BIONEXUS KC: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization: BIONEXUS KC (EIN 43-1889037)
Tax period: 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed: 2023-05-15
IRS object ID: 202341359349304374
Schema version: 2022v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2023-05-15T09:46:44-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2022-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	341874260	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CBIZ MHM LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	700 WEST 47TH STREET SUITE 1100	AddressLine1Txt
City	KANSAS CITY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	64112	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2022-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	431889037	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BIONEXUS KC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	BION	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8167537700	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	30 W PERSHING ROAD 210	AddressLine1Txt
City	KANSAS CITY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	64108	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	DENNIS RIDENOUR	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT & CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8167537700	PhoneNum
Signature	2023-05-15	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	DENNIS	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	RIDENOUR	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	XXX-XX-XXXX	SSN

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	LISA BURKE	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00220718	PTIN
Phone	8169455500	PhoneNum
Preparation	2023-05-09	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2022	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	DENNIS RIDENOUR	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	30 W PERSHING ROAD 210	AddressLine1Txt
City	KANSAS CITY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	64108	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$2,003,138	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.BIONEXUSKC.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2000	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MO	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	BIONEXUS KC IS USING LIFE SCIENCES INNOVATION AND COLLABORATION TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGERS, ENSURING A HEALTHIER AND MORE PROSPEROUS FUTURE FOR ALL.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	13	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	12	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	6	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	43	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,502,179	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,172,982	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$131,053	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$120,756	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	-$669	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$6,866	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$11,015	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	-$51,178	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,621,548	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,249,426	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$417,333	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$149,999	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$841,824	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$853,058	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$25,865	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$347,058	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$392,149	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,606,215	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,395,206	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$15,333	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$145,780	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,271,065	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,124,416	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,271,065	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,124,416	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	WE INSPIRE THINKERS FROM DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES TO COMBINE THEIR EFFORTS FOR A COMMON PURPOSE HEALTHCARE INNOVATION. FROM BIOINFORMATICS TO CANCER RESEARCH AND BEYOND, WE STIMULATE COLLABORATION AND HELP BRING EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES FROM CONCEPT TO REALITY.THE KC REGION IS A GLOBAL LEADER AT THE NEXUS OF HUMAN AND ANIMAL HEALTH BENEFITING ALL OUR CITIZENS AND THE ECONOMY. OUR MISSION IS TO HIGHLIGHT LIFE SCIENCES RESOURCES AND THEIR VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH COLLABORATION AND COMMERCIALIZATION. BIONEXUS KC CREATES OPPORTUNITIES AT THE NEXUS OF:-HUMAN AND ANIMAL HEALTH-URBAN AND RURAL HEALTH-ACADEMIA AND INDUSTRY-KANSAS AND MISSOURI	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,069,230	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$149,999	GrantAmt
Revenue	$129,710	RevenueAmt
Desc	SEE SCHEDULE O	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,069,230	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	5	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	6	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
DAF Excess Business Holdings	0	DAFExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Taxable Distributions	0	TaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To Donor	0	DistributionToDonorInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	13	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	12	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SHARON NEWMAN	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	8167537700	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	30 W PERSHING ROAD STE 210	AddressLine1Txt
