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Creating inclusive economic growth in St. Louis by uniting diverse innovators, spaces, and organizations to transform ideas into solutions.


Our mission is to create equitable opportunities for a thriving community of innovation. We do more than connect businesses, we drive regional economic growth and empower companies at all stages with premier facilities, enriching programs, and robust partnerships.
We are Cortex
Meet the People
WE ARE CORTEX showcases some of the faces of Cortex, including entrepreneurs and scientists, food servers and coders, and a smattering of the people who make our world go ‘round within our District. These are the people envisioning innovation, feeding innovation, coding innovation, fostering innovation, engineering innovation, creating innovation, fueling innovation, protecting innovation, generating innovation, and advancing innovation.

Michael
Co-owner / Chef

Lydia
Bake Lab Technician

Isabel
Community Operations Coordinator

Guillermo
Co-Founder & CSO

Bake
Assistant Manager

Jade
Senior Manager of Recruitment and Admissions

Shalaka
Senior Scientist

Justin
Director of Regional Workforce Strategy

Mike
Founder & Executive Director

Cory
Software Developer

Irina
Account Executive

Adjo
Owner & Founder
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Events
Happening @ Cortex

CIC Lunch & Learn-Social Storytelling for Business
Feb 27
20 S. Sarah St. Louis, MO 63110
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Free