University of Missouri System

Research and Economic Development

News and events

2008

• ABC Labs open doors at Discovery Ridge facility, September 23
• ABC Labs' new facility open at Discovery Ridge, September 23
• Forum proposes Discovery development, September 8
• Missouri´s first hydrogen fueling station opens in Rolla, August 20
• Hydrogen Road Tour stops in Mo. town, August 20
• Incubator looks to give tech companies a start, July 8
• Blunt allocates $2.3 million to higher education, June 23
• Marketing show hits the road, REDI looks to sell research facilities, June 3
• ABC Labs near transition to Discovery Ridge, May 3
• ABC finds profitable stride after lean beginning, growing pains, April 4
• ARCO completing ABC Labs' headquarters building next month, February 8

2007

• Express Scripts to expand headquarters with $30M building, November 20
• Dr. Michael F. Nichols appointed University of Missouri VP for Research and Economic Development, November 9
• University names economic development chief, November 9
• St. Louis area offers several research parks, October 26
• Centennial Investors funding its first startup: Equinosis, October 19
• Business Incubator a key component of high-tech development strategy, September 23
• Innovation Park benefits significant, September 5
• University hands over land for interchange, August 7
• UMKC, KU Med look to expand lab space for biotechnology entrepreneurs, August 6
• MU-created drug set for new market, August 4
• Santarus Announces Achievement of $5 Million Milestone Under OTC License Agreement with Schering-Plough, July 25
• ABC Labs searches for new investor, June 24
• Express Scripts opens headquarters at UMSL park, June 29
• Ridge holds a world of possibilities, June 26
• When academic research = big money, June 23
• John Gardner appointed VP for Washington State University, June 11
• Gardner to Assume Vice Presidency at WSU on July 1, June 11
• City vote paves way for access to new labs, May 8
• Rewarding Research, Apr. 26
• New business portal helps entrepreneurs thrive, Apr. 19
• State blessed with potential in ag research, Apr. 15
• UMR Tech Park Approved, Apr. 7
• Discovery Ridge Construction Begins, Mar. 22
• MU spin-off firm finds the right temperature, Mar. 10
• Speaker urges students to be entrepreneurs, Feb. 7
• Rolla Tech park to be put on a “fast track” Bax says, Feb. 7
• Grants to boost life-sciences research, Jan. 23
• Development of tech park and shopping district will be 'the future of Rolla,' Mayor Jenks says, Jan. 17
• Should Missouri help angel investors?, Jan. 12

2006

• Lab gets a new home, Dec. 15
• UM Vice President of Research and Economic Development, John Gardner, named to national Plant Variety Protection Board, Dec. 15
• It’s actual - ABC Labs reports growth in sales, Nov. 25
• UM Research Parks Continue to Innovate, October
• UMSL moves ahead, July 10
• Company teams up with MU for new home, May 14
• Officials effusive about ABC move, May 13
• ABC Labs to be First Tenant at Discovery Ridge Research Park, May 12
• Research park director found right path, Apr. 24
• UMSL enters a new world with advent of Express Scripts, Mar. 26
• Deaton, Blunt tout new MU incubator, Feb. 3
• Potential MOHELA sale appeals to UM curators, Jan. 27
• Blunt: MOHELA sale won't hurt students, Jan. 26
• MOHELA sale takes shape, Jan. 26
• Blunt unveils loan sale plan at MU, Jan. 26
• Loan agency sale to profit MU projects, Jan. 25

2005

• MU takes active role in economy: Development grows into ‘fourth mission.’ (Columbia Tribune), Dec. 11
• Entrepreneurial U: Universities as economic developers (Columbia Tribune), Dec. 6
• Academic has an entrepreneurial spirit: John Gardner took a chance on leaving academia to start his own company. He’s back, but he’s still thinking like a businessman. (Columbia Tribune), Dec. 3
• President Floyd Appoints John C. Gardner UM Vice President for Research and Economic Development, Aug. 25
• MU Business Incubator Receives $2.5 Million Federal Grant, Aug. 18