2020-06-23T12:38:23-05:00 2019-12-31 341874260 CBIZ MHM LLC 700 WEST 47TH STREET SUITE 1100 KANSAS CITY MO 64112 990 2019-01-01 431889037 BIONEXUS KC BION 8167537700 30 W PERSHING ROAD NO 210 KANSAS CITY MO 64108 DENNIS RIDENOUR DIRECTOR (CHAIR) 8167537700 2020-06-23 1 LISA BURKE P00220718 8169455500 4.17.130.218 2020-06-23 12:17:17 CD P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 12AE62DAA2B296FCE165DE983965ED99234C47A3 2019 2020-11-19 02:30:22Z DENNIS RIDENOUR 30 W PERSHING ROAD NO 210 KANSAS CITY MO 64108 2618017 0 X WWW.BIONEXUSKC.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 7 83 0 0 1667012 1561392 114253 56446 25151 35293 106 32151 1806522 1685282 554521 518754 0 0 782856 761684 0 0 10461 532009 570708 1869386 1851146 -62864 -165864 1940310 1774951 0 0 1940310 1774951 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 1405484 518754 88597 SEE SCHEDULE O 1405484 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 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 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 WILLIAM S BERKLEY DIRECTOR (CHAIR) 1.00 X 0 0 0 DONALD CRAIG BRATER DIRECTOR 0.10 X 0 0 0 DENNIS RIDENOUR PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 165399 0 17659 DAVID FRANTZE DIRECTOR 0.20 X 0 0 0 IRVINE O HOCKADAY JR DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN REINTJES DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 THOMAS SACK PHD DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 ANNE D ST PETER DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 STEVEN ST PETER MD DIRECTOR 0.10 X 0 0 0 DEBORAH WILKERSON DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 KEITH A GARY VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 166931 0 32020 MARIA STECKLEIN FLYNN DIRECTOR 0.20 X 0 0 0 JEFF HARGROVES DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 332330 0 49679 2 0 1 0 AGTECH ADVISORS LLC ANTHONY A SIMPSON 21510 WEST 59TH ST SHAWNEE KS 66218 CONSULTING ON EST OF KC NEXUS FUND 159000 1 10892 1550500 1561392 LIFE SCIENCES DINNER 900099 29466 29466 ONE HEALTH SYMPOSIUM 900099 16608 16608 BIOINFORMATICS CONFERE 900099 10372 10372 56446 28028 28028 940000 932663 72 7337 -72 7265 7265 RETURNED GRANT FUNDS 900099 23847 23847 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 900099 8304 8304 32151 1685282 88597 0 35293 518754 518754 382009 227573 150201 4235 290813 152561 134667 3585 39476 15139 24046 291 49386 18843 30107 436 45546 20487 25059 20315 20154 161 14910 11336 2622 952 15826 9594 6107 125 44965 25484 19060 421 35588 21365 14129 94 17027 14592 2317 118 18151 14517 3541 93 TAXES 1573 0 1573 CONSULTANTS 200473 195048 5425 0 ANNUAL MTG & LIFE SCI. 92028 90455 1573 0 MEMBERSHIPS AND DUES 20009 18270 1739 0 44297 31312 12874 111 1851146 1405484 435201 10461 1894536 1745349 94996 80485 21850 14511 23924 15091 1940310 1774951 0 0 X 1450200 1071896 490110 703055 1940310 1774951 1940310 1774951 -165864 505 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1897646 1724324 1603349 1667012 1561392 8453723 1897646 1724324 1603349 1667012 1561392 8453723 4302075 4151648 88 900 9083 27434 28028 65533 106 32151 32257 8551513 0.48550 0.47800 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1414 1414 1381637 1383051 