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MU hydrogen car to compete in Eco-marathon

University of Missouri engineering students have a lot of faith in their third made-from-scratch hydrogen-powered street car. The hydrogen vehicle team expects Tigergen III to reach the equivalent of 500 miles ... Read More

Covidien to buy Israeli device maker for $300 million

Covidien to buy Israeli device maker for $300 million more ... Read More

Expansion at Mo. auto parts plant to add 200 jobs

A $39 million expansion at the TG Missouri auto supply plant in Perryville will result in 200 new jobs over the next five years. Gov. Jay Nixon was in the southeast ... Read More

Sanofi-Aventis to Buy Pluromed to Expand Biosurgery Offerings

Sanofi-Aventis agreed on Friday to buy Pluromed, a maker of plastic inserts for medical procedures, for an undisclosed amount to add to its biosurgery offerings. more ... Read More

Monsanto to test first USDA-approved corn genetically engineered to tolerate drought

U.S. farmers across the Western Great Plains will soon plant Monsanto’s newest drought-tolerant corn as part of on-farm trials. The DroughtGard Hybrids are designed to help farmers mitigate the risk of ... Read More

Chemical Giant Asahi Kasei to Buy Zoll

CEO of Asahi Kasei says U.S. leads world in medical device business both in size and technological innovation, so establishing a strong infrastructure in the U.S. is an important step for ... Read More

MRIGlobal forms new health and security unit

MRIGlobal has formed a new operating unit for global health and security. The life sciences unit will focus on drug development, biosurveillance, diagnostics and food safety for the Kansas City-based research ... Read More

Ten Emerging-Technology Innovators to Watch in 2012

From ‘torrefaction’ to ‘nanobodies,’ leading-edge technology is at the core of these firms’ business models. more ... Read More

Polymer Supplier to Medical Device Industry Expands

Biomerics adds new medical and Pharm compounding lines. more ... Read More

National Sales Co. opens new distribution and sales center

National Sales Co. today opened its new distribution and sales center at its headquarters located within McEagle Properties’ NorthSide Regeneration project at 1533 Delmar Blvd. in St. Louis. The 100,000-square-foot facility ... Read More