Why Innovation Takes More Than A Great Idea: BioSTL Feature

Most people have heard the word “ecosystem” in conversations about startups, innovation, or economic development. Outside those industries, it can sound like another business buzzword.

Justin Raymundo wants people to think about it differently. As vice president of innovation ecosystem building at BioSTL, Raymundo spends his days helping researchers, entrepreneurs, investors, companies, and community leaders work together, so promising discoveries have a chance to become something much bigger.

“At the end of the day, innovation requires a lot of partners working together,” Raymundo says. “The role of a backbone organization is having a vision for how those groups work together and helping create the connections that move ideas into the world.”