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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. The Research Alliance of Missouri (RAM) was formed in 2003 through a partnership with the MTC and the Department of Economic Development and operates as a part of MTC. RAM was founded as an alliance of the 12 Missouri universities that perform significant amounts of scientific research. The purpose of RAM is to enhance and coordinate research performed at Missouri universities and to provide Missouri businesses better access to technologies developed at the universities. RAM member universities are represented by the chief research officers of each university and they meet monthly to coordinate their work. RAM membership was recently expanded to include two additional universities (A.T. Still University of Health Sciences and the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences) and two not for profit research institutions (Donald Danforth Plant Sciences Center and the Stowers Insitute for Medical Research).
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