213305 53326 0 0 178496 218742 226634 213305 837177 1255766 2594 2211 1231 1414 7450 44624 54686 56659 53326 209295 313943 50235 45005 5230 44761 35480 9281 14511 X 1662012 505 72 577 1661435 23847 23847 1685282 1827371 72 72 1827299 23847 23847 1851146 PART X, LINE 2: BIONEXUS KC 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 2019. THERE WAS UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME DURING 2018, RELATED TO PARKING. THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED REIMBURSEMENT DURING 2019 FOR THE TAXES PAID DURING 2018 RELATED TO THE PARKING. THE ORGANIZATION 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 REQUIRE DISCLOSURE. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: LOSS ON SALE OF FIXED ASSETS 72. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RETURNED GRANT FUNDS 23,847. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: LOSS ON SALE OF FIXED ASSETS 72. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RETURNED GRANT FUNDS 23,847. 1 UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI 115 BUSINESS LOOP 70W MIZZOU NH RM 501 COLUBMIA MO 65211 436003859 170(B)(1)(A)(II) 49943 BIONEXUS KC 18-10 NEXUS GRANT BRET ULERY CHILDREN'S MERCY HOSPITAL 2401 GILLHAM ROAD KANSAS CITY MO 64108 440605373 501(C)(3) 99956 BIONEXUS KC 18-04 PATTON TRUST RESEARCH GRANT: SEAN RIORDAN; BIONEXUS KC 18-06 PATTON TRUST RESEARCH GRANT VENKATESH SAMPATH; BIONEXUS KC 18-01 BLUE KC RESEARCH GRANT BRIDGETTE JONES KU MEDICAL CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC 3901 RAINBOW BLVD KANSAS CITY KS 66160 481108830 501(C)(3) 150000 BIONEXUS KC 18-05 PATTON TRUST RESEARCH GRANT: IRFAN SAADI; BIONEXUS KC 18-03 BLUE KC GRANT DAVID ROBBINS COMMUNITY HEALTH COUNCIL OF WYANDOTTE COUNTY INC 803 ARMSTRONG AVE KANSAS CITY KS 66101 010674969 501(C)(3) 200000 BIONEXUS KC 19-4 BLUE KC TRANSFORMING KC HEALTH RESEARCH GRANT 3 1 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 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. X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DENNIS RIDENOUR PRESIDENT 165399 0 0 0 0 0 10826 0 6833 0 183058 0 0 0 KEITH A GARY VICE PRESIDENT 166931 0 0 0 0 0 17620 0 14400 0 198951 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM SERVICE: 2019 UPDATES: 1. SELECTION OF NEW PRESIDENT & CEO 2. 2018 LIFE SCIENCES INDUSTRY CENSUS 3. REGIONAL LIFE SCIENCES STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT "PATH TO 2025" 4. COLLABORATE2CURE 5. KANSAS CITY QUALITY AND VALUE INNOVATION CONSORTIUM 6. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT 7. RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAMS 8. ANNUAL DINNER AND "SCIENCE TO ART" AUCTION 9. ONE HEALTH RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM 10. ONE HEALTH DAY 11. BIOINFORMATICS 1. BIONEXUS KC ANNOUNCES DENNIS RIDENOUR AS PRESIDENT & CEO BIONEXUS KC ANNOUNCED DENNIS RIDENOUR AS THE NEXT PRESIDENT & CEO, EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 18, 2019. DENNIS PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS THE PRESIDENT & CEO OF BIOKANSAS AND WAS A RESEARCHER AT THE STOWERS INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH PRIOR TO THAT POSITION. HE BRINGS A DEEP APPRECIATION OF THE NEXUS OF HUMAN AND ANIMAL HEALTH, AND AN ESTABLISHED REGIONAL NETWORK. DENNIS IS WELL-RESPECTED FOR HIS LEADERSHIP OF BIOKANSAS, WHERE HE SUCCESSFULLY TURNED AROUND THE NON-PROFIT, EXPANDING ITS REGIONAL IMPACT THROUGH NETWORKING, ADVOCACY AND THE ADDITION OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. 