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Bimini Pet Health Signs On as Corporate Partner to Topeka’s Plug and Play Animal Health Accelerator
Topeka, KS — Plug and Play Topeka and GO Topeka are pleased to announce Topeka-based Bimini Pet Health is partnering with the capital city’s Plug and Play Animal Health accelerator to find and develop new technologies that may expand the company’s product offerings and deliver highly differentiated options to support Bimini clients and Bimini’s own brand. They join Plug and Play Topeka as the program’s fourth corporate partner, alongside existing founding partners Cargill, Evergy and Hill’s Pet Nutrition.
Plug and Play’s Animal Health accelerator in Topeka launched in 2020 and has since helped advance 65 startups, leading to 17 pilot projects/proofs of concept and two successful partnerships between startups and corporate partners. Twice a year, the local team in Topeka carries out three-month-long business development programs for startups chosen to participate by Plug and Play Topeka’s corporate partners. The accelerator, as well as resulting projects and partnerships, are aimed at facilitating connections that advance the industry.
“We are excited to announce our new partnership with Bimini Pet Health,” said Lindsay Lebahn, senior program manager for Plug and Play Topeka. “By combining our expertise, we aim to push boundaries and develop cutting-edge solutions that bring value to the Animal Health ecosystem. We look forward to collaborating and driving meaningful progress together.”
“It’s exciting to see one of our local entrepreneurs come full circle, from starting up his own business and serving on our local boards to now signing on as a corporate partner of Plug and Play’s Animal Health Vertical here in Topeka,” said Stephanie Moran, GO Topeka’s senior vice president of innovation. “Bimini truly embodies the health of our local startup community, and we look forward to working with this innovator to grow the area’s prominence in the animal-health realm.”
Contact: Bob Ross, SVP of Marketing and Communications Bob.Ross@TopekaPartnership.com
