSAGHI;KCALSI -15-6 PATTON TRUST GRANT:DR. STEVEN LEVINE CHILDREN'S MERCY HOSPITAL 2401 GILLHAM ROAD KANSAS CITY MO 64108 440605373 501(C)(3) 50000 KCALSI -15-5 PAUL PATTON TRUST GRANT:RUSSELL MCCULLOH, MD UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SPONSORED PROGRAM 310 JESSE HALL COLUMBIA MO 652111230 436003859 170(B)(1)(A)(II) 50000 KCALSI-13-07 PATTON TRUST GRANT: LESA BEAMER UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY 5100 ROCKHILL ROAD KANSAS CITY MO 64110 436003859 170(B)(1)(A)(II) 45413 KCALSI-15-3 BLUE KC OUTCOMES RESEARCH GRANT CYNTHIA RUSSELL PATTON TRUST UNUSED FUNDS RETURNED -6142 KCALSI 12-3 PATTON TRUST UNUSED FUNDS:TIMOTHY FIELDS 2 3 PART I, LINE 2: GRANTS ARE FOR A ONE YEAR DURATION. GRANT RECIPIENTS AGREE TO PROVIDE A PROGRESS REPORT AT SIX MONTHS AND A SUMMARY TECHNICAL PROGRESS REPORT WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE END OF THE PERFORMANCE TO INCLUDE: 1. A BRIEF SUMMARY OF TECHNICAL PROGRESS RELATIVE TO THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES PROPOSED IN THE PROPOSAL. 2. A BRIEF STATEMENT CONCERNING THE EFFECTIVENESS AND BENEFITS REALIZED FROM THE COLLABORATIONS INVOLVED. GRANT RECIPIENTS AGREE TO PROVIDE (UPON REQUEST) A COPY OF ALL PROPOSALS SUBMITTED TO EXTERNAL FUNDING AGENCIES AS A RESULT OF THE SUPPORT PROVIDED AND SUBSEQUENTLY NOTIFY KCALSI OF ACCEPTANCE OR REJECTION THEREOF. IF THE GRANT RECIPIENT RECEIVES ALTERNATIVE FUNDS FOR SUPPORT OF THIS SPECIFIC PROJECT, KCALSI REQUESTS THAT THE RECIPIENT RETURN ANY UNEXPENDED FUNDS TO THE INSTITUTE SO THAT THEY CAN BE USED TO SUPPORT OTHER INVESTIGATORS. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WAYNE O CARTER PRESIDENT 251251 0 0 0 0 0 25221 0 8981 0 285453 0 0 0 KEITH A GARY VICE PRESIDENT 145568 0 0 0 0 0 15293 0 8972 0 169833 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A 2015 ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 1. REGIONAL LIFE SCIENCES STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT THE KANSAS CITY AREA LIFE SCIENCES INSTITUTE (KCALSI) ENGAGED DELOITTE TO EXECUTE A STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT OF THE REGIONAL LIFE SCIENCES IN 2015 THAT INCLUDED OVER 150 INTERVIEWS AND A SURVEY SENT TO OVER 1,200 PEOPLE IN THE REGION. THE PROCESS UTILIZED THE "COLLECTIVE IMPACT" MODEL FROM STANFORD AND WAS LED BY AN EXPERIENCED STEERING COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF COMMUNITY LEADERS. THE KANSAS CITY REGION WAS COMPARED TO 15 LIFE SCIENCE CLUSTERS AROUND THE GLOBE TO AVOID AN INSULAR VIEW, LOOKING AT BOTH DRIVERS OF CLUSTER ENHANCEMENT AND REGIONAL SCIENTIFIC STRENGTHS. ONE OUTCOME OF THE ASSESSMENT WAS A VISION STATING, "THE KANSAS CITY REGION IS A GLOBAL LEADER AT THE NEXUS OF HUMAN AND ANIMAL HEALTH BENEFITING ALL OUR CITIZENS AND THE ECONOMY." THE VISION IS ASPIRATIONAL, YET ALSO ACHIEVABLE, ALLOWING THE REGION TO LEVERAGE OPPORTUNITIES AT THE NEXUS OF HUMAN AND ANIMAL HEALTH AND REDUCE HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES. THESE NEXUS OPPORTUNITIES WILL BE DIFFERENT FOR EVERYONE AND WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM USING NATURALLY OCCURRING CANCER IN DOGS FOR ACCELERATING HUMAN DISCOVERIES TO DEVELOPING HEALTH