2. 2018 LIFE SCIENCES INDUSTRY CENSUS THE 2018 LIFE SCIENCE INDUSTRY CENSUS WAS CONDUCTED IN 2018 AND THE REPORT RELEASED IN EARLY 2019. THE LIFE SCIENCES INDUSTRY CENSUS IS THE ONLY REPEATED SYSTEMATIC ASSESSMENT OF INDUSTRY ASSETS IN THE REGION. ADDITIONALLY, THE CENSUS COLLECTS WORKFORCE DATA PROVIDING IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING INDUSTRY WORKFORCE NEEDS. COMPANIES INCLUDED IN THE STUDY ARE ENGAGED IN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OR DIRECTLY SUPPORT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE LIFE SCIENCES. THE CENSUS DEFINES LIFE SCIENCES AS ANY RESEARCH ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE BIOLOGY AND/OR CHEMISTRY OF ANIMALS, HUMANS OR PLANTS. BIONEXUS KC HAS PARTNERED WITH INVESTMENT RESOURCES SINCE 2006 TO CONDUCT THE CENSUS PROJECT EVERY THREE YEARS. BY USING A CONSISTENT DATA COLLECTION METHODOLOGY, EACH NEW CENSUS ADDS A LEVEL OF DEPTH TO THE INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY GATHERED AND ALLOWS FOR APPROPRIATE ANALYSIS AND COMPARISON OF DATA SETS. ESSENTIALLY EACH INDIVIDUAL CENSUS IS A CHAPTER IN THE HISTORY OF THE REGIONAL LIFE SCIENCES INDUSTRY. THE CENSUS IS AVAILABLE AT HTTPS://BIONEXUSKC.ORG/REPORTS/. 3. REGIONAL LIFE SCIENCES STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT: "PATH TO 2025" BIONEXUS KC ENGAGED DELOITTE TO EXECUTE A STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT OF THE REGIONAL LIFE SCIENCES IN 2015. THE PROCESS WAS LED BY AN EXPERIENCED STEERING COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS LEADERS IN THE LIFE SCIENCES. THE COMMITTEE LOOKED AT BOTH REGIONAL SCIENTIFIC STRENGTHS AND KEY DRIVERS OF CLUSTER ENHANCEMENT. THE REGIONAL VISION DEVELOPED THROUGH THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS STATES, "THE KANSAS CITY REGION IS A GLOBAL LEADER AT THE NEXUS OF HUMAN AND ANIMAL HEALTH BENEFITING ALL OUR CITIZENS AND THE ECONOMY." THESE NEXUS OPPORTUNITIES WILL BE DIFFERENT FOR EACH STRATEGIC AREA AND WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM USING NATURALLY OCCURRING CANCER IN DOGS FOR ACCELERATING HUMAN DISCOVERIES TO ADVANCING OUR STRENGTH IN HEALTH IT AND OUTCOMES RESEARCH. IN 2019, BIONEXUS KC CONTINUED TO ACT ON THE PATH TO 2025, LEADING PROGRAMS WHERE APPROPRIATE, CATALYZING RELATIONSHIPS AND OPPORTUNITIES, AND STIMULATING COLLABORATION TO HELP BRING EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES FROM CONCEPT TO REALITY. 4. COLLABORATE2CURE BIONEXUS KC CREATED THE COLLABORATE2CURE (C2C) PROGRAM IN 2016 WITH THE GOAL OF STIMULATING REGIONAL SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATION AND DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE WAYS TO SOLVE SCIENTIFIC CHALLENGES. