R&D

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

Missouri is the Global Leader in Agtech

When you ask people on the U.S. coasts what Missouri has to offer, they may reply with the common misconception that it’s simply cows and corn. While Missouri is proud to ... 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

British Agritech Innovators See Tremendous Opportunity in Missouri despite COVID-19

In February 2020, the Ag Coast of America welcomed a delegation of scientists, entrepreneurs and business leaders from Agri-TechE, one of the premiere agriculture technology associations in the United Kingdom (UK), ... Read More

Missouri Agtech Company Looks to the Future with Investment in Plant-Based Meat Industry

As meat supply chain issues occur across the world due to COVID-19, one Missouri-based company is targeting the fast-growing plant-based meat industry as it looks to the future. The St. Louis, ... 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