$500,000 grant could expand Danforth Center
- May 27, 2015
St. Louis County and Creve Coeur beat out many other U.S. regions for a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce to expand innovation. The funds will be used to ... Read More
R&D
Bioscience company to expand in St. Louis, creating 42 jobs
- May 21, 2015
The Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) announced today that Seventh Wave, a consulting-based contract research organization for the pharmaceutical and medical device industry, will expand its presence in St. Louis ... Read More
Prime Inc. plans $50M headquarters expansion
- May 06, 2015
Killian Construction Co. President Bill Killian said today the Springfield-based contracting firm was hired to build a $50 million expansion of Prime Inc.’s Queen City headquarters, 2740 N. Mayfair Ave. “This ... Read More
Barnes-Jewish Hospital named to ‘great hospitals’ list
- April 23, 2015
Becker’s Hospital Review, a monthly publication that focuses on hospital news, legal issues and industry trends, just released its annual 100 Great Hospitals in America, and Barnes-Jewish Hospital is the only ... Read More
Missouri medical school plans Joplin extension
- April 02, 2015
The Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences recently announced that it plans to open a campus in Joplin, enrolling up to 150 students per class. The move will potentially turn ... Read More
Missouri healthcare organizations earn top rankings
- March 26, 2015
Five Missouri-based organizations have been named in Becker’s Hospital Review’s 150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare in 2015. The annual list includes both healthcare providers and other types of healthcare-specific ... Read More
St. Louis startup turning weeds into biofuel
- March 11, 2015
Biofuel made from pennycress seeds, “could end up in your tank, if you drive a diesel powered car or truck,” said Jerry Steiner, the chief executive of the two-year-old plant science ... Read More
BioGenerator invests in three biotech startups
- February 27, 2015
BioGenerator, the investment arm of BioSTL, announced seed investments in three local biotech startups in mid February. Those companies include Vasculox, which is developing drugs for disorders including leukemia and lymphoma; ... Read More
Israeli biotech company to build $10 million R&D facility in St. Louis
- February 12, 2015
Evogene Ltd., a biotech company that has partnered with Monsanto for nearly a decade, has plans in place to build a 6,000-square-foot research and development facility at Bio-Research & Development Growth ... Read More
UMKC med school ranks among top residency programs
- January 14, 2015
The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine was named among the region’s top family medicine residency training programs. Doximity and U.S. News and World Report released the rankings Tuesday, which ... Read More