How OmegaQuant Scaled Global Diagnostics from Sioux Falls

A case study graphic featuring the University of South Dakota Discovery District logo and bold black text that reads "Case Study." Beneath it, red subtext reads: "From Homegrown to Global: OmegaQuant’s Journey as the Discovery District’s First Bioscience Tenant." To the right, two OmegaQuant test kits are displayed: the "Omega-3 Index Plus Test" and the "Mother’s Milk DHA Test," both in their clear clamshell packaging.

Discover how OmegaQuant grew from a single-room lab in Sioux Falls to delivering diagnostic tests to 70+ countries. This case study explores the company’s scientific origins, global reach, and how its move into the USD Discovery District helped unlock the next stage of growth—without losing its Midwestern roots.

Advancing Nutritional Science From the Heart of South Dakota

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OmegaQuant Analytics has become one of the most trusted names in nutritional science, but its story begins here in Sioux Falls. In this episode of Favorable Environments, Dr. Kristina Harris Jackson reflects on how a simple dried blood spot test grew into a global diagnostics platform used in more than seventy countries. Her conversation with Tung Nguyen reveals what it takes to translate research into tools people can use at home, why communication matters in science, and how South Dakota continues to create the right conditions for long-term innovation.

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