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Dr. Chen accepts the Outstanding Research and Development Award in Biology at the Innovators Awards Breakfast.

Oklahoma City Innovation District Launches Innovators Awards Breakfast to Celebrate Research, Innovation, and Community Impact

The inaugural Innovators Awards Breakfast celebrated the people and partnerships driving Oklahoma City innovation.
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Elemental Coffee at the Oklahoma City Innovation District — coming January 2026.

Elemental Coffee Expands to the Oklahoma City Innovation District

Elemental Coffee is opening a new café inside Innovation Hall, located in the heart of the OKC Innovation District.
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Students wearing Innovation Week 2025 shirts arrive through the building entrance.

Innovation Week Brings Science to Life for over 1000 OKCPS Seventh Graders

Innovation Week 2025 gave 1,048 OKCPS seventh graders hands-on STEAM experiences at Science Museum Oklahoma.
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Dr. Kelley Dowd works with laboratory equipment in the BioTC lab.

BioTC Names Kelley Dowd, Ph.D. Interim Executive Director

BioTC has named Kelley Dowd, Ph.D., interim executive director to guide its next phase of workforce growth.
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A student uses a virtual reality headset and controllers with an instructor during Innovation Week.

Innovation Week 2025 Brings STEAM Careers to Life for Oklahoma City Students

Innovation Week 2025 will bring hands-on STEAM learning to more than 1,500 Oklahoma City middle school students.
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BioTC Oklahoma sign beside laboratory equipment at the biomanufacturing workforce training center.

NSCEB Visits Biomanufacturing and Biotech Innovation Hub Supporting National, Economic Security in Oklahoma City

National biotechnology leaders visited Oklahoma City to explore the region’s growing biotech ecosystem.
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Startup OU Idea Accelerator participants pose together in front of an Oklahoma City Innovation District backdrop.

Startup OU Idea Accelerator, Powered by OKC Innovation District, Graduates Inaugural Summer Cohort

The inaugural Startup OU Idea Accelerator graduated a summer cohort of early-stage Oklahoma founders.
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STEM education grant recipients hold an oversized $15,100 check at an Oklahoma City Innovation District presentation.

Innovation District Awards Over $291,000 in TIF-Funded Grants to Strengthen STEM Education in Oklahoma City

The Innovation District awarded $291,375 to seven programs expanding STEM education and workforce readiness.
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REVIVR — the game teaching kids to be blood donation heroes, illustrated with colorful playing cards.

REVIVR™: New Card Game Teaches Kids About Blood Donation, Currently Being Tested in Classrooms

REVIVR™, a new educational card game, teaches students about blood matching and the importance of blood donation.
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Innovation District Aerospace Week, powered by Oklahoma Aerospace & Aeronautics.

Aerospace Week Showcases Oklahoma’s Soaring Industry with Statewide Celebrations

Oklahoma’s second annual Aerospace Week united statewide events celebrating the industry’s continued growth.
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BioTC's first graduating cohort and program team pose together in front of a BioTC Oklahoma backdrop.

BioTC Celebrates Completion of First Cohort, Strengthening Oklahoma’s Biotech Workforce

BioTC’s first cohort completed intensive biomanufacturing training and began full-time roles at Wheeler Bio.
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State of Oklahoma proclamation recognizing Aerospace Week, March 31–April 6, 2025.

Governor Stitt Proclaims Oklahoma’s Second Annual Aerospace Week, Hosted by the Oklahoma City Innovation District in Partnership with the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics

Oklahoma’s second annual Aerospace Week will celebrate the state’s aerospace industries March 31 through April 6.
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