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Illinois Innovation Ecosystem - OLD2
Illinois Innovation Ecosystem - OLD2
Illinois Innovation Ecosystem - OLD2
Enterprise Materials Tech. Research Entrepreneurship Works NCSA/ Laboratory Center User Facilities Innovation Inst. For Center Genomic Bio
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
Argonne
Research Parks
ISTP PeoriaNEXT CTP University of Illinois Research Park OCA Ventures Ag Research Industrial Labs Tech Transfer Angel
Innovation
Universities Federal Labs Incubation Capital & Networks
INVO
Philanthropy
Health Sciences
Energy
Ecosystem
Conveners
Mentorship, Community & Networking
ISTC iBIO PROPEL WBC
Industry
Biotech and Pharma Manufacturing IT/ Communications IL GA State /DCEO City of Chicago Museums
Seed
Early
Accelerators
Public Sector
Founders Institute
Capital
Growth
Catapult
Culture
Healthbox
Academic R&D
Academic R&D
$8.7 Billion Regional R&D Academic Expenditure on S&E 4th Highest Regional Academic R&D Expenditure in the Nation
Academic R&D
$1.3 Billion in Life Sciences R&D $779 Million in NIH funding, 9th Highest in the Nation
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
10% of National Biopharma Employment 6th Highest Number of Doctoral Graduates in the Nation 5% Increase in STEM Degree Graduates Between 2009-2010
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Dynamism
Over 50% Increase in Academic Patenting from 2001-2011 8th Highest Rate of Academic Patenting in the Nation
Source: Association of University Technology Managers; Illinois Innovation Index, Aug 2012
Dynamism
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
Industry Collaboration
Private Sector Program at NCSA Center for Nutrition, Learning and Memory in partnership with Abbott Idea Shop and Interprofessional Projects (IPRO)
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
NUCATS institute for clinical and translation research partnerships Baxter- Northwestern Alliance
Agricultural sciences
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
National Center for Agricultural Research Utilization (NCAUR) Leader in agricultural research, food technology and biofuels
Pilot Plant for technology and business incubation in chemical, biological and food Agricultural Technology Innovation Partnership Program (ATIP) University partnership with Bradley University
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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
Health Innovation
Social Innovation
Health Box
Accelerator jump starting heath care startups
Impact Engine
Accelerator program jump starting social innovation startups
Founder Institute
Worlds largest accelerator startup; one of 37 chapters world wide
Hopewell Ventures
Anderson Pacific Lightbank BirdLion Corporation Second Century Ventures Apex Venture Partners Sandbox Industries E OCA Ventures
$
Ninth Street Advisors
KB Partners
Origin Ventures
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
4th Largest Concentration of Fortune 500 Companies Home to over 30 Fortune 500 Company Headquarters
IT and Communications
Energy
Print Media
Biomedical
Baxter Abbott Astellas
Monsanto
DuPont Danisco
Archer Daniels Midland
Molex
GE
Innovation Priorities
$72.5 million legislated early stage fund for clean tech and smart grid startups
2 unique smart grid test beds for advanced energy research and commercialization 4th in DOE advanced energy technologies R&D funding in 2011
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
Health Innovation
2nd largest gain in new medical device establishments in the country $779 million in NIH funding, 9th highest in the nation in 2011 Illinois medical district nations largest urban medical district and host of 30 biotech companies
Source: Battelle, State of Bioscience Initiatives, 2012; National Institutes of Health; Illinois Medical District
Nanotechnology Hub
Nanotechnology Hub
International Institute of Nanotechnology represents $600 million in nanotechnology research, education and infrastructure
Nanotechnology Hub
2 NSF nanoscience institutes
Web/Mobile
Web/Mobile
New startup created in Chicago every 44 hours 197 startups launched in 2012
Web/Mobile
$63 million and 11 VC deals in 2012, making Chicago one of top cities for Internet companies $698 million from 27 exits exit events
Telecommunications & IT
Telecommunications & IT
5th largest IT workforce in the nation
Home to 2 of the worlds fastest supercomputers Mira at Argonne & BlueWaters at NCSA
2nd largest data center in the world 1.1 million square feet
3rd most powerful fiber optic infrastructure in the nation 7.96 terabytes capacity 2 unique high-performance user facilities for industry and academic R&D