City	KANSAS CITY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	64108	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
DENNIS RIDENOUR
PRESIDENT & CEO	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$229,315	$0	$32,665
ANTHONY A SIMPSON
MANAGING DIRECTOR, KC NEXU	20.00			$146,030	$0	$0	Yes (X)
DANIEL KENNEDY
VICE PRESIDENT	40.00		Yes (X)	$115,273	$0	$16,043
WILLIAM S BERKLEY
DIRECTOR (CHAIR)	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JEFF HARGROVES
DIRECTOR (TREASURER & SECRETARY)	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DONALD CRAIG BRATER
DIRECTOR	0.01	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID FRANTZE
DIRECTOR	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
IRVINE O HOCKADAY JR
DIRECTOR	0.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MADELEINE M MCDONOUGH
DIRECTOR	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
THOMAS SACK PHD
DIRECTOR	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANNE D ST PETER
DIRECTOR	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARIA STECKLEIN FLYNN
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SANDRA STITES MD
DIRECTOR	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GREG SWEAT MD
DIRECTOR	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DEBORAH WILKERSON
DIRECTOR	0.20	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$490,618	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$48,708	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$128,407	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$116,729	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$927,846	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,172,982	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	EDA B2S PROGRAM AWARDS	Desc
Business	541900	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$120,756	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$120,756	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$120,756	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$7,492	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$7,492	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$650,325	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$650,000	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$951	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$325	SecuritiesAmt
Other	-$951	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$626	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$626	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$42,629	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$128,407	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$102,761	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$60,132	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$60,132	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE	Desc
Business	541900	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$8,954	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$8,954	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$8,954	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,249,426	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$129,710	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	-$53,266	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$149,999	TotalAmt
Program Services	$149,999	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$393,297	TotalAmt
Program Services	$268,677	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$109,804	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$14,816	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$350,797	TotalAmt
Program Services	$268,751	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$80,256	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,790	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$60,307	TotalAmt
Program Services	$39,668	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19,375	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,264	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$48,657	TotalAmt
Program Services	$32,005	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$15,633	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,019	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$44,450	TotalAmt
Program Services	$44,450	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,577	TotalAmt
Management And General	$19,577	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$102,394	TotalAmt
Program Services	$96,173	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$350	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,871	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$22,598	TotalAmt
Program Services	$22,055	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$543	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,917	TotalAmt
Program Services	$20,591	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,199	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$127	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,985	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,888	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,975	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$122	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$46,680	TotalAmt
Program Services	$33,759	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,454	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$467	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,016	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,016	ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$22,425	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,653	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,705	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$67	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,911	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,241	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,572	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$98	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
