Encouraging Academic/Industrial Interaction
To expand knowledge and research, a variety of organizations encourage networking amongst public and private Life Sciences organizations and their people.

• The Research Alliance of Missouri (RAM) was created in 2003 to foster public and private collaborations to attract research funding to Missouri and speed the translation of technologies into commercial opportunities and jobs.

• The Scientific Partnership and Resource Connection is a quarterly networking event designed to build relationships between scientists and the business community to facilitate technology transfer, foster entrepreneurship and provide career opportunities for students.

• The University of Missouri-Kansas City Bloch School-Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation's Enterprise Development Laboratory provides an infrastructure that expedites the transfer and commercialization of new technologies. Multidisciplinary teams of faculty, students and experts from the community evaluate innovations and work toward the creation and management of high-growth new enterprises.

 
Contact Information
For more information on Academic-Industrial Interaction Programs please contact:
    Rob Monsees
    Executive Director
    Missouri Technology Corporation
    P.O. Box 2137, 301 W. High Street,
    Suite 680, Jefferson City, MO 65102
    (573)526-0470
    rob.monsees@ded.mo.gov

    Dr. John C. Gardner
    Vice President for Research and Economic Development
    University of Missouri
    321 F University Hall
    Columbia MO, 65211
    GardnerJ@umsystem.edu