ST. LOUIS, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- A new research and technology center that will serve as a regional hub for collaborative development efforts has been opened by Boeing in Missouri.
The 180,000-square-foot Boeing Research & Technology-Missouri research center officially opened its doors on Tuesday at the company's main campus in St. Louis.
"We're building a deeply talented workforce here that will make important contributions to future products," said Nancy Pendleton, leader of the BR&T-Missouri research center. "The new BR&T-Missouri research center allows access to and development of cutting-edge technologies across a broad spectrum of research areas, which will help launch the next hundred years of innovation."
The center features a Non-Destructive Test Lab, the Human Systems Integration Center, a Polymer Synthesis Lab, and the soon-to-be-built Collaborative Autonomous Systems Lab.
Boeing says the center -- with more than 700 engineers, technicians and staff -- will develop a variety of technologies, including digital aviation and support technologies, rate-independent production and next generation materials in collaboration with academic institutions and research partners.
Boeing operates 10 other such centers around the world, including four in the United States.