STEAM AWARDS/HONORARIA	$30,548	$30,548
MEMBERSHIPS AND DUES	$24,612	$15,572	$8,855	$185
MISCELLANEOUS	$17,139	$1,963	$15,176
LIFE SCIENCES CENSUS	$3,897	$2,221	$1,637	$39

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,395,206	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,069,230	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$300,111	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$25,865	FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,256,236	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,109,943	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$105,987	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$91,514	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,829	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,473	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,271,065	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,124,416	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$901,988	BOYAmt
EOY	$893,639	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$369,077	BOYAmt
EOY	$230,777	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,271,065	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,124,416	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,271,065	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,124,416	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$145,780	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$869	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Other	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingOtherInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,667,012	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,561,392	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$992,550	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,502,179	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,172,982	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6,896,115	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,667,012	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,561,392	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$992,550	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,502,179	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,172,982	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6,896,115	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$3,081,244	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$3,814,871	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$27,434	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$28,028	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$20,513	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$137	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$7,492	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$83,604	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$106	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$32,151	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$100	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$7,260	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$8,954	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$48,571	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$7,028,290	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.54280	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.49880	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$668	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$668	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$1,068,562	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$1,069,230	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$181,923	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$45,481	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$213,305	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$194,980	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$202,190	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$181,923	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$792,398	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$1,188,597	LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$1,414	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$1,167	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$600	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$668	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$3,849	TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$53,326	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$48,745	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$50,548	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$45,481	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$198,100	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$297,150	GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$55,730	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$48,257	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$7,473	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$50,257	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$43,257	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$7,000	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$14,473	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,265,555	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$869	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Recoveries Prior Year Grants	-$8,954	RecoveriesPriorYearGrantsAmt
