Category: Catalyst

A New Vision for the Illinois Medical District

A New Vision for the Illinois Medical District

By Warren Ribley, Executive Director of the Illinois Medical District The Illinois Medical District (IMD) consists of 80 health, education, public safety, social service and technology organizations, two medical universities and four […]

Education Technology

Revolutionizing Education through Ed Tech By Howard Tullman (@tullman), Chairman, Tribeca Flashpoint College and Illinois Innovation Council Member There’s a lot of exciting activity in Illinois these days around education technology start-ups. […]

Open Government & Civic Data

Seeing open government & civic innovation as drivers of economic development By Daniel X. O’Neil, Executive Director, Smart Chicago Collaborative Yesterday was a big day in Illinois for open government and […]

Immigration and STEM Talent

By John L. Anderson, President, Illinois Institute of Technology and ISTC Board Chairman & Mark Harris, President & CEO, ISTC If Illinois is to maintain its leadership position in today’s […]

Health Innovation and Entrepreneurship

By John Flavin, Managing Director, Chicago Innovation Mentors (@CIMChicago) and Kate Anderson, Communications Manager, Chicago Innovation Mentors  As thousands of visitors arrive in Chicago for next week’s 2013 BIO International Convention, April 22-25, they will come to […]

A New Era for Smart Grid Innovation in Illinois

By Sara Hochman, Managing Director, Energy Foundry and Jason Blumberg, CEO and Managing Director, Energy Foundry The overall concept of a “smart grid” means bringing the electricity grid (and its […]