Cortex Innovation Community

Cortex Innovation Community
Founded2002 (2002)
FounderWashington University
BJC HealthCare
UMSL
Saint Louis University
Missouri Botanical Garden
TypeTax-exempt 501(c)3 Non-profit
FocusLand use, land development, redevelopment, placemaking, marketing, startups, financing and fundraising.
Location
Coordinates38°38′05″N 90°15′04″W / 38.63465415°N 90.25115899250936°W / 38.63465415; -90.25115899250936
Area served
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Members
22 directors[1]
Key people
June McAllister Fowler, Board Chair, Sam Fiorello, President and CEO, William Henry Danforth, John Dubinsky[2][3][4]
Employees
18
Websitecortexstl.org
Formerly called
Cortex West Redevelopment Corporation

Cortex Innovation Community, Cortex Innovation District, or Cortex is an innovation district in the Midtown neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri.[5] A 200-acre hub for technology and biological science research, development, and commercialization,[6] Cortex is a main location for the city's technology startup companies.[7][8] It is near Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis University, and Barnes-Jewish Hospital.

Cortex officials say their master plan calls for $2.3 billion of construction, producing more than 4.5 million square feet of mixed-use development to house 13,000 jobs in technology.[7][9][1]

Cortex 3.0, a $170 million expansion was completed in fall 2018.[10][11]

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  2. ^ Mack, Mary (27 February 2017). "Conceiving Cortex: Cortex Special Feature, Chapter 1, 2000-2002". EQSTL. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  3. ^ Edwards, Greg (30 November 2012). "John Dubinsky". St. Louis Business Journal. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Stifel Official Bio". Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Cortex Official Website". Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Cortex - Oral History". 28 August 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Cortex Official The District". Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  8. ^ Arruda, William (5 December 2017). "What To Look For In A City When You're Relocating For Work". Forbes. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
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  10. ^ Mack, Mary (27 February 2017). "Cortex's Evolution From A Life Science District To A Magnet For St. Louis Innovators: A Feature Series". EQSTL. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  11. ^ Mack, Mary (2 March 2017). "Cortex Looks Ahead: Cortex Special Feature, Chapter 4, 2017 And Beyond". EQSTL. Retrieved 18 September 2018.