Other Revenue	$25,952	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$16,129	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,249,426	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,249,426	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,412,204	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$16,998	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$16,998	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,395,206	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,395,206	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:	BIONEXUS KC HAS BEEN GRANTED 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 THE 2022 OR 2021 TAX YEAR. THE ORGANIZATION HAS EVALUATED THE STANDARDS REQUIRING DISCLOSURE OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL MATTERS WHICH REQUIRE DISCLOSURE.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	EVENT EXPENSES 25,952.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	RECOVERY OF GRANT REIMBURSEMENTS -8,954. EVENT EXPENSES 25,952.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	ANNUAL DINNER	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$112,309	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$75,938	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$36,371	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1	$2,448	NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$22,009	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$37,028	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$500	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$15,059	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	INFORMATICS CONFERENCE	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$17,611	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2	$15,423	CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$2,188	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2	$11,475	FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	4	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$41,116	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events	$37,046	CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events	$4,070	GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events	$2,331	RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events	$11,807	FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events	$104	OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$171,036	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$128,407	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$42,629	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events	$2,448	NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$24,340	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$60,310	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$500	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$15,163	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$102,761	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$60,132	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	Address Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
115 BUSINESS LOOP 70W MIZZOU NH RM	501	COLUBMIA	MO	65211	436003859	170(B)(1)(A)(II)	$50,000	$0	BIONEXUS KC 20-1 PATTON TIMOTHY COX, PHD UMKC; BIONEXUS KC 20-4 NEXUS OF ANIMAL AND HUMAN HEALTH RESEARCH GRANT JOAN COATES; BIONEXUS KC 20-6 NEXUS OF ANIMAL AND HUMAN HEALTH RESEARCH GRANT EMMA MEYER
CHILDREN'S MERCY HOSPITAL
2401 GILLHAM RD		KANSAS CITY	MO	64108	440605373	501(C)(3)	$49,999	$0	BIONEXUS KC 22-5 PATTON SCOTT YOUNGER, PHD
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS CENTER FOR RESEARCH
2385 IRVING HILL RD LAWRENCE		LAWRENCE	KS	66045	480680117	501(C)(3)	$50,000	$0	BIONEXUS KC 20-4 PATTON TRUST RESEARCH GRANT, PAMELA TRAN,, PHD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	3	Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	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 BIONEXUS KC OF ACCEPTANCE OR REJECTION THEREOF. IF THE GRANT RECIPIENT RECEIVES ALTERNATIVE FUNDS FOR SUPPORT OF THIS SPECIFIC PROJECT, BIONEXUS KC REQUESTS THAT THE RECIPIENT RETURN ANY UNEXPENDED FUNDS TO THE INSTITUTE SO THAT THEY CAN BE USED TO SUPPORT OTHER INVESTIGATORS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	DENNIS RIDENOUR	PersonNm
Title	PRESIDENT & CEO	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$209,315	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$20,000	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$21,269	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$11,396	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$261,980	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A	2022 ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 1. REGIONAL LIFE SCIENCES STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT "PATH TO 2025" 2. 2021 KANSAS CITY REGIONAL LIFE SCIENCES CENSUS 3. KANSAS CITY QUALITY AND VALUE INNOVATION CONSORTIUM (KC QVIC)/HEALTHCARE INSTITUTE FOR INNOVATIONS IN QUALITY (HI-IQ) 4. KANSAS CITY REGIONAL BIOLOGICS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INVENTORY 5. ETHICAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) 6. HEALTH EQUITY LEARNING AND ACTION NETWORK (HE-LAN) 7. DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION (DEI) 8. RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAMS 9. KC NEXUS FUND 10. