$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
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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
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
Cultivation Capital among nation’s most active seed investors
- January 14, 2015
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
- December 17, 2014
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
Israeli Agtech Company Chooses St. Louis as U.S. Headquarters
- November 24, 2014
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
Report: Animal health presence continues to grow in KC corridor
- August 26, 2014
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
Danforth Center, universities win $20 million from NSF to study climate impact
- August 05, 2014
A state-wide research collaboration that includes the nonprofit Donald Danforth Plant Science Center and St. Louis universities has won a five-year, $20 million grant from the National Science Foundation to study ... Read More