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES A PLATFORM FOR COLLABORATION, ALLOWING SCIENTISTS IN THE KC REGION TO SHARE THEIR RESEARCH AND TO BETTER COMPETE FOR RESEARCH FUNDING. BIONEXUS KC IDENTIFIES A TOPIC WITH SIGNIFICANT INTEREST TO RESEARCHERS WHICH ALIGNS WELL WITH REGIONAL EXPERTISE, AND THEN COORDINATES A SERIES OF PRESENTATIONS FROM RESEARCHERS OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL MONTHS. IN 2019 BIONEXUS KC CONTINUED THE C2C SERIES FOCUSED ON "VALUE-BASED HEALTHCARE AND QUALITY OUTCOMES", CO-CHAIRED BY DRS. STACY FARR (UMKC) CAROLE DECKER (SAINT LUKE'S MID AMERICA HEART INSTITUTE) AND JOHN SPERTUS (UMKC). THEY ARE LEADING THE REGIONAL QUALITY & VALUE INNOVATION CONSORTIUM (QVIC), WHOSE VISION IS TO BRING MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDERS TOGETHER TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND VALUE OF HEALTHCARE. THE QVIC IS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REGIONAL, NIH-FUNDED, FRONTIERS: CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE INSTITUTE (CTSI) ADMINISTERED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER. MULTIPLE KEY STAKEHOLDERS GATHERED DURING THE SERIES, INCLUDING RESEARCHERS, HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROFESSIONALS, COMMERCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSURERS, STUDENTS, PATIENTS, ENTREPRENEURS, AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS. THIS C2C SERIES INCLUDED MORE THAN 650 ATTENDEES IN 2019. THE MONTHLY C2C SESSIONS CENTERED ON TOPICS AND PRIORITIES OF KANSAS CITY AREA HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS, INCLUDING OPIOID MANAGEMENT, SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, PATIENT ENGAGEMENT, SATISFACTION, AND EXPERIENCE, HEALTHCARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS AND CONDITIONS, AND TRANSITIONS IN CARE. THE GENERAL SESSIONS FEATURED MULTIPLE KEY STAKEHOLDERS AS THEY PRESENTED TOPICS AND CHALLENGES FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVE (INSURER, HOSPITAL, RESEARCHER, PATIENT, AND/OR CBO), FOLLOWED BY A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION TO IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES TO COLLABORATE AND ADDRESS THESE CHALLENGES. 5. KANSAS CITY QUALITY AND VALUE INNOVATION CONSORTIUM IN 2019, THE FOCUS OF THE KC QVIC WAS TO LAUNCH TWO PILOT PROGRAMS AND BEGIN TO GENERATE DATA TO VALIDATE THE WORK OF THE CONSORTIUM: THE OPIOID PROJECT: TO REDUCE THE NEGATIVE OUTCOMES OF OPIOID USE IN THE KC REGION, KC QVIC PARTNERED WITH THE MISSOURI HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (MHA) COMPRISED OF 144 MEMBER HOSPITALS, INCLUDING EVERY ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL IN THE STATE AND MOST OF THE FEDERAL, STATE, REHABILITATION AND PSYCHIATRIC CARE FACILITIES. MHA PARTNERED WITH SEVERAL GROUPS FROM ACROSS THE STATE TO REPLICATE AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT INITIATED OPIOID OVERDOSE PROGRAM ENGAGING PATIENTS IN CARE COORDINATION (EPICC). EPICC IS BASED ON A RISK REDUCTION AND RECOVERY-ORIENTED MODEL OF CARE THAT PROVIDES INTENSIVE REFERRAL SERVICES, LED BY PEER RECOVERY COACHES, TO ESTABLISH IMMEDIATE LINKAGES TO EVIDENCED-BASED TREATMENT, INCLUDING FDA-APPROVED PHARMACOTHERAPIES, PSYCHOSOCIAL SERVICES, AND RECOVERY SUPPORT. THE KC QVIC RESEARCH TEAM WORKED WITH EACH CLINICAL SETTING TO ENHANCE THE MHA'S IMPLEMENTATION, AND PROVIDED IN-DEPTH EVALUATION OF THE PROGRAM OUTCOMES. THE