Welcome to Innovation Alley
Just two blocks north of the Tech Park, the Ed Kaplan Family Institute for Innovation and Tech Entrepreneurship is taking shape. Conceived by IIT President John Anderson and designed by architect John...
View ArticleUTP: Evolving to Anchor Clean Tech Startups
Several University Technology Park companies have made news headlines in the last month as they gain well-earned recognition for their contributions to clean energy around the world. In early August...
View ArticleVIDEO: Global recognition for a new clean tech leader
Mike Stacey and the team at VG SmartGlass are thinking big – and the world is taking notice. Last month the Association of University Research Parks (AURP) recognized Stacey and VG SmartGlass (which...
View ArticleCatching the wave of life sciences innovation
Last week’s announcement that MATTER will acquire Chicago Innovation Mentors is another great move to build synergy in support of our life sciences startups. The growing excitement really came through...
View ArticleGladwin gift creates a Chicago tech legacy
When Chris Gladwin signed a lease with us in 2005, making his year-old company the first startup to move to University Tech Park, I felt this was the start of something big. But there’s no way I could...
View ArticleCool Factor: ACT’s Innovative Device on Chicago Med
Imagine seeing your technology featured in a hit TV series and receiving FDA clearance for your newest product all in the same week. That’s the kind of success the team at Advanced Cooling Therapy is...
View ArticleWhat true tech leadership looks like
There are so many reasons to admire Cleversafe founder Chris Gladwin, and we think Crain’s Chicago Business columnist John Pletz has captured them well. Thanks to Pletz’s thoughtful profile this week,...
View ArticleThe new age of collaboration in cancer research
As U.S. Vice President Joe Biden addressed the largest annual gathering of cancer scientists at the University of Chicago this week, he emphasized the urgent need for investigators to work together to...
View ArticleChampions of science
Seeing the Cubs win the World Series after 108 years was a thrill beyond compare. But lately I’ve been quietly celebrating another victory that came to light when the Nobel Prize for Chemistry was...
View ArticleInnovation that feeds the world
On a hungry planet of more than 7 billion inhabitants, food shortages represent a very real threat. In fact, food supply expert Sara Menker of Gro Intelligence notes that if we calculate world food...
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