IT AND BIOINFORMATICS APPROACHES FOR ANIMAL HEALTH. FOUR AREAS OF SCIENTIFIC STRENGTH WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE PATH TO 2025 REPORT INCLUDING ANIMAL HEALTH, CANCER RESEARCH AND CARE, NEUROSCIENCE, OUTCOMES RESEARCH AND HEALTH IT. EACH OF THESE FOUR AREAS HAS A WORKING GROUP THAT IS MEETING TO DISCUSS OBJECTIVES AND TIME-DRIVEN METRICS FOR SUCCESS. ADDITIONALLY, FOUR DRIVERS OF CLUSTER ENHANCEMENT WERE IDENTIFIED INCLUDING COLLABORATION, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, CAPITAL FORMATION, AND MESSAGING AND MARKETING. FOR EACH OF THESE DRIVERS, A TASK FORCE HAS DEVELOPED SIMILAR GOALS TO THOSE OF THE SCIENTIFIC AREAS. THESE CLUSTER DRIVERS WILL BE CRITICAL FOR THE SUCCESS OF THE ENTIRE KANSAS CITY ECOSYSTEM, ENABLING THE REGION TO BE MORE GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE. 2. RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAMS THE RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM WAS ONE OF KCALSI'S FIRST PROGRAMS AND CONTINUES TO BE ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS. IN 2015 KCALSI FUNDED FOUR OUTCOMES RESEARCH GRANTS THROUGH BLUE-KC, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BLUE CROSS, BLUE SHIELD OF KANSAS CITY, AND THREE GRANTS FOR CHILDHOOD GENETIC DISEASES THROUGH USING A GRANT FROM THE PAUL PATTON TRUST, TED C. MCCARTER, WILLIAM EVANS, JR., AND BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. TRUSTEES. ALL RESEARCHERS THAT SUBMIT A PROPOSAL RECEIVED A COMPLETE NIH-STYLE WRITTEN REVIEW REGARDLESS OF THEIR FUNDING STATUS SO THEY COULD IMPROVE FUTURE GRANT APPLICATIONS LOCALLY OR NATIONALLY. MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE FUNDING OF THEIR RESEARCH PROPOSALS HAS RESULTED IN AN OVER 850% RETURN ON INVESTMENT IN THE FORM OF ADDITIONAL GRANT DOLLARS THAT COME BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO THE RESEARCHERS TO CONTINUE THEIR RESEARCH AND QUEST FOR NEW TREATMENTS AND BETTER PATIENT OUTCOMES. KCALSI WAS SUCCESSFUL THIS YEAR IN OBTAINING A NEW GRANT THROUGH THE VICTOR E. SPEAS FOUNDATION GRANT, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., TRUSTEE TO FUND RESEARCH IN NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES, REQUIRING INTER-INSTITUTIONAL COLLABORATION. 3. EDUCATION/WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT KCALSI IDENTIFIED CRITICAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT NEEDS WHEN KCALSI WAS FORMED AND HAVE WORKED IN THIS AREA FOR MANY YEARS. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT WAS IDENTIFIED IN THE PATH TO 2025 REPORT AS A THREAT AND WEAKNESS TO THE REGION'S LIFE SCIENCE CLUSTER. THERE IS A REMARKABLE EFFORT UNDERWAY ACROSS THE KANSAS CITY COMMUNITY CALLED KC RISING HTTP://KCRISING.COM THAT INCLUDES A SIGNIFICANT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMPONENT. TO AVOID THE RISK OF EFFORT DUPLICATION, KCALSI'S EFFORTS AND EXPERTISE ARE BEING INTEGRATED WITH KC RISING TO DEVELOP A REGIONAL PLAN OF ACTION. IN 2015 KCALSI PROVIDED THREE MAJOR TWO-DAY PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR THE ANIMAL HEALTH CORRIDOR, BIOINFORMATICS AND BRINGING INNOVATIVE IDEAS TO KANSAS CITY. THESE EVENTS ARE EXPLAINED IN