Human Health

Health Innovation Company Joins Collaboration to Develop COVID-19 Vaccine

MRIGlobal, a health innovation company based in Kansas City, Missouri, has joined a collaboration with four health industry partners to work on a COVID-19 vaccine. The collaboration with MBF Therapeutics, Rymedi, ... Read More

Two Missouri Universities Make List of Colleges That Pay Off Most In 2020

Washington University in St. Louis and Missouri University of Science and Technology are two of the top colleges in the U.S. that pay off the most according to a study by ... Read More

Kansas City, Missouri, Named Among Best Cities in US for Remote Workers

Kansas City, Missouri, is the third best city in the U.S. for remote workers, according to a recent study. The study looked at factors including cost of living, availability of high-speed ... Read More

Health Innovation Company Awarded $1.95 Billion Order For COVID-19 Vaccine

Pfizer Inc. has received a $1.95 billion order from the U.S. government for 100 million doses of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine. Pfizer’s facility in Chesterfield, Missouri, is one of three of ... Read More

COVID-19 Vaccine Trials Set to Begin in Missouri

Missouri’s Washington University School of Medicine and the St. Louis University Center for Vaccine Development are joining clinical trials organized by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in response ... Read More

Missouri’s Kansas City Region Ranks High for New Investment, Business Growth

Kansas City, Missouri, is high on the list for officials guiding where companies locate new offices and facilities, according to a new survey. The Missouri city was among 11 mid-sized cities ... Read More

Missouri Companies Continue to Grow Workforce Despite COVID-19

While the COVID-19 pandemic has caused companies across the world to lay off workers, many companies in Missouri have continued to see their local workforces grow. Centene Corp., a health innovation ... Read More

Missouri Announces $50 Million Broadband Expansion to Aid in COVID-19 Recovery Effort

Missouri Governor Mike Parson recently announced nearly $50 million to support broadband expansion across Missouri. Funding for the new programs comes in large part from the state’s Coronavirus Relief Fund and ... Read More

Health Innovation Company Set to Begin Clinical Trial on New Drug to Treat COVID-19

Confluence Discovery Technologies, a health innovation company based in St. Louis, Missouri, is set to begin an in-patient clinical trial on an investigational new drug application to be used as treatment ... Read More

Missouri is Leading the Way in the Health Innovation Industry

Cutting-edge biomedical research is taking place across Missouri in world-renowned research hospitals and innovation districts such as the Cortex Innovation Community and the Missouri Innovation Center. Cerner, Centene, and Express Scripts ... Read More