TRANSITIONS IN CARE PROJECT: EVERY HOSPITAL IN THE US STRUGGLES WITH HIGH READMISSION RATES SHORTLY AFTER DISCHARGE. KC QVIC SELECTED HEART FAILURE AS A PROTOTYPICAL CONDITION FOR WHICH READMISSIONS ARE A PROBLEM. HEART FAILURE IS A 'CAROUSEL' WHEREBY PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEART FAILURE EXPERIENCE EXACERBATIONS THAT DRIVE THEM TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT WHERE, MORE THAN 80% OF THE TIME, THEY ARE ADMITTED, TREATED AND DISCHARGED, ONLY TO BE READMITTED. TO HELP HOSPITALS, ALMOST A DOZEN DIFFERENT EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED BY THE KC QVIC AND WERE IMPLEMENTED ACROSS THE KC REGION. BOTH OF THE ABOVE PROGRAMS APPROACH CARE FROM A BROAD, PATIENT-CENTERED, HOLISTIC PERSPECTIVE THAT WILL LEVERAGE RESOURCES FROM BOTH THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM AND THE COMMUNITY TO IMPROVE CARE. WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BIONEXUS KC, THE KC QVIC WILL USE THESE PROGRAMS TO DEMONSTRATE THAT THESE APPROACHES CAN IMPROVE PATIENT OUTCOMES AND LOWER THE COST OF CARE FOR THOSE IN THE KC REGION. WHILE THE ENTIRE COUNTRY IS GRAPPLING WITH THE CHALLENGE OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF CARE WHILE LOWERING COSTS, KANSAS CITY CAN MODEL THE UNIQUE CULTURE AND ASSETS OF OUR REGION AS IT STRIVES TO BECOME "THE OUTCOMES CAPITOL". 6. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT WAS IDENTIFIED IN BIONEXUS KC'S PATH TO 2025 REPORT AS A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO AND CRITICAL WEAKNESS IN THE REGIONAL LIFE SCIENCE CLUSTER. 2019 ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING: - STRONG STEM LEARNING ECOSYSTEMS FEATURE DYNAMIC COLLABORATIONS AMONG SCHOOLS, STEM EXPERT INSTITUTIONS (MUSEUMS, SCIENCE CENTERS, ETC.), THE PRIVATE SECTOR, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, YOUTH AND FAMILIES. KANSAS CITY WAS IN THE FIRST COHORT OF THE NOW 89 CITIES/REGIONS FORMING THE STEM LEARNING ECOSYSTEM COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE. THE KC STEM ALLIANCE HAS PROVIDED THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION OF STEM RESOURCES IN THE REGION WITH ASSISTANCE FROM NEARLY 20 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING BIONEXUS KC. - AS THE NATIONAL STEM LEARNING ECOSYSTEMS COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE EXPANDED, THERE WAS A NEED TO DEVELOP A BUSINESS MODEL AND AN ORGANIZATIONAL GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE TO ENSURE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY OF THIS IMPORTANT NATIONAL NETWORK. BIONEXUS KC VICE PRESIDENT, DR. KEITH GARY, WAS INVITED TO PARTICIPATE WITH A GROUP OF 35 INDIVIDUAL STEM ECOSYSTEM LEADERS (ECOSYSTEM ADVISORY COMMITTEE) FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES TO UNDERTAKE THIS IMPORTANT WORK. THE FRAMEWORK THAT EMERGED WILL BE INTEGRATED NATIONALLY IN 2020. