MRIGlobal

MRIGlobal is an independent, nonprofit, applied research organization headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, with additional offices in Virginia, Maryland, and North Kansas City. Founded in 1943 as the Midwest Research Institute, the organization has spent more than eight decades translating new technologies that support better health outcomes for humans and the environment. MRIGlobal's mission is to improve the lives of people through innovative scientific and engineering research, delivering technology-based solutions in national security and defense, energy and environment, life sciences, agriculture and food safety, and transportation.

The organization works with government agencies, commercial businesses, and academic institutions to provide smart, collaborative solutions that solve precise customer needs. MRIGlobal operates world-class laboratories, including a 24/7/365 laboratory in the National Capital Region, and has been recognized with prestigious awards including R&D 100 Awards. Their expertise spans global health surveillance, vaccines and therapeutics, infectious disease research and response, pharmaceutical sciences, in vitro diagnostics, defense solutions, and agricultural testing. The organization's SCALE Center is a major component of a $34 million Tech Hubs Award to the KC BioHub Consortium, further demonstrating their leadership in bringing life-saving medicines to patients who need them.