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Resarch Alliance of Missouri
The Research Alliance of Missouri, or “RAM”, was formed on January 15, 2003 after a call by the Governor for a “new alliance between business and universities…. to coordinate research and provide more access to technology for Missouri businesses.” At the request of the Governor, the MTC, whose charter calls for the establishment of a research alliance, and the Missouri Department of Economic Development convened the senior research officers in Missouri higher education institutions with active research and development programs. Since that time, the members of RAM have adopted a mission statement and has 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.