Innovation

Innovation. It’s becoming a buzz word that really doesn’t mean anything, since everyone claims to be the next center of innovation.

However, Missouri really is THE center of innovation.

From the Cortex Innovation Community in St. Louis, to the UMKC Innovation Center in Kansas City, talent across Missouri are developing the latest innovations within our core industries. And it’s not just startups. Major corporations have significant presence within these districts as they collaborate with the best and the brightest to take our state into the future.

Innovation Districts in Missouri

• BRDG Park (St. Louis)
• Brush Creek Enterprise Center (Kansas City)
• CET (St. Louis)
• Cortex Innovation Community (St. Louis)
• Helix Center Biotech Incubator (St. Louis)
• Innovation Stockyard (St. Joseph)
• Jordan Valley Innovation Center (Springfield)
• MIC (Columbia)
• Missouri Enterprise (Rolla)
• Missouri Rural Enterprise and Innovation Center (Kirksville)
• Joseph Newman Innovation Center (Joplin)
• Plant Science Innovation Hub (St. Louis)
• STL VentureWorks at South County (St. Louis)
• STL VentureWorks at Wellston (St. Louis)
• Southeast Innovation Center (Cape Girardeau)
• T-REX (St. Louis)
• UMKC Innovation Center (Kansas City)