R&D

BioGenerator invests in three biotech startups

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

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

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

Cultivation Capital among nation’s most active seed investors

Cultivation Capital, the St. Louis-based venture capital firm focusing on pre-series A rounds for startups in St. Louis and across the Midwest, was among the most active seed venture capital firms, ... Read More

Manufacturing, Biotech, and Technology Drive Growth in St. Louis

Written by: Marion During, Marketing Specialist | Missouri Partnership and Christopher Chung, CEO | Missouri Partnership [Originally published by Construciton Forum St. Louis] Though the city of St. Louis covers just 65 ... Read More

MOGene creates spinoff lab targeting personalized medicine

Genomic services company MOgene LC has launched a spinoff aimed at establishing a footprint in the growing field of personalized medicine. Called MOgeneDx, the company became operational two weeks ago and ... Read More

Israeli Agtech Company Chooses St. Louis as U.S. Headquarters

St. Louis innovation ecosystem attracts Kaiima BioSTL, the St. Louis organization advancing regional prosperity by cultivating the innovation ecosystem and bioscience sector, announced that Israeli agtech company Kaiima Bio-Agritech has selected St. ... Read More

New center aims to use gut microbiome discoveries to improve human nutrition

A new center at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis aims to tackle the challenges of feeding the world’s rapidly expanding population and improving global health by linking efforts ... Read More

Three Missouri hospitals earn recognition for heart care

Becker’s Hospital Review has listed three Missouri hospitals in their 2014-15 list of the top 100 U.S. hospitals and health systems with great heart programs: Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University in St. Louis; ... Read More

Report: Animal health presence continues to grow in KC corridor

The Kansas City Animal Health Corridor released a new survey at its annual homecoming dinner Monday night showing that more than half of worldwide animal health, diagnostics and pet food sales ... Read More