Organization: CORTEX
Mission: FOUNDED IN 2002, CORTEX MISSION IS THE CREATION OF THE MIDWEST'S PREMIER INNOVATION HUB OF BIOSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND COMMERCIALIZATION, SERVING AS THE ANCHOR OF ST. LOUIS' GROWING ECOSYSTEM FOR INNOVATIVE STARTUP PROGRAMS AND ESTABLISHED COMPANIES THROUGH URBAN REVITALIZATION.
Activities: IN ADDITION TO CORTEX'S ACQUISITION/DEVELOPMENT OF REAL ESTATE AND THE PROMOTION OF DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES OF THE CORTEX INNOVATION DISTRICT, CORTEX SERVES AS THE MANAGER OF ST. LOUIS LAND COMPANY, L.L.C. (SLLC) A MISSOURI LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, THAT SERVES AS A LAND HOLDING ENTITY IN THE REVITALIZATION OF AN APPROXIMATE 200 ACRE TRACT OF LAND IN MIDTOWN ST. LOUIS THAT WILL SERVE AS A CENTER OF RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGY AND ENTREPRENEURIAL EXCHANGE. CORTEX IS THE MANAGER OF SLLC AND INCURRED EXPENSES IN DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING THE PROPERTIES.
ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM- START-UP CONNECTION
NTEE category: Community Improvement & Capacity Building
Secondary category: Environment