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM SERVICE: A KEY RECOMMENDATION FROM THE LIFE SCIENCES TALENT TO INDUSTRY EXCHANGE (TIE) PROCESS, CONDUCTED AS PART OF KC RISING, WAS TO ESTABLISH A REGIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL (RAC). THE RAC CAN ASSESS A VARIETY OF WORKFORCE ISSUES AND IDENTIFY EDUCATION SOLUTIONS MORE RAPIDLY, EFFICIENTLY, AND MEETING INDUSTRY NEEDS. - BIOINFORMATICS WAS SELECTED AS THE FIRST FOCUS AREA FOR THE RAC, AS COMPANIES IN THIS INDUSTRY SECTOR STRUGGLE TO ACQUIRE ADEQUATELY SKILLED WORKERS. THE RAC IS CO-CHAIRED BY BARBARA BICHELMEYER (PROVOST, UMKC) AND HARLEN HAYS (MANAGER, LEAD ANALYTICS ADVISER, CERNER). THE FIRST MEETING INCLUDED REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE BIOINFORMATICS INDUSTRY, K-12 EDUCATION, HIGHER EDUCATION, THE PUBLIC WORKFORCE SYSTEM, AND EDUCATION INTERMEDIARIES. TOPICS SUCH AS THE PURPOSE OF THE RAC, A LOGIC MODEL GUIDING THE RAC'S WORK, AND EXAMPLES OF ON-DEMAND CURRICULA CREATED WITH INDUSTRY INPUT WERE DISCUSSED. THE GROUP WORKS CLOSELY WITH CERNER, NETSMART, AND IQVIA COMPANIES EMPLOYING 80% OF THE BIOINFORMATICS WORKFORCE. - CONTRACT RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS WILL BE THE SECOND FOCUS AREA. GIVEN THE EVER-CHANGING NATURE OF THEIR WORKFLOW, THIS INDUSTRY SECTOR IS RIPE FOR USING STACKABLE CREDENTIALS TO MEET TRAINING NEEDS. THESE SHORT-TERM CREDENTIALS CAN BE "STACKED," LEADING TO TWO AND FOUR-YEAR DEGREES. 7. BIONEXUS KC'S RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAMS BIONEXUS KC'S RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT GRANTS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO GENERATE PRELIMINARY DATA THAT SUPPORT SUBMISSION OF MAJOR MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH PROPOSALS TO GOVERNMENT OR PRIVATE FUNDING AGENCIES. APPLICANTS RECEIVE WRITTEN PEER REVIEWS, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEIR PROJECT RECEIVED FUNDING, TO HELP THEM IMPROVE FUTURE GRANT APPLICATIONS. THIS IS A VALUED SERVICE APPRECIATED BY ALL TEN STAKEHOLDERS. THE BIONEXUS KC GRANT PROGRAM HAS AWARDED 108 GRANTS TOTALING $5 MILLION SINCE THE PROGRAM LAUNCHED IN 2002. THE INTENT OF THE GRANT PROGRAM IS TO BETTER POSITION RESEARCHERS TO COMPETE FOR LARGER FEDERAL GRANTS. FOR EVERY GRANT DOLLAR AWARDED BY BIONEXUS KC, $11.70 RETURNS TO THE REGION IN FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES. THE TOTAL RETURN ON INVESTMENT CURRENTLY STANDS AT $58.9 M AND IT CONTINUES TO GROW. THE 2019 BIONEXUS KC RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT GRANT PORTFOLIO INCLUDES: THE BLUE KC "TRANSFORMING KC HEALTH RESEARCH GRANT" (FORMERLY OUTCOMES RESEARCH) PROGRAM: SINCE 2012, BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF KANSAS CITY (BLUE KC) HAS GIVEN OVER $1 MILLION TO HEALTH OUTCOMES RESEARCH FUNDING THROUGH THE BIONEXUS KC OUTCOMES RESEARCH GRANT PROGRAM. THE 2019 TRANSFORMING KC HEALTH RESEARCH GRANT FOCUSED ON PARTNERSHIPS THAT AIMED TO ADDRESS SOCIOECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL BARRIERS TO HEALTH, SPECIFICALLY THROUGH RESEARCH ON IMPROVING ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOODS IN NUTRITIONALLY INSECURE COMMUNITIES, AND WAS AWARDED TO THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY HEALTH COUNCIL OF WYANDOTTE COUNTY (CHC), THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE (KUMC) AND VIBRANT HEALTH. THE RESEARCH WILL NOT ONLY IDENTIFY SUCCESSFUL STRATEGIES TO ENSURE MEMBERS HAVE SUSTAINABLE ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD AND THE CAPACITY