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT 11. FOCUS FORWARD ON THE FUTURE OF KC 12. "SCIENCE2ART" 13. EVENTS: -NEXUS INFORMATICS -ONE HEALTH DAY 14. SOCIAL MEDIA -CONNECTION -EXPERT EXCHANGE 1. REGIONAL LIFE SCIENCES STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT: "PATH TO 2025" THE PATH TO 2025, A 10-YEAR STRATEGIC ROADMAP FOR THE KC REGION WAS DEVELOPED COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE COMMUNITY IN 2015. NEARLY EIGHT YEARS IN, THE REPORT REMAINS THE LENS BIONEXUS KC APPLIES TO ITS WORK AND PRIORITY FOCUS AREAS. THIS REPORT HIGHLIGHTS SCIENTIFIC FOCUS AREAS OF OPPORTUNITY, INCLUDING ANIMAL HEALTH, HEALTH IT AND OUTCOMES RESEARCH, CANCER AND NEUROSCIENCE, AS WELL AS COMPONENTS OF THE REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE THAT NEEDED TO BE STRENGTHENED TO ALLOW FOR ROBUST REGIONAL GROWTH, INCLUDING COLLABORATION, CAPITAL, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND MESSAGING/MARKETING. IN 2022, THE FOUR SCIENTIFIC AREAS CONTINUED TO BE ADVANCED AREAS OF EXPERTISE AND OPPORTUNITY. THE KU CANCER CENTER, A REGIONAL, COLLABORATIVE EFFORT IN WHICH BIONEXUS KC PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE EARLY ON, WAS AWARDED NCI COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER DESIGNATION, A HIGHLY COVETED RECOGNITION THAT WILL EXPAND RESEARCH, ACCESS, AND IMPACT TO PATIENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IN HEALTHCARE IT, BIONEXUS KC CATALYZED THE CREATION OF AN INITIATIVE AROUND DIGITAL HEALTH TO SOLVE HEALTHCARE'S BIGGEST CHALLENGES AND CONNECT IDEAS, TALENT, CAPITAL, AND COMPANIES TO MAKE IMPACTFUL ADVANCEMENTS. THE PATH TO 2025 CONTINUED TO EVOLVE AND NEW PRIORITIES WERE IDENTIFIED BY REGIONAL PARTNERS INCLUDING HEALTH EQUITY, DEI (DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION), RARE DISEASE AND BIOLOGICS, WHICH CUT ACROSS ALL FOUR SCIENTIFIC AREAS AND ARE NOW KEY AREAS OF FOCUS. WHILE ANIMAL HEALTH IS NOT DIRECTLY CALLED OUT IN THESE NEW AREAS OF OPPORTUNITY, THE REGION CAN LEVERAGE ITS LONGSTANDING STRENGTHS TO DEVELOP UNIQUE ASSETS AND PERSPECTIVES TO ACCELERATE INNOVATION FOR BOTH HUMAN AND ANIMAL PATIENTS. COLLABORATING AND CONVENING THE REGION IN UNIQUE AND EFFECTIVE WAYS REMAINED A FOCAL POINT FOR BIONEXUS KC. THE INSTITUTIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, LIFE SCIENCES COMMUNICATORS, AND DEI COMMITTEE UNITED STAKEHOLDERS AND IDENTIFIED JOINT OPPORTUNITIES. REGIONAL EVENTS, POWERED BY BIONEXUS KC, REPRESENTED KEY GATHERINGS OF RESEARCHERS AROUND PRIORITY TOPICS SHOWCASING REGIONAL STRENGTHS. BIONEXUS KC CULTIVATED A DYNAMIC ECOSYSTEM WITH UNIQUE PARTNERSHIPS TO ADVANCE REGIONAL EFFORTS AND ENSURE THAT 2023 WILL YIELD SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN CAPITAL FORMATION, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND MARKETING AND MESSAGING. 2. 2021 KANSAS CITY REGIONAL LIFE SCIENCES CENSUS SINCE 2003, BIONEXUS KC HAS COMMISSIONED THE KANSAS CITY REGIONAL LIFE SCIENCES INDUSTRY CENSUS EVERY THREE YEARS TO DEFINE THE COMPOSITION AND SCOPE OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN THIS VITAL SECTOR OF THE ECONOMY. THE UPDATED DATA PROVIDES INSIGHTS THAT CAN INFLUENCE POLICY MAKING, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND AREA FUNDING. MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT HELPS IDENTIFY ECONOMIC AND RESEARCH TRENDS THAT WILL HELP STEER THE KC REGION TOWARDS LIFE SCIENCES SUCCESS. THE MOST RECENT VERSION OF THE CENSUS WAS COMPLETED IN DECEMBER 2021 AND FOUND THAT, ACROSS THE 286 COMPANIES IDENTIFIED, THE KC LIFE SCIENCES INDUSTRY EMPLOYS ~35,000 PEOPLE. THE NUMBER OF UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CENTERS ROSE TO 149 IN 2021, AND THE NUMBER OF MEDICAL CENTERS PERFORMING CLINICAL TRIALS INCREASED TO 32. THE FINAL REPORT WAS RELEASED IN JANUARY 2022 AND IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD AT TTPS://BIONEXUSKC.ORG/REPORTS/. 3. KANSAS CITY QUALITY AND VALUE INNOVATION CONSORTIUM (KC QVIC) AND THE HEALTHCARE INSTITUTE FOR INNOVATIONS IN QUALITY (HI-IQ) BIONEXUS KC CONTINUED ITS LONGSTANDING SUPPORT OF THE KANSAS CITY QUALITY AND VALUE INNOVATION CONSORTIUM (KC QVIC) WHICH HELPED TRANSITION THE KC QVIC FROM A VISION OF IMPROVING THE EQUITY AND VALUE OF HEALTHCARE IN KANSAS CITY AND REBRANDING AS A NEW UNIT AT UMKC, CALLED THE UMKC HEALTHCARE INSTITUTE FOR INNOVATIONS IN QUALITY (HI-IQ). WITH THE RESOURCES PROVIDED BY BIONEXUS KC, HI-IQ'S TWO TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE PILOT PROJECTS CONTINUED TO COLLECT VALUABLE, ACTIONABLE INFORMATION. THE PILOT PROJECTS INCLUDED (1) ADDRESSING OPIOID CRISES IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND (2) IMPROVING TRANSITIONS OF CARE FOR HEART FAILURE. BIONEXUS KC PARTICIPATED ON HI-IQ'S STRATEGIC ADVISORY BOARD AND LENT STAFF EXPERTISE TO SUPPORT HI-IQ'S EFFORTS, INCLUDING THE INSTITUTE'S MONTHLY INNOVATIONS IN QUALITY FORUMS (IQ FORUMS). IN 2022, THESE FORUMS ENGAGED OVER 600 REGISTRANTS ON A WIDE VARIETY OF TOPICS INCLUDING: (1) SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, (2) MATERNAL MORTALITY, (3) RURAL HEALTH AND (4) ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT MODELS. HI-IQ LEVERAGED THE NEARLY $80,000 START-UP GRANT FROM BIONEXUS KC (2021 BIONEXUS KC GRANT) TO SECURE ANOTHER $1.1 MILLION IN GRANT AND PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH PROJECTS AND LAUNCHED A GRADUATE-LEVEL IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE COURSE AT UMKC. 4. KANSAS CITY REGIONAL BIOLOGICS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INVENTORY BIONEXUS KC RECEIVED FUNDING FROM THE KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION TO DEVELOP A REGIONAL ASSESSMENT TO IDENTIFY AND INVENTORY REGIONAL LIFE SCIENCES ORGANIZATIONS PERFORMING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOLOGICS TO CREATE A BASELINE TO MEASURE FUTURE GROWTH. THE ASSESSMENT IDENTIFIED NEARLY 120 REGIONAL COMPANIES PERFORMING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOLOGICS. THESE COMPANIES ARE PRIMARILY HUMAN HEALTH COMPANIES AND EMPLOY MORE THAN 13,000 PEOPLE ACROSS THE REGION. REGIONAL OPPORTUNITIES WERE IDENTIFIED IN SPECIFIC TECHNOLOGY SECTORS: (1) VACCINES, (2) THERAPEUTIC PROTEINS, (3) CELL/GENE THERAPIES, AND (4) DIAGNOSTICS. IN 2022, KANSAS CITY WAS SELECTED AS ONE OF NINE REGIONS WORLDWIDE TO BE PART OF THE MIT REGIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP ACCELERATION PROGRAM (MIT REAP). THE TWO-YEAR PROGRAM ACCELERATES INNOVATION DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN EACH RESPECTIVE INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM. ALONG WITH ORGANIZATIONS FROM ACROSS THE BI-STATE REGION, BIONEXUS KC WAS SELECTED AS A MEMBER OF THE KANSAS CITY MIT REAP TEAM, ULTIMATELY FOCUSED ON BUILDING OUT THE ENTREPRENEURIAL INFRASTRUCTURE TO PROMOTE BIOLOGICS CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT. KANSAS CITY TEAM MEMBERS ATTENDED WORKSHOPS IN BOSTON TO COLLABORATE WITH MIT EXPERTS AND OTHER GLOBAL MIT REAP TEAMS. THESE WORKSHOPS RESULTED IN A REGIONAL STRATEGY TO IDENTIFY NECESSARY ACTIONS AND NEXT STEPS TO GROW THE BIOLOGICS SECTOR AND SECURE SUPPORT FROM ACROSS THE COMMUNITY. 