Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Illinois Innovation Ecosystem
Illinois Innovation Ecosystem
Loyola University
ATIP
Biofuels
NCAUR
Fermilab
User Facilities/ JCESR ALCF Inst. for Molecular Engineering
Illinois Accelerator Research Center (IARC) Institute for Polsky Center Neutron Therapy Computation Chicago Booth
Bioinformatics
University of Illinois
University of Chicago
WISER
Argonne
Innovation
Research Parks Southern Illinois University Universities Federal Labs Incubation Capital & Networks
Northwestern University
Health
INVO
UChicago Tech Nanotechnology Kellogg School of Management/Farley Feinberg School of Medicine Financial Services Energy
PeoriaNEXT Research University Park at SIU Park SIUE ISTP Ag Research Industrial Labs Tech Transfer Angel
Ecosystem
ISGRIC IVCA
Conveners
Mentorship, Community & Networking
ISTC iBIO PROPEL WBC
Industry
Biotech and Pharma Manufacturing IT/ Communications IL GA State /DCEO City of Chicago Museums
Seed
Philanthropy
Early
ITA
Accelerators
Capital
Growth
Catapult
Built in Chicago Founders CEC Institute Chicagoland Chamber of Excelerate Impact Commerce Labs/TechStars Engine Healthbox
Academic R&D
$2.26 Billion R&D Expenditure for S&E at Illinois Universities 8th Highest State Academic R&D Expenditure in the Nation
Academic R&D
Academic R&D
Business Climate
+13,000 New Businesses Created in 2011 18.6% of these in Professional, Scientific & Technical Services
Business Climate
$64.8 Billion in Exports in 2011 5th Exporting State in the U.S. 29.5% Growth in State Exports & 10.9% in Chicago Exports in 2011
Talent
#2
#1 #2
Dynamism
Source: Association of University Technology Managers; Illinois Innovation Index, Aug 2012
Dynamism
10th Highest Number of University Startups in 2010 Over 120 University Startups Spun Out Between 2006-2011 31: Record Number of University Startups in 2011
Source: Association of University Technology Managers; Illinois Innovation Index, Aug 2012
University Innovation
University Innovation Cutting Edge Research
Engineering Nanotechnology Supercomputing Design & Engineering WISER/Electricity Innovation Food Technology Life Sciences Engineering Nanotechnology
Industry Collaboration
Private Sector Program at NCSA Center for Nutrition, Learning and Memory in partnership with Abbott Idea Shop and Interprofessional Projects (IPRO) NUCATS institute for clinical and translation research partnerships Baxter- Northwestern Alliance
University Technology Park Knapp Center for Entrepreneurship NUVention and Farley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Levy Inst. for Entrepreneurial Practice Innovation and New Ventures Office Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship Uchicago Tech New Venture Challenge Southern Illinois Research Park Saluki Innovation Lab and Fund Technology and Innovation Expo
Chicago Innovation Fund Center for Friction Studies Cooperative Research Center for Embedded Systems Center for Advanced Friction Studies Engineers in Residence
Fermilab
Leader in particle physics and accelerator technology
Tevatron at National Accelerator Laboratory Illinois Accelerator Research Center Institute for Neutron Therapy Lederman Science Center for STEM education
Pilot Plant for technology and business incubation in chemical, biological and food Agricultural Technology Innovation Partnership Program (ATIP) University partnership with Bradley University
4 5
Digital Innovation
TechNexus
Top 10 Incubator to Watch (Forbes) 160 companies launched
1871
50,000 sq. ft. co-working space, 200 tenants, including Excelerate Labs, Starter League and ISTC
Catapult
Over 15 peer-selected startups
Social Innovation
Panzanzee
Dedicated exclusively to social innovation startups
Accelerators
Digital Innovation
Excelerate Labs
Ranked by Forbes as one of 10 Hottest Incubators
Health Innovation
Social Innovation
Health Box
Accelerator jump starting heath care startups
TechStars
One of the nations premier accelerators
Impact Engine
Accelerator program jump starting social innovation startups
Insight Labs
Accelerator focused on medical device innovation
Founder Institute
Worlds largest accelerator startup; one of 37 chapters world wide
Startup Collaboratives
Anderson Pacific Lightbank BirdLion Corporation Second Century Ventures Apex Venture Partners Sandbox Industries E
OCA Ventures
$
Ninth Street Advisors
KB Partners
Origin Ventures
Wildcat Angels
Hyde Park Angels Central Illinois Angels
Illinois Innovation Venture Fund (IIVF) i2A Fund OCA Edge Batterson Venture Capital Energy Foundry Sustainable Local Food ARCH Venture Partners Fusion Ventures Investment Fund New World Seed Hyde Park Venture Partners Fire Starter Fund Investment Open Prairie Serra Ventures
Seed
Angel
Heartland Angels
Cornerstone Angels
Americas Air and Rail Transportation Hub: 1.5 billion tons of freight
Advanced Manufacturing
IT and Communications
Energy
Print Media
Biomedical
Baxter Abbott Astellas APP Pharma Takeda Nanosphere
Toshiba Medical Research Institute Siemens Medical Solutions
Innovation Priorities
Nanotechnology
Web/Mobile
$72.5 million legislated early-stage fund for clean tech and smart grid-enabled startups
2 smart grid test beds for advanced energy research and commercialization
Home to $120 million DOE award for Joint Center for Energy Storage Research $3.2 Billion for energy infrastructure and Smart Grid modernization Unique Smart Grid utility funded test beds for energy technology commercialization
$72.5 million fund to accelerate innovation & consumer access to Illinois Smart Grid
Positioned at the intersection of two RTOs: PJM and MISO Meeting point of two of the worlds largest energy markets Unique energy pricing arbitrage opportunities
Nanotechnology
Web/Mobile
$98.6 billion output of Illinois biotech industry; 81,000 direct jobs and more than 3,500 biotech companies
2nd largest gain in the nation in medical device establishments
Source: E&Y; Battelle, State of Bioscience Initiatives, 2012; National Institutes of Health; Illinois Medical District
Nanotechnology
Web/Mobile
Nanotechnology Hub
$600 million in nanotechnology research, education, and infrastructure at the International Institute of Nanotechnology (INN)
Nanotechnology
Web/Mobile
Web/Mobile
197 startups launched in 2012; new startup created in Chicago every 44 hours
$63 million & 11 VC deals in Internet business in 2012 alone, making Chicago one of the top cities for Internet-based startups
209 percent increase in venture capital funding in Illinois between 2009 and 2012
Nanotechnology
Web/Mobile
Nanotechnology
Web/Mobile
2nd largest data center in the world at 1.1 million sq.ft. and building infrastructure ideal for data centers
Two of the worlds fastest supercomputers Mira at Argonne and BlueWatters at NCSA
3rd most powerful fiber optic infrastructure capable of transmitting 7.96 terabytes of data
Supercomputing userfacilities at Argonne and NCSA for industry and academic R&D
IIT
Nanotechnology
Web/Mobile
Largest agricultural sciences hub in the nation; over 8,000 strong workforce
Most number of food technology patents in the nation; over 170 in the past five years