FOR HEALTH FOOD PREPARATION, BUT ALSO DEMONSTRATE ASSOCIATED IMPROVEMENTS IN HEALTH OUTCOMES. THE PARTNERSHIP WILL RECEIVE UP TO $400,000 OVER TWO YEARS. PAUL PATTON CHARITABLE TRUST GRANTS: THIS GRANT PROGRAM FOCUSES ON GENETIC DISEASES MAINLY AFFECTING CHILDREN. THE FUNDS FOR THIS PROGRAM ARE PROVIDED BY THE PAUL PATTON TRUST, TED C. MCCARTER, WILLIAM EVANS JR. AND BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., TRUSTEE. BIONEXUS KC AWARDED GRANTS OF UP TO $50,000 TO THREE RESEARCHERS, TWO AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER AND ONE AT CHILDREN'S MERCY. NEXUS OF HUMAN AND ANIMAL HEALTH GRANTS: THIS GRANT PROGRAM FOCUSES ON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH PROJECTS, RANGING FROM USING NATURALLY OCCURRING DISEASES IN ANIMALS AS A MODEL FOR ASSESSING HUMAN DRUG EFFICACY TO REPURPOSING HUMAN DRUGS FOR USE IN ANIMAL DISEASES. IN 2019, FUNDED BY THE HALL FAMILY FOUNDATION, BIONEXUS KC AWARDED $50,000 GRANTS TO TWO RESEARCHERS, ONE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER AND THE OTHER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY. 8. 2019 ANNUAL DINNER AND "SCIENCE TO ART" AUCTION OVER 500 COMMUNITY LEADERS, SCIENTIFIC LEADERS, AND COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ATTENDED THE OCTOBER 10 "DATA TO DECISIONS" ANNUAL DINNER AT THE ARVEST BANK THEATRE AT THE MIDLAND. BELOW ARE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS YEAR'S EVENT: DR. JESSILYN DUNN, PHD, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, BIOSTATISTICS, AND BIOINFORMATICS AT DUKE UNIVERSITY PROVIDED THE KEYNOTE, PRESENTED ON THE TOPIC, "BIG DATA APPLICATIONS FOR IMPROVED HEALTH OUTCOMES: USING WEARABLES, EHR AND -OMICS DATA FOR EARLY DETECTION, INTERVENTION, AND PREVENTION OF DISEASE." SHE PRESENTED HER RESEARCH ON INTEGRATING DATA FROM WEARABLE DEVICES, ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS, AND GENOMICS WORK IN DISCOVERING EFFECTIVE AND CUSTOMIZED TREATMENT PLANS TAILORED TO INDIVIDUAL PATIENTS. INCOMING PRESIDENT & CEO DENNIS RIDENOUR WAS WELCOMED BY BOARD DIRECTORS BILL BERKLEY AND DEBORAH WILKERSON. THE SCIENCE TO ART SILENT AUCTION RAISED OVER $6,000 WHICH WAS MATCHED BY BIONEXUS KC TO SUPPORT STEAM EDUCATION, SPECIFICALLY BIOGENEIUS, PREP-KC, SCIENCE CITY AND THE GREATER KANSAS CITY SCIENCE & ENGINEERING FAIR, AND FREE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AT THE KEMPER MUSEUM. 9. ONE HEALTH RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM BIONEXUS KC HOSTED THE ANNUAL ONE HEALTH RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM ON AUGUST 25 & 26 FOCUSED ON "IMMUNOTHERAPY: ACTIVATING YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM TO FIGHT DISEASE." IMMUNOTHERAPY TREATMENT IS DESIGNED TO ACTIVATE THE BODY'S IMMUNE SYSTEM TO BETTER RECOGNIZE AND FIGHT DISEASE. SEVERAL IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICS HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO FIGHT DISEASE, AND HUNDREDS MORE ARE BEING TESTED IN CLINICAL TRIALS. BELOW ARE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS YEAR'S EVENT: OVER 100 ATTENDEES, INCLUDING STUDENTS, POST-DOCS AND INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS FROM SEVEN STATES ACROSS OUR REGION HEARD FROM 