MORE DETAIL IN ITEMS 4 -8. THE NEED FOR GREATER HIGH SCHOOL ENGAGEMENT WAS REITERATED IN THE PATH TO 2025 BY THE REGION'S WEAKNESS IN NATIONAL ADVANCED PLACEMENT SCORES. KCALSI CONTINUES TO WORK IN MANY STEM AREAS INCLUDING BIOGENEIUS WHICH IS THE ONLY INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIOSCIENCE PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. KCALSI ALSO INCLUDED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM THE REGION AT ALL OF THREE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO EXPOSE THEM TO BIOSCIENCE COMPANIES, NETWORKS AND MENTORS TO HELP THEM IN THE FUTURE. 4. ANIMAL HEALTH RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM TO RAISE THE RESEARCH PORTRAYAL OF THE KANSAS CITY REGIONAL ANIMAL HEALTH SECTOR, KCALSI EXPANDED THE ONE-DAY SYMPOSIUM TO A TWO-DAY EVENT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SCHOOLS OF VETERINARY MEDICINE AT KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY AND THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI. THE AUGUST 30 - 31 EVENT ENTITLED "THE GROWING RISK OF ZOONOTIC AND VECTOR-BORNE DISEASES SYMPOSIUM" ATTRACTED 180 ATTENDEES FROM 13 STATES, AND INTERNALLY FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM, BRAZIL, GERMANY AND CANADA. THE TWO-DAY SYMPOSIUM FEATURED AN IMPRESSIVE SLATE OF 27 SPEAKERS COVERING TOPICS RANGING FROM EBOLA AND BOURBON TO EHRLICHIOSIS AND WAS DEVELOPED WITH THE EXPERTISE OF STEPHEN HIGGS, PHD, FRES, FASTMH, DIRECTOR OF THE BIORESEARCH INSTITUTE AT KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY AND DANA VANLANDINGHAM, PHD. THE SYMPOSIUM WAS DESIGNED FOR PHYSICIANS, VETERINARIANS AND SCIENTISTS INTERESTED IN RESEARCH AND CLINICAL TOPICS OF ZOONOTIC AND VECTOR-BORNE DISEASES, INCLUDING NOVEL APPROACHES FOR DISEASE CONTROL. THE AGENDA FOCUSED ON FOUR OVERLAPPING AREAS: ZOONOTIC DISEASES VECTOR-BORNE DISEASES FOREIGN ANIMAL DISEASES VACCINES AND NOVEL APPROACHES FOR DISEASE CONTROL FEATURED SPEAKERS INCLUDE TAMMY BECKHAM, DVM, PHD, INCOMING DEAN OF THE K-STATE COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE, WHO ADDRESSED CURRENT AND EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASE THREATS TO U.S. LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY INDUSTRIES. ADDITIONALLY, MICHELLE HAVEN, DVM, PHD, DACVS, ZOETIS SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT, ALLIANCES, AND SOLUTIONS, SPOKE ABOUT A ONE HEALTH FOCUS TO INNOVATION AND ALLIANCES. SYMPOSIUM ABSTRACTS WERE PRINTED IN THE "VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES" SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL FOR THE FIRST TIME. 5. ANNUAL DINNER & "SCIENCE TO ART" AUCTION THE 2015 KCALSI ANNUAL DINNER, THEMED "SOLVING TODAY'S PROBLEMS WITH THE TECHNOLOGIES OF TOMORROW" WAS HELD AT THE ARVEST BANK THEATRE AT THE MIDLAND ON SEPTEMBER 30. OVER 520 ATTENDEES HEARD KEYNOTE SPEAKER, SALIM ISMAIL ADDRESSED THE CHALLENGES OF "SHIFTING FROM LINEAR TO EXPONENTIAL THINKING." SALIM, FOUNDING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND GLOBAL AMBASSADOR OF SINGULARITY UNIVERSITY, AND AUTHOR OF EXPONENTIAL ORGANIZATIONS PRESENTED DATA TO HELP THE AUDIENCE APPRECIATE THE EXPONENTIAL MISSED OPPORTUNITIES OF KODAK