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AFB International
AFB is a worldwide leader in pet food palatability technology.

Central Rolled Thread Die Company
Using the most advanced computer controlled robotic cutting tools, CRT develops and produces high-precision dies for casting threaded metal parts for the aerospace and automotive industries.

Consultant Lubricants, Inc.
A formulator and compounder of metal processing compounds and chemicals utilized in the machining, stamping, grinding and extruding of metal and metal alloys for the pharmaceutical, automotive, appliance, aircraft, electrical, printing and other industries.

Diagraph, Inc.
A global producer of automated marking, coding and labeling systems.

Duckett Creek Sanitary District
Duckett Creek Sanitary District in an award-winning wastewater treatment district serving more than 27,000 residential and commercial customers.

Federal Aviation Administration
Home to the FAA's TRACON facility, the primary air-traffic-control cacility of Lambert International Airport and all designated air space in the St. Louis region.

Millipore
Develops and manufactures reagents for diabetes research, and conducts laboratory analysis of research testing kits.

Missouri Bluffs Golf Club
An award-winning, upscale, daily-fee championship golf course and practice range designed by Tom Fazio.

National Weather Service
A regional forecasting center and Doppler radar research facility.

Natoli Engineering, Inc.
A principal developer of superior quality dies for manufactuers in the pharmaceutical, storage battery and ceramic industries.

NIKE IHM, Inc.
Develops and produces extruded and blow molded specialty thermoplastic products for sale to manufactures of industrial and consumer products.

Novus International Research Center
Novus International develops, manufactures and markets animal feed supplements.

Propper International, Inc.
Propper International, Inc. develops and manufactures military-grade tactical uniforms for the military and civilian law enforcement agencies.

Supplies Network
Supplies Network is the largest privately-owned wholesaler of IT consumables in the U.S.

Wachovia Securities
Missouri Research Park is home to Wachovia Securities' state-of-the-art data center, housing computer systems that support corporate data processing and client Internet access activities.

Westar Aerospace & Defense Group, Inc.
Westar Aerospace and Defense Group, Inc. provides high-value engineering, software, and logistics solutions to the U.S. Department of Defense and allied governments.

Wingate by Wyndham Hotel
100-room hotel features an outdoor pool and patio, wired and wireless high-speed Internet access, a 24-hour business center, continental breakfast, an indoor pool, a whirlpool and a fitness center.

Zoltek Corporation
Develops and produces high-purity carbon fibers used in the aerospace and automotive industry.

Investing in Missouri

Research Parks & Incubators

The University of Missouri System’s statewide network of research parks provides a thriving environment for discoveries to move from the laboratory to the marketplace. The atmosphere of innovation and collaboration attracts national and international tenants who create quality employment opportunities for Missouri citizens and millions of dollars of capital investment across the state.

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Office of Intellectual Property Administration

The Office of Intellectual Property Administration (OIPA) supports the economic development mission by encouraging broad practical application of university research for the public benefit; assisting those associated with the technology transfer program with evaluating, protecting, licensing and commercializing university discoveries; and carrying out new economic development initiatives designed to create jobs in Missouri.

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Funding Opportunities

The Office of Research and Economic Development is dedicated to commercializing university technologies - one of the biggest challenges to that mission is funding. To proactively combat the constant obstacle, the office has formulated different funding programs for faculty, students and innovations in all stages of the discovery process.

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Office of Research & Economic Development

The Office of Research and Economic Development was established in 2005 to link research and commercialization from the four University of Missouri System campuses with emerging and existing firms across the state and around the world. Working closely with the chief research officers, chancellors and technology transfer offices from each campus, the office also serves as a conduit to local, state and federal agencies to ensure research results aid the growth of Missouri’s economy.

The Office is dedicated to advancing Missouri through innovation, investment and infrastructure.

Our enthusiasm for these three categories revolves around the development of intellectual property, funding programs and research parks and incubators. Providing support during critical stages in university inventions’ path to the marketplace stimulates Missouri’s economy, jobs and entrepreneurship.

Our vision is to enable and lead Missouri’s transformation toward a knowledge-based economy dependent upon innovation and entrepreneurship.

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309 University Hall
Columbia MO, 65211
Phone: 573-882-6726
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