The University of ºüÀêÉÙÅ® 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 ºüÀêÉÙÅ® citizens and millions of dollars of capital investment across the state.
Locations
Parks managed by UM System
Discovery Ridge
In 2005, the University of ºüÀêÉÙÅ® Board of ºüÀêÉÙÅ® approved the development of a section of Columbia’s South Farm for a new research park. The belief was, and continues to be, that the research occurring in the living fields and laboratories at South Farm, and at the University of ºüÀêÉÙÅ®, will attract tenants who desire close proximity to innovative intellectual resources. It is the mission of the University of ºüÀêÉÙÅ® System Office of Research and Economic Development to link research and commercialization from the system’s four campuses with emerging and existing firms across the state — Discovery Ridge does just that.
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ºüÀêÉÙÅ® Research Park 
Owned and managed by the University of ºüÀêÉÙÅ® System and located in St. Charles, MO, the ºüÀêÉÙÅ® Research Park officially opened in 1985. Today, more than 180 acres of land in the park are developed for high-tech and research facilities. 
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Parks managed by UM System campuses
ºüÀêÉÙÅ® S&T Innovation Park 
The ºüÀêÉÙÅ® University of Science and Technology’s Innovation Park in Rolla, MO, will encompass approximately 60 acres of University-owned property adjacent to the current ºüÀêÉÙÅ® S&T campus and will include a business incubator. This site will be developed to create a mixed academic and private research park to enhance economic activity in the South Central ºüÀêÉÙÅ® region.
Parks managed by UM System partners
CORTEX
The Center of Research, Technology and Entrepreneurial Exchange (CORTEX) is an office and research district in mid-town St. Louis created by a nonprofit consortium formed by the University of ºüÀêÉÙÅ®-St. Louis, Saint Louis University, Washington University, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, and the ºüÀêÉÙÅ® Botanical Garden.
MU Life Science Business Incubator at Monsanto Place
The facility and incubation program in Columbia, MO, are operated by the ºüÀêÉÙÅ® Innovation Center, a public non-profit organization specializing in assistance to entrepreneurial technology firms.
Partners
The University of ºüÀêÉÙÅ® System understands the benefits to partnering with other innovative organizations and institutions. The exchange of ideas and the opportunity to mutually promote initiatives encourages innovation and economic development.