5. ETHICAL AI THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) INTEGRATION IS ENORMOUS AS OUR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM WORKS TO PROVIDE CARE FOR MORE PATIENTS WITH FEWER RESOURCES AND CONTINUES TO ADJUST TO THE DYNAMIC REIMBURSEMENT AND REGULATORY LANDSCAPE. MANY SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS AROUND USING AI IN HEALTHCARE DECISION-MAKING REMAIN, INCLUDING BIAS AND DISCRIMINATION, A LACK OF TRANSPARENCY, AND DATA PRIVACY CONCERNS. A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED KANSAS CITY ORGANIZATION AND A KEY BIONEXUS KC PARTNER, THE CENTER FOR PRACTICAL BIOETHICS, IS LEADING AN ETHICAL AI PROJECT TO CREATE BEST PRACTICES FOR ETHICAL ADHERENCE IN THE DEVELOPMENT, DISSEMINATION, AND USE OF AI SYSTEMS FRAMEWORK. BIONEXUS KC HAS BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE AI PROJECT SINCE IT LAUNCHED IN 2019. AS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE ETHICAL AI ADVISORY BOARD, BIONEXUS KC HAS SIGNIFICANTLY GUIDED AND SHAPED THE INITIATIVE. THROUGHOUT 2022, BIONEXUS KC PARTICIPATED IN MONTHLY ADVISORY BOARD MEETINGS AND PARTICIPATED IN A TWO-DAY STRATEGIC PLANNING RETREAT FOCUSED ON FORMALIZING ITS VISION AND MISSION. THE ETHICAL AI PROJECT WILL CURATE AND CREATE CONTENT TO INITIALLY SERVE AS A FOUNDATIONAL LIBRARY OF RESOURCES FOR HEALTHCARE IT COMPANIES AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS. THE PROJECT WILL ADVANCE THE RESPONSIBLE CREATION AND THOUGHTFUL INTEGRATION OF AI TOWARD POSITIVE AND EQUITABLE HEALTH OUTCOMES. 6. HEALTH EQUITY LEARNING AND ACTION NETWORK (HE-LAN) THE KC HEALTH EQUITY LEARNING AND ACTION NETWORK (KC HE-LAN) UNITED THE REGIONAL HEALTHCARE ECOSYSTEM TO ADDRESS THE FACTORS THAT LEAD TO HEALTH ACCESS, TREATMENT, AND OUTCOME INEQUALITIES. ULTIMATELY, THE KC HELAN WILL CATALYZE EQUITY-CENTERED AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE ACTION TO YIELD EQUITABLE HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR ALL. IN 2022, BIONEXUS KC PARTICIPATED IN THE KC HE-LAN DESIGN TEAM TO DEFINE THE NETWORK'S ACTIVITIES AND DELIVERABLES. AS PART OF THE REVIEW TEAM, BIONEXUS KC HELPED IDENTIFY THE PROPOSALS THAT WERE SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTION PHASE. COMMON TO ALL 15 PROJECTS AND TEAMS WAS A WILLINGNESS TO: (A) ADVANCE EQUITY AND ADDRESS RACISM EXPLICITLY,
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A	(B) SHARE DATA AND LEARNINGS TRANSPARENTLY, AND (C) SUPPORT PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS. THE KC HE-LAN ASSERTED A COMMON AGENDA ACROSS THE REGION AND PROVIDED COMMUNITY TRAINING, TOOLS, AND EXPERTISE. WITH THE TRANSITION TO THE ACTION PHASE, THE WORK SHIFTED TO OUTCOME-ORIENTED PROJECTS THAT WILL IMPLEMENT MEANINGFUL CHANGES TO SYSTEMS, POLICIES, AND STRUCTURES TO REDUCE AND ELIMINATE DISPARITIES IN HEALTHCARE DELIVERY. THIS PHASE WILL IGNITE MEASURABLE IMPROVEMENTS IN HEALTH OUTCOMES, PARTICULARLY AMONG PEOPLE IMPACTED BY HEALTH INEQUITIES. 7. DEI THE PATH TO 2025 CONTINUED TO EVOLVE AND NEW PRIORITIES WERE IDENTIFIED BY REGIONAL PARTNERS. ONE PRIMARY FOCUS OF MANY REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IS HEALTH EQUITY AND DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION (DEI) INITIATIVES. THE ROLE OF BIONEXUS KC IS TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR ALL AND REDUCE THE INEQUITIES THAT EXIST BETWEEN WHITE AND BLACK KANSAS CITIANS. SCIENTIFIC PRIORITY AREAS OF OPPORTUNITY LIKE RARE DISEASE AND BIOLOGICS CUT ACROSS ALL FOUR SCIENTIFIC AREAS ORIGINALLY INCLUDED AND ARE NOW KEY AREAS OF FOCUS. IN 2022 BIONEXUS KC EXPANDED THE DEI COMMITTEE, COMPOSED OF DEI LEADERS FROM BIONEXUS KC STAKEHOLDER INSTITUTIONS. THE BIONEXUS KC DEI COMMITTEE WILL SERVE AS AN ADVISORY BODY TO REGIONAL HEALTHCARE AND LIFE SCIENCE LEADERSHIP, OFFERING GUIDANCE IN THESE AREAS AS REQUESTED. THE BIONEXUS KC DEI COMMITTEE WILL ALSO INTEGRATE BEST PRACTICES FOR DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION INTO REGIONAL STAKEHOLDER POLICIES AND PROGRAMS. ADDITIONALLY, THE BIONEXUS KC DEI COMMITTEE WILL PROVIDE EDUCATION AND ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR ITS MEMBERS AND SERVES AS A FORUM FOR DISCUSSION OF SUBSTANTIVE BEST PRACTICES. 8. BIONEXUS KC RESEARCH GRANTS PROGRAM THE BIONEXUS KC RESEARCH GRANTS PROGRAM ACCELERATES REGIONAL LIFE SCIENCES AND HEALTHCARE INNOVATION BY HELPING RESEARCHERS DEMONSTRATE PROOF OF CONCEPT FOR EARLY-STAGE WORK. THE PROGRAM LEVERAGES PARTNERSHIPS WITH FUNDERS AND PROVIDES APPLICANTS WITH THE REVIEW INFRASTRUCTURE BUILT BY BIONEXUS KC FOR RESEARCHERS TO GENERATE PRELIMINARY DATA TO DEVELOP COMPETITIVE GRANT PROPOSALS FOR LARGER FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES. THE PROGRAM BOASTS AN INCREDIBLE RECORD OF SUCCESS FOR EVERY $1 GIVEN OUT IN GRANTS, MORE THAN $13.10 IS RETURNED TO THE REGION IN FOLLOW ON FUNDING. OVER TWO DECADES, BIONEXUS KC HAS PROVIDED MORE THAN $6.7 MILLION IN RESEARCH GRANTS, RESULTING IN MORE THAN $91.8 MILLION OF NEW EXTERNAL RESEARCH FUNDING TO THE REGION. IN 2022, BIONEXUS KC PARTNERED WITH THE PAUL PATTON TRUST, TED C. MCCARTER, WILLIAM EVANS, JR, AND BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. TRUSTEE TO AWARD TWO RESEARCH GRANTS FOCUSED ON THE GENETIC BASIS OF DISEASES THAT AFFECT CHILDREN. BIONEXUS KC ALSO CONTINUED ITS LONG-RUNNING PARTNERSHIP WITH BLUE KC AND ADMINISTERED A ONE-YEAR GRANT TO CONFRONT INEQUITIES IN MATERNAL HEALTHCARE QUALITY