C2N Diagnostics’ Cortex expansion shows what’s at stake for St. Louis bioscience
The company’s move into a much larger laboratory highlights why specialized real estate matters for retaining growing bioscience businesses.
Spotlight on Bioscience
St. Louis Magazine’s “Spotlight on Bioscience” series is supported by BioSTL, a St. Louis–based nonprofit dedicated to turning the region’s world-class research strengths into high-growth startups, a skilled workforce, and a globally recognized innovation hub.
Through this editorial series, SLM explores the St. Louis region’s bioscience ecosystem—the breakthroughs, companies, people, and partnerships driving real-world impact here and around the globe.
St. Louis shines as a leading center for rural healthcare innovation
With roughly $500 billion in healthcare industry concentration, St. Louis has become a launching point for BioSTL’s effort to connect rural communities with innovations from around the world.
Why NanoJump Bio is betting on St. Louis agtech
As NanoJump Bio works to turn portable DNA-extraction technology into a commercial product, founder Julieta Imperiale is tapping St. Louis’ agtech network for customers, product expertise, and a path to manufacturing.
St. Louis startups secure millions in latest bioscience funding rounds
Recent deals offer a look at how local bioscience companies piece together research grants, nonprofit support, private investment, and national capital as they move toward the market.
Why innovation takes more than a great idea
BioSTL’s Justin Raymundo explains why collaboration across universities, startups, investors, and industry is essential to moving discoveries into the marketplace.
How some St. Louis bioscience startups are moving from discovery to market
Geneoscopy and CoverCress are among a new generation of ventures aiming to turn breakthrough research into larger-scale success.
As the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation opens an innovation center, St. Louis aims to grow its bioscience talent
From East St. Louis classrooms to research labs and manufacturing floors, a growing network of educators, nonprofits, and employers is building the talent pipeline powering the region’s bioscience economy.
Meet the nonprofit that has been quietly building St. Louis’ innovation economy for 25 years
A 25-year effort to keep St. Louis’ best ideas—and the people behind them—right here at home.
How St. Louis built a more collaborative bioscience ecosystem
For years, St. Louis produced world-class science without capturing much of the growth that followed. Today, a web of startups, research institutions, investors, and civic builders is changing that trajectory.
‘St. Louis Magazine’ to launch “Spotlight on Bioscience” series
The new monthly editorial series will explore the startups, research, institutions, and innovations driving St. Louis’ rise as a national bioscience hub.