AND IMPENDING OPPORTUNITIES IN HEALTH CARE, ENERGY, AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. SALIM ALSO DISCUSSED THE CHALLENGE OF INTEGRATING DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES INTO LARGE ESTABLISHED COMPANIES AND THE INTERNAL ANTIBODIES OF SUCH COMPANIES THAT ATTACK CHANGES TO THE CORE TECHNOLOGY. HIS ENTIRE PRESENTATION CAN BE VIEWED AT HTTP://WWW.KCLIFESCIENCES.ORG/EVENTS/ANNUAL-DINNER/. DURING THE EVENING, KCALSI BOARD CHAIRMAN, BILL BERKLEY, AND PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, DR. WAYNE CARTER, PROVIDED AN OVERVIEW OF "PATH TO 2025," A 10-YEAR VISION AND PLAN THAT POSITIONS THE REGION AT THE NEXUS OF HUMAN AND ANIMAL HEALTH AND PROVIDES RECOMMENDED STEPS TO KEEP THE REGION GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE. THEY HIGHLIGHTED THE STRENGTHS IDENTIFIED IN THE REPORT AND WHERE OPPORTUNITIES EXIST FOR THE REGION TO DISTINGUISH ITSELF. THE COMPLETE REPORT IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT HTTP://WWW.KCLIFESCIENCES.ORG/REPORTS/PATH-TO-2025/. THE 2015 "SCIENCE TO ART" SILENT AUCTION FEATURING THE INTRINSIC ART FOUND IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH WAS AGAIN A HUGE SUCCESS. SCIENTISTS FROM ACROSS THE REGION SUBMITTED IMAGES THAT WERE PROFESSIONALLY CURATED, PRINTED, AND FRAMED. ADDITIONALLY, A VIDEO HIGHLIGHTING THIS YEAR'S SCIENTISTS AND THEIR INCREDIBLE PASSION FOR STEAM (STEM AND ART) WAS SHOWN DURING THE DINNER AND CAN BE VIEWED AT HTTP://WWW.KCLIFESCIENCES.ORG/EVENTS/ANNUAL-DINNER/#SCIENCE-TO-ART-VIDE THE 2015 AUCTION YIELDED PROCEEDS OF $5,383. BECAUSE OF THE IMPORTANCE IN SUPPORTING EDUCATION AS IDENTIFIED IN "PATH TO 2025," KCALSI MATCHED THESE PROCEEDS TO MAKE OVER $10,000 AVAILABLE FOR "STEAM" EDUCATION, SPECIFICALLY BIOGENIUS, PREP-KC, SCIENCE PIONEERS, AND ARTIST, INC. 6. EXPONENTIAL KC FOLLOWING THE ANNUAL DINNER, KCALSI WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION HELD A FULL DAY OF EXPONENTIAL LEARNING FOR COMMUNITY LEADERS CALLED EXPONENTIAL KC. THE PURPOSE OF EXPONENTIAL KC WAS TO EXPOSE COMMUNITY LEADERS AND ENTREPRENEURS TO THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT LIE WITHIN EXPONENTIAL TECHNOLOGIES. SALIM'S MESSAGE PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL DINNER WAS ALIGNED WITH THE OCTOBER 1 EXPONENTIAL KC EVENT AND PROVIDED AN INSPIRING ARGUMENT FOR EXPONENTIAL THINKING AND OPPORTUNITIES. THE EXPONENTIAL KC EVENT BROKE MANY BARRIERS BUT MORE THAN ANYTHING WAS AN ENDEAVOR TO KEEP KANSAS CITY COMPETITIVE IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY. IN LIEU OF A PRINTED PROGRAM KCALSI INTRODUCED A MOB FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A (CONTINUED) 7. FIRST ANNUAL BIOINFORMATICS CONFERENCE KCALSI PARTNERED WITH UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY AND DR. MARK HOFFMAN, DIRECTOR FOR THE CENTER FOR HEALTH INSIGHTS, AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH INFORMATICS/PEDIATRICS TO HOLD THE FIRST ANNUAL MIDWEST BIOINFORMATICS CONFERENCE ON OCTOBER 15-16, 2015. THE TWO-DAY SYMPOSIUM WAS THE CULMINATION OF A RECOMMENDATION MADE IN A BIOINFORMATICS ASSESSMENT FUNDED BY THE KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION. THIS