University of Illinois At Chicago, illinoisVentures Launches New $10M POC/Seed Funds
The University of Illinois at Chicago is launching a $10 million fund to help inventions advance from the research stage toward potential commercial opportunities, becoming the latest academic institution in the area to channel increased resources toward homegrown startup activity. The Chancellor’s Innovation Fund will allocate $2 million a year for five years. Each year, […]
U of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and illinoisVentures coating start-up, Autonomic Materials, graduates and grows
A company seeking to commercialize “self-healing” technology for paints and coatings has graduated from the University of Illinois business incubator and moved to a site southwest of Champaign. Autonomic Materials, which uses technology developed by UI Professor Scott White and colleagues, has relocated to the former Syngenta Crop Protection facility 3 miles south of Bondville.