Topeka Plug And PlayLearn how Topekans collaborated to bring Plug and Play to the capital city…
Photos by John Burns
Topeka is located in the heart of the Animal Health Corridor, which spans from Manhattan, Kansas, to Columbia, Missouri. Within the corridor, 300 companies account for 56 percent of total animal health, diagnostics technology and pet food sales worldwide.
Topeka’s new Plug and Play program is the first accelerator dedicated specifically to animal health and agricultural technology and is designed to capitalize not only on regional strengths but also to facilitate global innovation and interaction.
Learn how Topekans collaborated to bring Plug and Play to the capital city and meet two startup founders, a former advertising professional using microbial fermentation to create a new pet protein and a former chemist who is developing biodegradable packaging for the food and beverage industry.
The Catalyst
The Closer
Corporate Founders
Cohort Participants
Contributing Writer
Kim Gronniger is corporate communications manager for Security Benefit and a freelance writer. She writes articles for TK Business Magazine, Wichita Business Magazine and the Journal, a publication of the Kansas Leadership Center. She loves interviewing entrepreneurs, innovators, advocates, artists, hobby enthusiasts and others who are doing interesting things in Topeka and other parts of the state. She enjoys quirky shops and eclectic eateries discovered during capital city explorations and Midwest road trips with her family.