INAUGURAL CONFERENCE ATTRACTED OVER 170 ATTENDEES, AND WILL BECOME AN ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM WITH THE NEXT CONFERENCE PLANNED FOR THE SPRING OF 2017. A TOTAL OF 33 PROFESSIONALS, INCLUDING KEYNOTE SPEAKERS DR. JESSICA TENENBAUM OF THE DUKE TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE INSTITUTE AND DR. CHRISTOPHER A. LONGHURST OF STANFORD CHILDREN'S HEALTH, PRESENTED THEIR EXPERTISE IN SEVEN THEMED DISCUSSION PANELS. THE PANELS CONSISTED OF FOUR BRIEF SPEAKER PRESENTATIONS FOLLOWED BY A DISCUSSION OF THE TOPICS PRESENTED. ONCE AGAIN, KCALSI EMPLOYED A MOBILE APPLICATION TO PROFILE THE CONFERENCE AGENDA, SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES AND ABSTRACTS, AND ATTENDEE CONTACT INFORMATION. THE SYMPOSIUM'S POSTER SESSION ALLOWED 25 LOCAL BIOINFORMATICS RESEARCHERS TO PRESENT THEIR RESEARCH FINDINGS. THE CONFERENCE CONCLUDED WITH STUDENT MOCK INTERVIEWS, WITH EXPERTS FROM CERNER CORPORATION, CHILDREN'S MERCY HOSPITAL, AND BIOMED VALLEY DISCOVERIES PROVIDING 11 UNIVERSITY STUDENTS WITH INTERVIEW EXPERIENCE ESSENTIAL TO EMPLOYMENT WITHIN THE BIOINFORMATICS FIELD. 8. THIRD REGIONAL TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE MEETING KCALSI ORGANIZED THE THIRD IN A SERIES OF MEETINGS DESIGNED TO ENHANCE REGIONAL COLLABORATIONS IN TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH. THE 2015 REGIONAL TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE MEETING WAS HELD ON APRIL 6-7 AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS IN LAWRENCE, KS. CLOSE TO 90 ATTENDEES ENJOYED HEARING PRESENTATIONS HIGHLIGHTING KU'S ASSETS. DAY ONE HIGHLIGHTED NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOINFORMATICS RESEARCHERS FOLLOWED BY TOURS OF CORE LABS IN THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH BUILDING AND SHANKEL STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY CENTER. THE BIOSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS CENTER (BTBC) INCUBATOR HOSTED A RECEPTION AND DINNER WITH FEATURED SPEAKERS, JULIE S. NAGEL, PHD, INTERIM PRESIDENT OF KU INNOVATION & COLLABORATION AND G.R. UNDERWOOD, BTBC'S PRESIDENT AND COO. DAY TWO WAS FILLED WITH RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS IN PROTEIN STRUCTURE, VACCINE DEVELOPMENT, BIOENGINEERING, AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND CANCER. THE TWO-DAY EVENT CLOSED WITH TOURS OF THE HAWORTH HALL'S MICROSCOPY AND ANALYTICAL IMAGING, AND GENOMICS DEPARTMENTS. 9. HEARTLAND CIVIC COLLABORATIVE ASSET MAPPING CIVIC LEADERS FROM DES MOINES, KANSAS CITY, OMAHA, AND ST. LOUIS PARTNERED TO DEVELOP STRATEGIC, COORDINATED ACTIONS AIMED AT STRENGTHENING THE HEARTLAND'S COMPETITIVENESS IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY. THE FOUR-STATE REGION SHARES A COMMON LIFE SCIENCES ECONOMY INCLUDING HUMAN, ANIMAL, AND PLANT SCIENCES. TO CATALOG SPECIFIC ASSETS, THE HEARTLAND CIVIC COLLABORATIVE CONDUCTED A FOUR-STATE LIFE SCIENCES ASSET MAPPING PROJECT IN 2015 WITH ST. LOUIS-BASED RUBIN BROWN, HTTP://HEARTLANDCIVICCOLLABORATIVE.ORG . THE STUDY IDENTIFIED 791 LIFE SCIENCES COMPANIES AT 976 LOCATIONS IN THE FOUR-STATE REGION. OF THOSE COMPANIES, 60% ARE HUMAN HEALTH, 15% AGRIBUSINESS, 