OLATHE — The Kansas Bioscience Authority says it will become a private entity this year.
The Olathe-based authority was established in 2004 to attract bioscience technology to Kansas, using both state and private funds. The Lawrence Journal-World reports (http://bit.ly/1VusoFZ ) it has been criticized in recent years for the types of investments it made. Some lawmakers also said it wasn’t appropriate to use state funds for private equity ...