AND BIRTH OUTCOMES. THE 2022 BIONEXUS KC RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT GRANT PORTFOLIO INCLUDED: THE BLUE KC TRANSFORMING KC HEALTH RESEARCH GRANT PROGRAM: - ANGELA MARTIN, MD, MEDICAL DIRECTOR, LABOR AND DELIVERY, DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER. DR. MARTIN AND HER TEAM WILL SCREEN BLACK PATIENTS RECEIVING PRENATAL CARE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HEALTH SYSTEM FOR RISK FACTORS THAT INCREASE THEIR RISK OF A POOR BIRTH OUTCOME. THESE RISK FACTORS WILL BE RANDOMIZED, AND THE PATIENTS WILL RECEIVE STANDARD PRENATAL OR DOULA-ENHANCED CARE. MARTIN AND HER TEAM WILL COMPARE RESULTS BETWEEN THESE PATIENTS IN ROUTINE PRENATAL CARE AND DOULA CARE TO RESEARCH WHETHER DOULAS IMPROVE CARE QUALITY AND REDUCE ADVERSE EFFECTS. PAUL PATTON CHARITABLE TRUST GRANTS: - PAMELA TRAN, PHD, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, ANATOMY AND CELL BIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER. DR. TRAN AND HER TEAM WILL EXAMINE THE BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES OF BONE DEVELOPMENT TO DETERMINE WHICH GENES ARE DEFECTIVE AND LEAD TO DEVELOPING SMALL JAW, A COMMON CRANIOFACIAL ABNORMALITY. THE TEAM WILL ALSO EXPLORE WHETHER VARIANTS IN TWO SPECIFIC GENES CO-OCCUR IN CHILDREN WITH CRANIOFACIAL DEFECTS. - SCOTT YOUNGER, PHD, DIRECTOR OF DISEASE GENE ENGINEERING, DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS, GENOMIC MEDICINE CENTER, CHILDREN'S MERCY KANSAS CITY. DR. YOUNGER AND HIS TEAM WILL DEVELOP HIGH-THROUGHPUT EXPERIMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR EVALUATING THE MOLECULAR CONSEQUENCES OF GENETIC VARIANTS AT SCALE. HIS TEAM WILL UTILIZE THESE TECHNOLOGIES TO PROFILE RARE GENETIC VARIANTS IDENTIFIED AT THE CHILDREN'S MERCY RESEARCH INSTITUTE THROUGH ITS GENOMIC ANSWERS FOR KIDS PROGRAM. 9. KC NEXUS FUND THE KC NEXUS FUND IS A PRIVATELY FUNDED, PROFESSIONALLY MANAGED LIFE SCIENCES PROOF OF CONCEPT FUND THAT FILLS A CRITICAL GAP IN THE REGIONAL ENTREPRENEURIAL ECOSYSTEM. THE DEMAND FOR CAPITAL AND SUPPORT FOR REGIONAL LIFE SCIENCES ENTREPRENEURS CONTINUES TO GROW. AS THE IMPACTS OF THE RECESSION HAVE STRAINED GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES, START-UPS HAVE STRUGGLED TO FIND THE CAPITAL NECESSARY TO ADVANCE THEIR INNOVATIONS. INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS ARE TAKING LESS TECHNOLOGY RISK AND FOCUSING ON EXISTING PORTFOLIO COMPANIES, LEAVING LESS CAPITAL TO ADVANCE EARLY CONCEPTS. START-UPS AND INVESTORS CONTINUE TO LOOK TO BIONEXUS KC AND THE KC NEXUS FUND FOR ASSISTANCE AND GUIDANCE TO NAVIGATE THESE CHALLENGES. IN 2022, THE KC NEXUS FUND MADE PROGRESSIVE STRIDES IN BUILDING THE MODEL, STRUCTURE, AND NETWORK TO POWER ITS VISION BY: -EXPANDING THE NETWORK OF EXPERTS WITH ADVISORS FROM NESTLE-PURINA AND THE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB. PROVIDING MENTORING AND SUPPORT TO START-UPS THROUGH SOCIAL VENTURE STUDIO, UMKC'S TECHNOLOGY VENTURES STUDIO AND AGLAUNCH PROGRAMS. -ESTABLISHING LEGAL ENTITIES AND ITS MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE. -ADVANCING SEVERAL EARLY-STAGE COMPANIES TOWARDS POTENTIAL INVESTMENT. -INCORPORATING INDUSTRY BEST PRACTICES TO ENSURE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION IN OPERATIONS AND PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS. THE KC NEXUS FUND TEAM PROVIDES MENTORING, GUIDANCE AND CONNECTIONS THAT AID IN CREATING QUALITY LIFE SCIENCES INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR REGIONAL INVESTORS AND LIFE SCIENCES COMPANIES. 10. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BIONEXUS KC CONTINUES TO AMPLIFY EFFORTS TO BRING MORE ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONS, INDUSTRY AND EDUCATORS, AND THE ECOSYSTEM. BIONEXUS KC PARTNERS WITH OTHER REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO PROMOTE STEM LEARNING AND BUILD AWARENESS OF CAREERS IN LIFE SCIENCES AMONG ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL, UNDERGRADUATE, AND GRADUATE STUDENTS. PREP-KC BIONEXUS KC MET WITH PREP-KC LEADERSHIP QUARTERLY AND PARTICIPATED IN PROGRAMMING AIMED AT BOTH STUDENTS AND ADMINISTRATORS. IN 2022, BIONEXUS KC PRESIDENT AND CEO, DENNIS RIDENOUR, JOINED A CAREER PANEL DISCUSSION AS PART OF THE PREP-KC LAUNCH OF THEIR DATA SCIENCE INITIATIVE. BIOKANSAS BIONEXUS KC PROVIDED SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 50 AREA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO ATTEND THE BIOKANSAS MECHANISMS OF DISEASE RESEARCH AND RECRUITMENT CONFERENCE AS PART OF THE INAUGURAL INNOVATION FESTIVAL. THIS NOVEL CONFERENCE MATCHED EARLY CAREER SCIENTISTS WITH REGIONAL COMPANIES AND INSTITUTIONS, AND EXPOSED THE STUDENTS TO ENGAGING PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS, AS WELL AS NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES. GREATER KANSAS CITY SCIENCE AND ENTERTAINMENT FAIR BIONEXUS KC SPONSORED THE 71ST ANNUAL FAIR, WHICH WAS HOSTED VIRTUALLY. IN ADDITION TO THE SPONSORSHIP, BIONEXUS KC LEADERSHIP JUDGED STUDENT POSTERS AND HELPED IDENTIFY TOP ENTRIES. KC STEM ALLIANCE BIONEXUS KC HAS SUPPORTED THE KC STEM ALLIANCE IN ITS WORK TO DEVELOP A REGIONAL, FORMALIZED STEM LEARNING ECOSYSTEM SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2015. STEM CONNECT-KC IS AN OPEN, COLLABORATIVE NETWORK THAT SHIFTS THE TRADITIONAL FOCUS FROM THINKING OF EDUCATION AS ONE LEARNING INSTITUTION (SCHOOLS) TO FOCUSING ON THE LEARNER AND PLACES WHERE LEARNING HAPPENS SUCH AS MUSEUMS, LIBRARIES, AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS, AND AT HOME. AS PART OF THE STEM CONNECT-KC LEADERSHIP TEAM, BIONEXUS KC AIDS IN PROVIDING LEADERSHIP TO REGIONAL INITIATIVES THAT FOCUS ON IMPROVING QUALITY, ACCESS, AND EQUITY TO STEM PROGRAMS FOR ALL STUDENTS. PROJECT LEAD THE WAY BIONEXUS KC LEADERSHIP PARTICIPATED AS VALIDATION JUDGES FOR THE KC STEM ALLIANCE PROJECT