WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Missouri Governor Jay Nixon signed Senate Bill 7, the Missouri Science and Innovation Reinvestment Act (MOSIRA) into law on Friday, October 21, 2011, following passage through a legislative special session. Governor Nixon, who hailed the bill as a landmark economic development tool, said MOSIRA will provide a funding source for a wide range of programs designed to create jobs, nurture start-ups and attract technology companies to the state.