Mission

 Mission

The Life Sciences community in the Midwest is rich in both depth and breadth of talent, organizations and innovation.  The purpose of the Life Sciences Initiative is to create an ongoing interactive forum where:

• researchers are brought together to form collaborative communities;
• established industry organizations have an opportunity to see new technologies that are being developed in the laboratories of researchers from local and regional universities and early stage companies;
• there is an environment that fosters potential partnerships, both strategic and financial in nature.

The Life Sciences Initiative includes formal topic-specific research programs as well as the establishment of social and personal fellowships and mentorships.

Leadership

The leadership consists of a core group of individuals representing the major Midwest research universities, national and independent laboratories, the established pharmaceutical, device and biotech companies, and early stage inventors from the venture capital and angel communities.

Contributors

Universities

• Case Western Reserve University
• Illinois Institute of Technology(including Research Institute)
• Indiana University
• Iowa State University
• Loyola University
• Northwestern University
• Northwestern University, Illinois Technology Enterprise Center, Evanston
• Purdue University
• Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine
• Rush University
• University of Chicago
• University of Illinois at Chicago
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  
• University of Iowa
  
• University of Michigan
  
• University of Minnesota
  
• University of Wisconsin-Madison
  
• Washington University
  
• Wayne State University

Industries

• Abbott Laboratories
  
• Advanced Life Sciences
• Argonne National Laboratory
• Astellas
• Astra Zeneca
  
• Baxter Healthcare Corporation
• Cincinnati Children’s Research Hospital
• Cleveland Clinic Foundation
  
• Eli Lilly and Company
• Ovation Pharmaceuticals, Inc
  
• Purdue Research Foundation
• Sigvion
  
• Takeda Pharmaceuticals of North America
  
• Tap Pharmaceutical Products

Associations

• Biologue Chicago
• Chicago Biomedical Consortium
  
• iBIO
  
• Illinois Medical District
  
• MichBio
  
• Wisconsin Bio

Private Equity Group

Heartland Angels