Bond speaks to science leaders from MU, other schools
Sen. Kit Bond, R-Mo., spoke to researchers and civic leaders Monday in Kansas City as part of the Missouri Regional Life Sciences Summit, a gathering of scientists led by the University of Missouri.
All four schools in the UM system are attending the summit, as are 23 other universities, groups and corporations. Scientists from all the schools will be able to find partners with whom to collaborate on future projects, and Bond encouraged them to do so Monday.
“We are proud that Missouri is home to many visionary biologists and leaders in the biotechnology movement,” Bond said, according to a statement on his Web site. “So make contacts, share your ideas and expertise, because events like this give us the opportunity to do so.”
The Bond Life Sciences Center on the MU campus is named after the senator, who worked with MU officials during his terms as governor to establish the center as the primary site for interdisciplinary research in the state.