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Article: Oklahoma City becoming haven for biotech industry.
- Article from:
- Drug Week
- Article date:
- August 15, 2003
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2003 AUG 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In a cluster of labs not far from the Oklahoma City's capitol, there's a biotech revolution brewing in petri dishes and bubbling from flasks.
One lab is developing a test that uses mouthwash to predict whether a woman is at high risk of getting breast cancer. Another created a cream for saggy and flaky skin. A third is working on a drug to help combat Alzheimer disease.
Oklahoma City, better known for cattle stockyards than technology, is becoming a haven for biotech companies, which have attracted scientists from across the country and venture capitalists willing to gamble on potentially life-altering research. ...