15% ANIMAL HEALTH, 5% PLANT SCIENCES, AND 5% ENERGY. ADDITIONALLY, 389 UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUTES AND CENTERS WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE FOUR-STATE REGION FOR POTENTIAL COLLABORATION OPPORTUNITIES. EMPLOYMENT IN LIFE SCIENCES COMPANIES WAS ESTIMATED AT 82,800. THE DATA COMPILED THROUGH THE ASSET MAPPING PROJECT ALLOWS THE REGION TO: TARGET COMPANY RECRUITMENT AND ENHANCE COMPANY NETWORKS WITHIN SUB-SECTORS. INFORM STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT GUIDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES. ENHANCE ACADEMIC-INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS FOR EFFICIENT COMMERCIALIZATION OF NEW INNOVATIONS. ENHANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCIENTISTS TO ESTABLISH INTER-INSTITUTIONAL COLLABORATIONS. PROVIDE DATA REGARDING THE LIFE SCIENCES INDUSTRY TO SUPPORT ADVOCACY EFFORTS. THIS PROJECT BROUGHT TOGETHER A UNIQUE GROUP OF COLLABORATING ORGANIZATIONS AND REGIONS, INCLUDING THE BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION CHAPTERS IN EACH STATE (BIOKANSAS, BIONEBRASKA, IOWABIO, AND MOBIO); CIVIC AND SCIENCE ORGANIZATIONS (BIOSTL, CIVIC COUNCIL OF GREATER KANSAS CITY, GREATER DES MOINES PARTNERSHIP, GREATER OMAHA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, KCALSI, AND MISSOURI TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION), AND THE PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA ASSOCIATION. 10. MEDICAL DEVICE NETWORK UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF DR. IVAN BROWN, CEO OF BROWNMED, KCALSI MANAGED AND FACILITATED THE MEDICAL DEVICE NETWORK - KANSAS CITY. IN APRIL, 2015, THE NETWORK'S WEBSITE - WWW.MDNKC.COM WAS LAUNCHED TO PROVIDE AN INTERACTIVE MAP REFLECTING THE VARIOUS MEDICAL DEVICE COMPANIES AND A SEARCHABLE COMPANY DIRECTORY. THE NEXT STAGE OF WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT WILL FEATURE A CAREER SECTION. THE MEDICAL DEVICE NETWORK'S QUARTERLY MEETINGS PROVIDED A VENUE FOR MEMBERS TO BENEFIT FROM BEST PRACTICE STANDARDS AND OFFER ACADEMIC STUDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE MEDICAL DEVICE ARENA. INSIGHT SHARED WITH THE MDN MEMBERSHIP IN 2015 INCLUDED LEVERAGING AND UNDERSTANDING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, STRATEGIC MARKET ENGAGEMENT, VENTURE CAPITAL FORMATION, AND PROCESSES CERNER USED TO DEVELOP 11 PATENTS AND FOUR CLOUD-APPLICATIONS. MEMBERSHIP TO THE MDN NOW REQUIRES THE COMPLETION OF AN APPLICATION. MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT MDNKC.COM. 11. 2015 KCALSI INDUSTRY CENSUS KCALSI HAS TRACKED THE REGION'S LIFE SCIENCES COMPANY INVENTORY EVERY THREE YEARS SINCE 2003. THE 2015 CENSUS IDENTIFIED 249 COMPANIES IN 24 COUNTIES EXTENDING FROM MANHATTAN, KS TO COLUMBIA, MO. THOSE COMPANIES CONSERVATIVELY EMPLOY OVER 28,000. ALTHOUGH THE NUMBER OF COMPANIES IN 2015 INCREASED SLIGHTLY OVER 2012, EMPLOYMENT IN THE REGION GREW AN IMPRESSIVE 20% SINCE THE LAST CENSUS. COMPANIES IN THE BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND TESTING, AND DRUGS AND PHARMACEUTICALS INDUSTRY SEGMENTS ACCOUNT FOR 58% OF THE COMPANIES IN THE REGION, A LEVEL RELATIVELY UNCHANGED SINCE THE 