LEAD THE WAY SENIOR SHOWCASE, TO IDENTIFY AND AWARD TOP PRIZES FOR THE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH COMPETITION 11. FOCUS FORWARD ON THE FUTURE OF KC ON OCTOBER 20, 2022, BIONEXUS KC HOSTED NEARLY 500 LEADERS AND STUDENTS AT THE MIDLAND THEATRE FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2019 TO FOCUS FORWARD ON THE FUTURE OF HEALTHCARE INNOVATION IN KC AND HOW THE REGION CAN MULTIPLY ITS IMPACT. THE PURPOSE OF THIS EVENT WAS TO CONVENE THE REGION'S BRIGHTEST MINDS TO SHARE OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS, CONNECT THE COMMUNITY, AND PROMOTE COLLABORATION TO ADVANCE ANIMAL AND HUMAN HEALTH. THE EVENT FEATURED DAVID FAJGENBAUM, MD, MBA, MSC, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CASTLEMAN DISEASE COLLABORATIVE NETWORK. AT 25 YEARS OLD, WHILE IN MEDICAL SCHOOL, HE FELL CRITICALLY ILL, AND HIS DOCTORS COULD NOT
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A	IDENTIFY THE CAUSE. DR. FAJGENBAUM IS THE NATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF 'CHASING MY CURE: A DOCTOR'S RACE TO TURN HOPE INTO ACTION AND A PATIENT BATTLING IDIOPATHIC MULTICENTRIC CASTLEMAN DISEASE (IMCD). HE IS IN HIS LONGEST REMISSION EVER THANKS TO A PRECISION TREATMENT THAT HE IDENTIFIED, WHICH HAD NEVER BEEN USED BEFORE FOR IMCD. HE ALSO LAUNCHED EVERY CURE, A NONPROFIT DEVOTED TO SAVING LIVES BY REPURPOSING EXISTING DRUGS. LEADERS FROM BIONEXUS KC COMMITTEES SHARED THEIR VISION OF THE FUTURE FOR THE LIFE SCIENCES COMMUNITY AND THE AUDIENCE EXPRESSED THEIR PERSPECTIVE ON THE VALUE OF BIONEXUS KC VIA A WORD-CLOUD. 12. "SCIENCE2ART" SCIENCE2ART IS A PLATFORM FOR REGIONAL SCIENTISTS TO DISPLAY AND DESCRIBE THEIR RESEARCH THROUGH THE VISUAL ARTS. EACH OF THESE REMARKABLE PIECES TOLD A PERSONAL RESEARCH STORY AND POETICALLY CAPTURES THE FIELDWORK PERFORMED BY THE SCIENTISTS AND THEIR TEAMS. THESE IMAGES WERE SUBMITTED BY SCIENTISTS FROM COLUMBIA, MISSOURI, TO MANHATTAN, KANSAS. THE 2022 SCIENCE2ART PROGRAM WAS PRESENTED IN TWO PHASES. THE FIRST PHASE WAS AN EXHIBIT IN THE LINDA HALL LIBRARY AND THE SECOND PHASE WAS THE AUCTION AT THE BIONEXUS KC ANNUAL EVENT. ALL PROCEEDS FROM THE SCIENCE2ART AUCTION WERE MATCHED BY BIONEXUS KC AND USED TO SUPPORT STEAM EDUCATION IN KC FOLLOWS: -HIGH SCHOOL PARTICIPATION IN 2022 INNOVATION FESTIVAL'S MECHANISM OF DISEASE RESEARCH AND RECRUITMENT CONFERENCE ORGANIZED BY BIOKANSAS. -PREP-KC -SCIENCE CITY AND THE GREATER KANSAS CITY SCIENCE & ENGINEERING FAIR -FREE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AT THE KEMPER MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART 13. EVENTS -NEXUS INFORMATICS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CHILDREN'S MERCY, HOSPITAL BIONEXUS KC HOSTED THE 2022 ANNUAL "NEXUS INFORMATICS CONFERENCE" AT KANSAS CITY UNIVERSITY, WHICH FEATURED A UNIQUE BLEND OF INFORMATICS PERSPECTIVES AND EXPERTISE INDUSTRY, ACADEMIA, MEDICINE, AGRICULTURE, TECHNOLOGY, AND BIOLOGY A TRUE "NEXUS." THE TWO-DAY EVENT GATHERED NATIONAL DATA SCIENCE LEADERS WITH REGIONAL RESEARCHERS, INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS, AND STUDENTS, CONSISTING OF 10-MINUTE, HIGH-TEMPO, SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS INTERSPERSED WITH NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES AND A CAREER PANEL. KEYNOTE SPEAKERS INCLUDED WENDY MARIE INGRAM, PHD, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AT DRAGONFLY MENTAL HEALTH AND DAN JACOBSON, PHD, CHIEF SCIENTIST, COMPUTATIONAL SYSTEMS BIOLOGY AT OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY. INGRAM'S PRESENTATION FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING AND SUSTAINING INCREDIBLE MINDS AND TALENT IN INFORMATICS AND THE STIGMA SURROUNDING MENTAL HEALTH. JACOBSON SHARED HIS RESEARCH IN AGRICULTURE, HUMAN HEALTH, AND IMAGE-BASED PHENOTYPING. THE APRIL 7 8, 2022 CONFERENCE ENCOURAGED CONNECTIONS AND NEW COLLABORATIONS AND HAD A RECORD-HIGH NUMBER OF ATTENDEES, SPEAKERS, AND STUDENT RESEARCH POSTERS EMPHASIZING THE WEALTH OF INFORMATICS INTEREST, CAPABILITIES, AND EXPERTISE IN THE KC REGION. -ONE HEALTH DAY BIONEXUS KC PARTNERED WITH KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY, KU EDWARDS CAMPUS AND THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER FOR THE NOVEMBER 1, 2022 "KANSAS CITY ONE HEALTH DAY." THIS EVENT IS PART OF AN ANNUAL, INTERNATIONAL EVENT FOCUSED ON COMPLEX COLLABORATIONS ACROSS MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES TO ACHIEVE OPTIMAL HEALTH FOR PEOPLE, ANIMALS, AND THE ENVIRONMENT REFERRED TO AS ONE HEALTH. THE 2022 KC ONE HEALTH DAY'S TOPIC WAS 'MICROPLASTICS,' AN EMERGING CONCERN FOR HUMAN, ANIMAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. MICROPLASTICS ARE FINE PARTICLES OF PLASTIC (SMALLER THAN ONE MILLIMETER) FOUND IN STREAMS, LAKES, OCEANS, SOIL, AND EVEN AIRBORNE DUST. THEY ARE EVERYWHERE, EVEN THOUGH THEY CAN'T BE SEEN, BUT SUBSTANTIAL RESEARCH REMAINS TO DETERMINE MICROPLASTIC'S SEVERITY AND EFFECTS. THIS EVENT FEATURED A SYNOPSIS OF MICROPLASTICS AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON "ONE HEALTH" BY KEYNOTE BELINDA STRUM, FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS. THE PROGRAM ALSO HIGHLIGHTED THE IMPACT MICROPLASTICS HAVE ON AGRICULTURE, THE FOOD WE CONSUME, AND HOW EXPOSURE TO CHEMICALS IN PLASTICIZERS IMPACTS HUMAN HEALTH. THE EVENT HOSTED OVER 100 ACADEMIC AND INDUSTRY ATTENDEES AND FEATURED A POSTER COMPETITION FOR HIGH SCHOOL, UNDERGRADUATE, AND GRADUATE STUDENTS TO COMPETE FOR A CASH SCHOLARSHIP. 14. SOCIAL MEDIA BIONEXUS KC SERVES AS A RESOURCE FOR LIFE SCIENCES NEWS FROM MANHATTAN TO COLUMBIA, USING THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATION TOOLS: -CONNECTION BLOG: HTTPS://BIONEXUSKC.ORG/CATEGORY/THE-CONNECTION/ -EXPERT EXCHANGE VIDEO SERIES: HTTPS://BIONEXUSKC.ORG/VIDEO_CATEGORY/EXPERT-EXCHANGE/
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