Bioscience & Technology Business Center Inc

“Contracts with kaw, inc and lrtc to provide management, property management and client service.”

“Btbc has stakeholder members who maintain the four class a director positions and elect the at large board of director members. The stakeholder members are city, county, university of kansas and chamber of commerce who will receive a portion of the net assets upon dissolution. The board of director approves major decisions.”

“Class a directors elect class b directors”

“The committees of the organization are advisory in nature and do not have the authority to act on behalf of the governing board.”

“The return will be reviewed at the next quarterly board meeting. If the filing date falls before the quarterly board meeting, copies are provided to all board members to review, and discussion is conducted via conference calls or e-mails.”

“Annually, the board and staff disclose any possible conflicts and in the event of a conflict, btbc personnel are obligated to disclose the situation and recuse themselves from any further consideration ofthe matter until conflict is resolved.”

“The board reviews and approves officer's compensation.”

“All relevant documents are made available to the public upon request in either paper or digital (.pdf) format.”

“In 2020, the bioscience and technology business center (btbc) was able to accomplish its stated goals in multiple areas. The btbc continued its mission to recruit, grow, and retain additional high-potential companies to fill the phase ii building addition that was completed in 2014 and ended the year at 100% occupancy at the main facility on west campus. In addition, the organization was able to begin its next phase of growth, which is a new building on ku's west campus. The phase iii development will be a 66,000 square foot building. Btbc received a 7.8mm eda grant for phase iii in october 2020 and construction will begin in q1 2021 with an anticipated completion date of q1 2022. It will generate space for an additional 12-18 companies with 200-250 jobs. The organization strives to serve as the lead business and economic development contact for life sciences and technology companies interested in doing business in lawrence and douglas county region. The btbc seeks to serve the needs of life sciences and technology companies by providing 1) bioscience and technology business center on the university of kansas campus, 2) business development services, 3) collaborative research projects with the university of kansas, 4) recruitment and relocation assistance, 5) access to capital, and 6) access to the vast btbc network of resources.”

“In 2020 gr underwood stepped down as the president & coo and robert knapp was hired as the executive vice president of corporate relations.”