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Chartered by an act of the General Assembly in 1994, the Missouri
Technology Corporation (MTC) is a private, not-for-profit corporation
led by a 15 member Board of Directors, 11 of whom are appointed by
the governor. The Board is comprised of leaders in the
fields of science
and technology and representatives of public and private universities,
businesses, and the public. The MTC is charged by law with being a
focal point for creating better ways Missouri businesses can interface
with universities in order to solve technical and productivity issues;
for bringing more research funding and emphasis to Missouri universities,
especially involving the life sciences, information technology
and advanced manufacturing; and for
creating and managing a system to
transfer new discoveries into the marketplace in order to create companies
and jobs. The work of the MTC is guided by its
2005
Strategic Plan,
which is the first in the organization’s history. The MTC is
embarking on an effort to raise the level of awareness among policymakers
and the public as to the connections between a
strong economy and
key investments in developing new technologies that can be used by
Missouri businesses and entrepreneurs.

Research Alliance of Missouri (RAM)
The Research Alliance of Missouri, or “RAM”, is an affiliate of the MTC and
was founded on January 15, 2003 as a “new
alliance between business and universities…. to coordinate research
and provide more access to technology for Missouri businesses.” The Missouri Technology Corporation, whose charter calls for the
establishment of a research alliance, and the Missouri Department
of Economic Development convened the senior research officers in Missouri's universities
that sponsor active research and development
programs. Since that time, the members
of RAM have adopted a strategic plan and have built new collaborative research initiatives among
the institutions; initiated a process to streamline technology transfer
from inventions in member university laboratories to commercial products;
and assisted Missouri businesses in addressing technological problems
through collaborative research projects.
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Minutes from Recent RAM Meetings

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