Treanor Life Sciences

Research and Development of Novel Plant Traits

The Missouri Plant Science Center facilitates research and development of novel plant traits through pilot scale production by private company tenants who perform research and perfect manufacturing processes for soybean and other plant-based materials. The 27,000 gross square foot building has four core components: wet and dry research laboratories, primary plant processing, solvent processing, and support spaces (office & warehouse). Both the laboratories and state-of-the-art processing facilities extract, purify, and produce novel compounds for food, fuel, fiber, energy, and materials markets. 

This new facility is a joint venture between the University of Missouri-Columbia, the Missouri Technology Corporation, the City of Mexico and applied industrial agricultural companies. It is anchored by a research driven private nutraceutical company supplying next generation soy-based ingredients for health science products.