By Jim Stafford For The OklahomanSAN DIEGO — When Tom Kupiec looked to either side, he saw more than a pair of fellow Oklahomans joining him at a small conference table on the floor of the San Diego Convention Center. The trio represented a collaborative effort to take the story of Oklahoma's life sciences industry cluster to the world at the 2017 BIO show here. “This is great example of where academia partners with industry to further the public-private partnerships,” said Kupiec, owner of Oklahoma City's Analytical Research Laboratories and DNA Solutions. Seated to Kupiec's left was Charles Rice, associate professor in University of Oklahoma's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.Read more on NewsOK.com