2012 CENSUS. THESE TWO SEGMENTS EMPLOY OVER HALF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF LIFE SCIENCES WORKERS. HUMAN HEALTH-FOCUSED COMPANIES ACCOUNT FOR 66% OF THE COMPANIES IN THE REGION, REPRESENTING A STABLE PERCENTAGE IN 2009. ANIMAL HEALTH FOCUSED COMPANIES HAVE GROWN BY 6 COMPANIES OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS TO REACH 26% OF THE COMPANIES. PLANT AND CROP SCIENCE-FOCUSED COMPANIES REMAIN A SMALL PORTION (8%) OF THE TOTAL REGIONAL LIFE SCIENCES COMPANY PORTFOLIO. COPIES OF THE 2015 LIFE SCIENCES INDUSTRY CENSUS CAN BE DOWNLOADED FROM HTTP://WWW.KCLIFESCIENCES.ORG/ . 12. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT/COMMERCIALIZATION KCALSI RECOGNIZES THE VALUE OF ESTABLISHING INDUSTRY AND ACADEMIC COLLABORATIONS. AS NIH AND FEDERAL FUNDING DECREASE, INDUSTRY RESEARCH HOLDS TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY FOR THE KANSAS CITY REGION. IN ADDITION TO THE AFOREMENTIONED ACCOMPLISHMENTS, THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES REFLECT KCALSI'S EFFORTS TO ENRICH THE REGION'S LIFE SCIENCES ECOSYSTEM: KCALSI PARTICIPATED IN MENTORING AND EVALUATION TEAMS FOR BOTH THE DIGITAL SANDBOX AND SPRINT ACCELERATOR, THUS CONTRIBUTING TO THE SUCCESSFUL IDENTIFICATION OF HIGH-POTENTIAL COMPANIES FOR INVESTMENTS. KCALSI ALSO SUPPORTED THE CREATION OF AN ECOSYSTEM FOR MANY OF THESE COMPANIES BY LINKING THEM TO OTHER COMPANIES AND KCALSI'S TEN STAKEHOLDERS. KCALSI HAS DEVELOPED AN INCUBATOR NETWORK, A CONSORTIUM OF THE REGION'S WET AND DRY LABORATORY INCUBATORS, AND IS WORKING TO ENHANCE THE COLLECTIVE GROUP AS A REGIONAL ASSET AND SHARE BEST PRACTICES. IN RESPONSE TO AN URGENT NEED FOR REGIONAL STARTUP COMPANIES TO OBTAIN ACCESS TO CAPITAL AS IDENTIFIED IN THE PATH TO 2025 REPORT, KCALSI WORKED TO EDUCATE STATE LEGISLATORS REGARDING THE IMPORTANCE OF SUPPORTING STARTUP COMPANIES THROUGH VARIOUS PROGRAMS, INCLUDING ANGEL INVESTOR TAX CREDITS. A TASK FORCE, ACTING ON THE PATH TO 2025 REPORT, IS DIRECTLY WORKING ON THE MANY ISSUES OF CAPITAL FORMATION IN THIS REGION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 ANNE D. ST. PETER AND STEVEN ST. PETER,MD HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE ORGANIZATION HAS A POLICY FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDIT COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL STAFF AND DIRECTORS MUST SUBMIT ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. IF A CONFLICT ARISES WITHIN THE BOARD, THE DISCLOSING INDIVIDUAL SHALL NEITHER VOTE NOR ENDEAVOR TO INFLUENCE THE DECISION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT IS AGREED UPON BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND FINALIZED VIA A WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT. THIS APPROVAL IS DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD. IN 2013 THE ORGANIZATION CREATED A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND HAS PLANNED A COMPENSATION STUDY TO FURTHER REFINE THE COMPENSATION PROCESS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. KC BIO HOLDINGS INC 30 W PERSHING ROAD STE 210 KANSAS CITY MO 64108 412115941 LIFE SCIENCES MO N/A C 1.00000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0