USD Discovery District Returns as Sponsor for 2026 Medical Alley Summit, Reinforces South Dakota’s Bioscience Momentum and National Connectivity
The USD Discovery District returns as a sponsor of the 2026 Medical Alley Summit, highlighting South Dakota’s growing role in bioscience innovation. The district will spotlight a new global case study on OmegaQuant and join a national conversation on the future of healthcare.
How OmegaQuant Scaled Global Diagnostics from Sioux Falls

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
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.