R&D

Wash U part of $240 million effort to map 200,000 genomes for clues to common diseases

The federal government is funding a monumental project to map 200,000 human genomes in an effort to understand the genetic causes of common diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, epilepsy and ... Read More

Radioactive isotopes business moves forward with plans to locate in Columbia

How many people does it take to produce two milk jug-size bottles of radioactive isotopes? A company called Northwest Medical Isotopes thinks it will take between 75 and 85 employees to produce ... Read More

Another Great Year for Missouri: 58 expansions, 5,700 new jobs and $473M investment

Among the headlines for this week’s development news: 2015 was another great year for Missouri, State’s general revenue report shows growing economy, Automotive sector helping drive state’s economy, Missouri’s graduation rate ... Read More

Indian AgTech Company to Establish US HQ at Helix Center

The Missouri Department of Economic Development announced today that Indian AgTech company Lacgene Technologies is establishing its U.S. headquarters at the Helix Center Biotech Incubator in St. Louis, Missouri. The U.S. ... Read More

St. Charles Pharmaceutical Services Lab, Eurofins Panlabs Growing

Eurofins Panlabs, a Eurofins company, is expanding both its business and workforce in St. Charles. This growth includes adding 10 new high-paying jobs. The growth brings the St. Charles-based company’s workforce ... Read More

BioGenerator helps predictive agtech startup raise $1.2 million

An Argentina-based startup that recently set up its North American operations in St. Louis has raised $1.2 million from a group of investors led by the BioGenerator. S4, also known as ... Read More

St. Louis: The tech capital for cancer

Goggles that can see cancer cells the naked eye cannot. Lasers that extract proteins from tumors to develop personalized cancer medicine. A camera that captures up to 100 billion frames per ... Read More

Cardinal Health expanding Moberly operations, adding 50 new positions

The Missouri Department of Economic Development today announced that Cardinal Health will expand its Moberly manufacturing facility, creating 50 new jobs for the area over the next six years. “Cardinal Health’s ... Read More

Monsanto to move R&D jobs to Missouri

Missouri-based Monsanto Company announced plans to move 65 jobs to its Chesterfield Research Village, just outside of St. Louis, in 2016. These jobs will be moving from: Research Triangle Park, North ... Read More

AgTech Company SyMyco to expand footprint in BRDG Park

Officials with plant science startup SyMyco Inc., which moved to St. Louis from India in 2011, say they plan to expand their presence in BRDG Park by tripling the company’s research ... Read More