Human Health

The US – It’s Really 50 Different Economies

One of the top concepts that British companies need to understand at the beginning of an expansion or market entry process – is that in the U.S. there are 50 states ... Read More

Missouri Ranked Among Best States for Business In 2020 by CEOs

Missouri has been ranked among the “Best States for Business in 2020,” by Chief Executive. The state moved up four spots from its 2019 ranking. The rankings highlighted Missouri’s strengths in ... Read More

Missouri Plastics Manufacturer Finds Its Niche in Fight Against COVID-19

At the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. personal protective equipment (PPE) was scarce, yet much needed. That need drove defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. to call St. Louis, ... Read More

LinkedIn Names St. Louis Best in US for New Grads Looking to Launch Their Careers

St. Louis, Missouri, has been named the top city in the U.S. for new graduates looking to launch a career, according to experts at LinkedIn. The study highlighted St. Louis’ mix ... Read More

Missouri Researchers at Washington University Testing Chloroquine in COVID-19 Fight

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, are leading a new trial testing the anti-malaria drug chloroquine on 30,000 frontline healthcare workers to determine whether the drug can prevent COVID-19 ... Read More

Fast-Growing Missouri Company Announces Plans to Add Hundreds of New Jobs in Kansas City

Missouri Governor Mike Parson recently unveiled his ‘Show Me Strong Recovery’ program that focuses on broad economic recovery and job creation for Missourians. Spring Venture Group, a direct-to-consumer distributor of Medicare ... Read More

Missouri’s Health Innovation Talent is Leading the Charge in COVID-19 Fight

Dr. Sarah George, the principal investigator of the remdesivir trial at Saint Louis University, has studied infectious diseases for almost 25 years, and she has seen pandemics before, including HIV, H1N1, ... Read More

University of Missouri Researchers Testing Four Potential Drugs to Treat COVID-19

Researchers at the University of Missouri have found that four antiviral drugs, including remdesivir, a drug originally developed to treat Ebola, are effective in inhibiting the replication of the coronavirus causing ... Read More

Missouri-based Health Innovation Giant Announces Partnership to Expand Access for COVID-19 Testing

Missouri-based Centene Corp., a health innovation company, is teaming up with clinical laboratory Quest Diagnostics to expand COVID-19 testing access in areas of need throughout the U.S. The company plans to ... Read More

Missouri-based Varsity Tutors Amps Up COVID-19 Program with Help from Four Celebrities

Varsity Tutors, an innovative Missouri-based company and the nation’s leading provider of one-on-one instruction, recently launched a free set of online classes for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. The free ... Read More