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WHAT

Cortex is a vibrant space serving as an inclusive economic engine for St. Louis. Cortex creates equitable economic impacts by leveraging high-quality facilities, developing programs that build knowledge and networks, and convening strategic partnerships that attract and support emerging and established companies. Founded in 2002 through a collaboration of Washington University in St. Louis, BJC HealthCare, the University of Missouri – St. Louis, Saint Louis University, and the Missouri Botanical Garden, the Cortex Innovation Community (CortexSTL.org) is an internationally recognized hub of innovation and entrepreneurship that is focused on accelerating inclusive economic growth in St. Louis.

WHY

Cortex is more than just buildings. It is an innovation community strategically built around the idea that together, we can do more. Cortex is people working to improve St. Louis by growing and attracting jobs and partnering to inclusively prepare the talent for those jobs. Cortex is how we train entrepreneurs for business success as much as it is creating a place with amenities and an interesting vibe. Our community is a catalyst for innovation that brings together big-thinking problem solvers with state-of-the-art resources, facilities, and innovative programming to inspire and drive collaboration.

NEWS

The API Innovation Center Partners with the Glioblastoma Foundation and Continuity Pharma
to Solve the Lomustine API Supply Crisis
U.S. Produced Source of Lomustine Will Make Treatment More Accessible and Affordable for
Glioblastoma Patients

For more information contact: Jaci Rothe, Cork Tree Creative, Inc.

 

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Cortex, facing unprecedented challenges, plots new course. 'This is an evolution,' says chief.

 "The Cortex Innovation Community, a $2 billion economic engine for the region, has garnered national prestige and ignited urban renewal the city's core had not seen in nearly a century."

 

By Steph Kukuljan of the St. Louis Post Dispatch / MDJ

 

Read the full article, here

 

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