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Learn about W. M. Keck grants

Join MU Foundation Relations for a virtual information session about W. M. Keck $1M+ research grants for medical, science and engineering projects. Internal submissions are due Oct. 14. Email questions to Donna Van Pelt, executive director of foundation relations.

Register for Session One, Sept. 19, 3:30 p.m. Register for Session Two, Sept. 25, noon

Facts and Figures

$462M

Total research expenditures, FY23

100+

Average annual new invention disclosures

$5B

Impact on Missouri's economy, FY21

Broader Impacts

The Connector

A partnership between Research, Innovation and Impact and MU Extension, The Connector provides research and professional development opportunities, engagement resources, and programming through meaningful partnerships with faculty, students and staff at our institution and surrounding communities.

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News and Announcements

This summer, veterans with service-connected disabilities from 13 states participated in Mizzou's entrepreneurship bootcamp, a program that empowers them to employ higher education skills, resources and infrastructure to boost their businesses. Only eight universities in the U.S. offer the program.

Time flies when you’re partnering in the pursuit of research, and on Sept. 26, Bond Life Sciences Center celebrates 20 years of working together to tackle humanity’s most pressing challenges. 

Reading genetic code is now quicker and less expensive with the newly acquired NovaSeq X, left, the most powerful and advanced DNA sequencer available from Illumina. The new instrument has been in production and generating data since July 1. 

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We help MU inventors leverage the impact of their research by turning innovations into commercial products and services. 

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Mizzou offers programs, coaching and resources to help students turn ideas for new products, services and businesses into reality. 

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Our partners have access to top-tier programs and students, faculty and staff at the state’s largest public research university.

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