NO ONE CAN DO IT ALL ALONE
If you’re starting a business, building your company, or even just considering a new idea, we have resources to help you find your way. The innovation centers in Cortex provide access to the space, support, education, mentorship, funding, and community needed to tackle the tough stuff.
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The Cortex's Square One program provides infrastructure and resources for early-stage, high-growth companies in the fields of information technology, bioscience, consumer and food manufactured products. If you’ve got questions about building a business, these are the folks to call. |
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Every week, entrepreneurs present business ideas to the local community and learn how those around them can support their business in its growth. The Saint Louis 1 Million Cups (1MC) community gives you the opportunity to refine your elevator pitch to a diverse audience and engage with a network for support. Join One Million Cups STL every Wednesday at CIC @ 20 S Sarah starting at 9 AM! |
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Founded at Washington University in St. Louis, Sling Health brings students, faculty, and entrepreneurs together to develop devices and solutions for clinical problems. |
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MEDLaunch connects Saint Louis University students with clinicians to improve standards of care, promote innovation, and provide students with entrepreneurship experience. |
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The Cambridge Innovation Center St. Louis provides space and community for entrepreneurs and business owners. Whether you’re looking for a coworking space, a private office, or lab, CIC St. Louis has a place (and coffee, and snacks, and WiFi, and copying, and concierge service…) for you! |
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BioGenerator creates, grows and invests in promising bioscience companies and entrepreneurs in the St. Louis region. The firm’s work spans the early-stage startup lifecycle of companies within the health and plant sciences, and provides shared lab and office space for its portfolio companies. |
The Global Center for Cybersecurity @ Cortex (the “GCC”) comprises a transdisciplinary network of companies, academic and research institutions, and startups spanning the sciences, defense, healthcare, finance, agriculture, aerospace, automotive, and technology sectors.
Additionally, the GCC is creating a diverse talent pipeline by partnering with local educational and apprenticeship programs that target underrepresented communities.
The API Innovation Center @ Cortex is a non-profit organization headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, dedicated to delivering a market-competitive commercial supply of US-made Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) to address national health security. By fostering collaboration amongst a network of companies, academic and research institutions, and startups, the APIIC @ Cortex stewards innovations in advanced manufacturing and enables solutions for drug supply chain fragility. The center also works to create a diverse talent pipeline by partnering with local educational and apprenticeship programs that target underrepresented communities. To learn more about APIIC @ Cortex, visit www.apicenter.org.
