Founded in 1818, SLU was the first university in St. Louis, Missouri. SLU and the city have been shaping each other ever since. Maybe you can鈥檛 call St. Louis a college town 鈥� with nearly 3 million residents in the metro area, it鈥檚 too big for that. But it might be something better: a college city. Discover more about the wonderful things that St Louis has to offer!
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Saint Louis Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Cortex
SLU is a founding member of the , a 200-acre innovation and entrepreneurship hub, hosting leading-edge anchor institutions, start-up companies, business incubators, accelerators, and venture capital firms, tallying over 400 companies and 6,000 employees.
BioSTL
CORTEX also hosts , which advocates for research, invests in startups (through it's investment arm,), and attracts innovative companies to Saint Louis. BioSTL and BioGenerator also provide flexible access to physical laboratory space for startup companies, in addition to education, business coaching, investor relations, and non-dilutive grant support to entrepreneurs and early stage companies.