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Cortex District Member Per Scholas St. Louis is...
The nonprofit at Cortex is providing free classes and wraparound support for ambitious St. Louisans.
Three Cortex Companies featured in 2026 Startups...
The Startups to Watch program each year identifies a new group of up-and-coming startup companies in St. Louis that are best positioned for growth.
CI Select Plans HQ Move to Cortex
CI Select will become part of a project that includes new Mexican restaurant, Chico Bueno.
Cortex District Member Wugen Receives FDA...
The therapy, named Sofi-cel, will treat malignancies in patients with patients with relapsed or refractory T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia or T-cell...
Vicia Selected as 2026 James Beard Awards...
Restauranteurs Tara and Michael Gallina opened the restaurant in the Cortex District in 2017.
Cortex District Member Cofactor Genomics Lands...
Funding will expand OncoPrism immunotherapy-response diagnostic technology nationwide.
Cortex SQ1 Alum Named in Post-Dispatch's 10 Best...
Owner & chef Adjo Honsou is a Cortex's Square One alum and a We Are Cortex ambassador.
Video: Cortex Square One Alum Puddin Puddin...
Puddin Puddin founder Ismael Wayne is an alum of Cortex Square One and feature in the We Are Cortex campaign.
Cortex District Member BioGenerator plans to...
The startup-serving arm of nonprofit industry group BioSTL has invested $50 million in 130 local companies over the past two decades.
Cortex Square One and Cortex District Members...
38 local nonprofit organizations, including Cortex's Square One program, were awareded grants totaling more than $4.9 million.











