Advancing the Life Sciences
in the Kansas City region
As the organization responsible for coordinating and overseeing our region's life sciences initiative, the Kansas City Area Life Sciences Institute works to advance the life sciences research, commercialization, and workforce development.
Our mission is to foster constructive relationships between the academic and private sectors; assist scientific collaborative research efforts; oversee and manage fundraising and marketing activities; advocate for the life sciences at the local, state,
and national levels; and provide support to economic development and technology transfer & commercialization organizations.
Defining KCALSI:
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