MRIGlobal

MRIGlobal
FormerlyMidwest Research Institute
Company typeNonprofit scientific research institute
Industry
FoundedKansas City, Missouri (June 17, 1944 (1944-06-17))
FounderKansas City-area business leaders
Headquarters425 Volker Boulevard
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Area served
Worldwide
Services
Number of employees
550 (in FY13)[1]
Websitewww.mriglobal.org

MRIGlobal is an American independent, not-for-profit, contract research organization based in Kansas City, Missouri, with regional offices in Virginia and Maryland. In addition to its own research laboratories, MRIGlobal operates research facilities for the Department of Energy and the Department of Defense.[1]

MRIGlobal conducts programs in the areas of molecular diagnostics, antimicrobial resistance, therapeutics, engineering, mobile laboratories, CBRNE technology development and countermeasures, chemical testing facilities, real-time biosurveillance, national security and defense, energy and the environment, and agriculture.[1][2] The purpose of MRIGlobal is to provide solutions through scientific research, technology development, and technical services for the benefit of government, industry, and the public.

  1. ^ a b c "MRIGlobal 2013 Annual Report" (PDF). mriglobal.org. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
  2. ^ "MRIGlobal 2014 Annual Report" (PDF). mriglobal.org. Retrieved 2015-01-16.