Dow plans seed trait to combat Roundup-resistant weeds
- May 06, 2010
Dow Chemical Co. plans to add a gene to its corn, cotton and soybean seeds that will allow farmers to use a second herbicide to control weeds not killed by Monsanto ... Read More
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Area animal health companies seeking venture capital have an coming opportunity close to home.
The KC Animal Health Corridor is holding its second KC Animal Health Investment Forum on Aug. 31 at the Marriott Muehlebach Hotel in Kansas City. Applications must be submitted by June 25. Application information is available here.
MU gets millions for health study
- May 06, 2010
The University of Missouri has been awarded an $8.47 million grant to study cardiovascular health, one of the largest awards for medical research in MU’s history. The five-year, renewable grant will ... Read More
Endo to buy HealthTronics for $223M
- May 06, 2010
Drug developer Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc. is buying HealthTronics for $223 million in a move to expand its urology and diagnostic products, the companies said Wednesday. Endo, based in Chadds Ford, ... Read More
Landec acquires Lifecore Biomedical for $40M plus debt
- May 04, 2010
Landec Corp. said Monday it acquired Lifecore Biomedical Inc. from Warburg Pincus Private Equity IX LP for $40 million in cash and assumed debt of $4 million, along with future possible ... Read More
Tech’s 29 most powerful colleges
- May 03, 2010
The University of Missouri comes in at No. 23 on The Daily Beast’s list of Tech’s 29 Most Powerful Colleges. The school is hailed for its Missouri Research Park in St. ... Read More
Despite the economy UM system research blossoms
- May 03, 2010
Ground broke last month on the site of a new research park at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. The innovation park is being constructed atop what was once the ... Read More
Missouri tops Kansas in tech job rankings
- May 03, 2010
Missouri bested Kansas in terms of tech jobs, according to a new Cyberstates report, which ranked the states as the 19th and 27th cyberstates, respectively. The report found that Missouri’s high-tech ... Read More
Alliant Tech Systems announces $372 million order from the U.S. Army
- May 03, 2010
Alliant Tech Systems announced Monday that it received $372 million in orders from the U.S. Army Contracting Command in Rock Island, Ill., to be produced at the Lake City Army Ammunition ... Read More
Bombardier gets $937M order from Jazz Air
- May 03, 2010
Jazz Air LP plans to replace some of its aging fleet of passenger aircraft and spend up to US$937 million to purchase as many as 30 new turboprops from Bombardier, the ... Read More
Ford’s Kansas City-made vehicles drive April sales gains
- May 03, 2010
Sales of vehicles produced at Ford Motor Co.’s Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo were a key reason Ford’s sales increased by more than 20 percent for the fifth straight month. ... Read More