IT Enterprises works closely with corporate and research entities in the region to accomplish the following in economic development, technology transfer and expanded research and educational opportunities:

• House multiple startup companies formed by entrepreneurs in a variety of fields spanning information technology, life sciences and physical sciences, providing necessary facility, business development and mentoring resources along with access  to UM-St. Louis faculty and students in all disciplines (e.g., biology, chemistry, physics, computer sciences, business, economics and beyond) to advance their work.

• Develop new startup companies from University inventions, which in turn provide high paying job opportunities for UM-St. Louis graduates and others in these fields.

• Provide computing resources and broadband connectivity to tenant companies, academic researchers and industry through a High-Performance Computing (HPC) Center.

• Serve as a cross-discipline research center of excellence supporting all academic and industry researchers seeking to move ideas from the lab to the market.

• Attract external grants supporting research, technology transfer and economic development.

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