Human Health

Missouri Companies Continue to Grow Workforce Despite COVID-19

While the COVID-19 pandemic has caused companies across the world to lay off workers, many companies in Missouri have continued to see their local workforces grow. Centene Corp., a health innovation ... Read More

Missouri Announces $50 Million Broadband Expansion to Aid in COVID-19 Recovery Effort

Missouri Governor Mike Parson recently announced nearly $50 million to support broadband expansion across Missouri. Funding for the new programs comes in large part from the state’s Coronavirus Relief Fund and ... Read More

Health Innovation Company Set to Begin Clinical Trial on New Drug to Treat COVID-19

Confluence Discovery Technologies, a health innovation company based in St. Louis, Missouri, is set to begin an in-patient clinical trial on an investigational new drug application to be used as treatment ... Read More

Missouri is Leading the Way in the Health Innovation Industry

Cutting-edge biomedical research is taking place across Missouri in world-renowned research hospitals and innovation districts such as the Cortex Innovation Community and the Missouri Innovation Center. Cerner, Centene, and Express Scripts ... Read More

Missouri Scientists Launch Specimen Bank to Aid Research in Fight Against COVID-19

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, are collecting samples from hundreds of people who have had COVID-19 as they work to answer a multitude of questions about the coronavirus. ... Read More

The Future of Work Is Remote

Imagine this – you’ve been working all day on your home computer, attending video conferences, and managing your team spread out over half of the country. Then, you step outside and ... Read More

Missouri Welcomes 1,400 New Tech Jobs As Statewide Recovery Efforts Ramp Up

  In the midst of Missouri’s “Show Me Strong Recovery” Plan, the state’s coordinated effort to reopen and rebuild its economy, Missouri is showing its strength in the tech industry. Accenture ... Read More

Washington University School of Medicine Reports Development of Mouse Model In COVID-19 Fight

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri, have reported the development of a mouse model of COVID-19 that replicates the illness in people. The model can be ... Read More

Israeli Health Innovation Company Expands into Missouri

Uniper Care, a health innovation company founded in Israel, is targeting St. Louis, Missouri, as part of its expansion in the U.S. after being awarded a contract for its technology to ... Read More

Missouri Health Innovation Startup Ramps Up Workforce in Fight Against COVID-19

Inx Medical, a health innovation startup that develops surgical devices, has hired about 20 new employees since March to produce personal protective equipment (PPE) for the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. ... Read More