20+ SPEAKERS AT THE KANSAS CITY CONVENTION CENTER ABOUT THE LATEST IN IMMUNOTHERAPY APPROACHES AND TREATMENTS. A KEYNOTE SPEAKER KICKED OFF EACH DAY'S PROGRAM. - DR. KLAUS HELLMAN, MANAGING DIRECTOR, KLIFOVET AG PRESENTED ON: ARTICELL FORTE: THE FIRST CHONDROGENIC INDUCED STEM CELL BASED VETERINARY MEDICINE FOR HORSES." - LEONID METLITSA, MD, PHD, PROFESSOR OF PEDIATRICS AND IMMUNOLOGY, TEXAS CHILDREN'S CANCER CENTER, CENTER FOR CELL & GENE THERAPY AT BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE PRESENTED ON "HARNESSING NATURAL AND ENGINEERED PROPERTIES OF NKT CELLS FOR ADOPTIVE CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY." 10. ONE HEALTH DAY BIONEXUS KC PARTNERED WITH KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY, BIOKANSAS, KU EDWARDS, AND FRONTIERS: UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE INSTITUTE FOR THE NOVEMBER 6, 2019 "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 EVENT FEATURED SEVERAL PROMINENT RESEARCHERS IN THE BI-STATE REGION WHO EXPLORED VARIOUS ASPECTS OF "CLIMATE CHANGE AND EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS." THE EVENT INCLUDED A STUDENT POSTER COMPETITION WITH SIX GRADUATE AND SIX HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS COMPETING FOR SCHOLARSHIPS. 11. BIOINFORMATICS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CHILDREN'S MERCY AND THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY, BIONEXUS KC PRESENTED THE FOURTH ANNUAL MIDWEST BIOINFORMATICS CONFERENCE ON APRIL 11-12, 2019. THE GOAL OF BIOINFORMATICS IS TO EXPAND OUR UNDERSTANDING OF BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES BY DEVELOPING AND APPLYING COMPUTATIONALLY INTENSIVE TECHNIQUES LIKE PATTERN RECOGNITION, DATA MINING, MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS, AND VISUALIZATION. BELOW ARE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS YEAR'S EVENT: - FEATURING CLOSE TO 30 SPEAKERS, THIS EVENT BROUGHT TOGETHER NEARLY 200 BIOINFORMATICS-MINDED RESEARCHERS FROM ACADEMIA AND INDUSTRY TO DISCOVER CAPABILITIES, SHARE TACTICAL APPROACHES TO PROBLEM-SOLVING, AND EXPLORE SYNERGIES AND POTENTIAL COLLABORATIONS. - BIOINFORMATICS STUDENTS LEARNED ABOUT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE REGION AND WERE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN MOCK INTERVIEWS WITH REGIONAL EMPLOYERS. - A SUBSET OF STUDENT POSTERS WERE CONSIDERED FOR PODIUM PRESENTATIONS, WITH FOUR STUDENTS SELECTED FOR THIS HONOR. - A KEYNOTE SPEAKER KICKED OFF EACH DAY'S PROGRAM. -WENDY CHAPMAN, PHD, JON M. HUNTSMAN PRESIDENTIAL ENDOWED CHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL INFORMATICS WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH PRESENTED ON "INFORMATICS AS A JOURNEY: HOW YOUR EXPERTISE IS NEEDED IN THE GRAND GOAL OF TRANSFORMING HEALTHCARE." -SCOTT SHEARER, PHD, PE, PROFESSOR AND CHAIR OF THE FOOD, AGRICULTURAL AND BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING WITH OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY PRESENTED ON "DIGITAL AGRICULTURE DISRUPTION OR DISTRACTION?" 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 11B 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 CONDUCTED 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.