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| Media Contact: Evan Venie | Phone: 312.567.3202 | Fax: 312.567.3243 | E-mail: venie@iit.edu |
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| May 5, 2010 ACGT and Chromatin, Inc. Announce Agreement to Pursue Technology Partnership ACGT Sdn Bhd ("ACGT") and Chromatin, Inc. jointly announce their intent to pursue a long term research agreement to develop mini-chromosome technology. Earlier today, Derrik Khoo Sin Huat, CEO of ACGT, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Genting Plantations Berhad, and Dr. Daphne Preuss, CEO of Chromatin, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to solidify the intent of both companies, at a ceremony witnessed by Yang Berhormat Datuk Seri Dr. Maximus Johnity Ongkili, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Malaysia (MOSTI). This notable event took place in conjunction with the BIO International Convention taking place in Chicago, a biotechnology conference attended by industry leaders and dignitaries from all over the world. > more |
| April 28, 2010 Chromatin, Inc. Acquires Sorghum Partners, Inc. (SPI) and Milo Genetics, LP Today, Chromatin, Inc. announces that the company has acquired the assets of Sorghum Partners, Inc. (SPI) and Milo Genetics, LP. The transaction provides Chromatin with access to SPI’s well-established multi-national network of sorghum growers and distributors as well as existing sorghum seed production facilities, representing over 7% of the sorghum hybrid market in the US. The deal also provides Chromatin with commercially viable germplasm from Milo Genetics, which is underpinned by decades of experience in providing quality products to the market. The integration of SPI and Milo Genetics further accelerates Chromatin’s efforts to commercialize a portfolio of proprietary sorghum lines as bioenergy feedstocks. > more |
| April 28, 2010 Chromatin, Inc. Announces Commitment to Optimize Sorghum as a Feedstock for Renewables Market Applications Speaking today at the Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C., Chromatin, Inc. CEO Daphne Preuss will announce that the company is expanding its technology development portfolio to produce fit-for-purpose sorghum as a renewable feedstock for the biofuels, green power and renewable chemicals sectors. > more |
| April 26, 2010 Life Sciences Company Sword Diagnostics Moves Operations to Chicago Sword Diagnostics, Inc., committed to improving healthcare through the use of innovative detection technology, today announced the relocation of its corporate headquarters and research facilities to accommodate planned growth. Double the size of its current space in the suburbs, Sword’s new location at University Technology Park at IIT (UTP) in Chicago marks its shift from start-up venture to growth-stage commercial entity. > more |
| April 22, 2010 Therapeutic Proteins Inc. Completes First Independent, Dedicated Biosimilars Manufacturing Facility in U.S. Therapeutic Proteins Inc. (TPI) today announced the completion of the nation's first independent, dedicated, follow-on biologics (or biosimilars) manufacturing facility constructed to meet U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requirements. The Chicago facility is located at University Technology Park at IIT (Illinois Institute of Technology). > more |
| February 25, 2010 Wrightwood Technologies Secures Sizable Grant to Help Find Cures from Nature Wexford Science & Technology, LLC today announced that its tenant in the Technology Business Center at the University Technology Park at IIT, Wrightwood Technologies Inc. (WTI), has secured a $750,000, two-year grant from the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) to improve a tool used for sorting, studying, and purifying natural components of incredibly complex mixtures produced both by nature and by man. > more |
| November 11, 2009 Dow AgroSciences, Chromatin Announce Research, License Agreements Combination of Mini-Chromosome Platform, EXZACT Precision Technology Can Bring Products to Market Faster. > more |
| August 20, 2009 Chromatin and Bayer CropScience launch mini-chromosome technology alliance Chromatin Inc. and Bayer CropScience announced today that they have entered into a technological alliance and license agreement to use Chromatin's proprietary mini-chromosome technology for crop improvement. > Chromatin release > Bayer release |
| June 28, 2009 Chromatin Licenses Gene Stacking Technology for Sugar cane to Syngenta Chromatin Inc. announced today that it has entered into an exclusive worldwide research and commercial license agreement with Syngenta Biotechnology Inc. for Chromatin's proprietary gene stacking technology in sugar cane. > more |
| April 6, 2009 All Cell Partners with MATRA to Develop Lithium Ion Batteries for Light Electric Vehicles Illinois Institute of Technology’s (IIT) University Technology Park (UTP) and the French Trade Office of the French Embassy in the United States will host an event displaying and offering test drives of light electric vehicles (LEVs) from All Cell Technologies LLC and MATRA Manufacturing Services. > more |
| December 8, 2008 OnPoint Digital Acquires LiquidTalk OnPoint Digital is pleased to announce the acquisition of Chicago-based LiquidTalk, Inc., a leading provider of mobile workforce engagement solutions for the enterprise. > more |
| December 8, 2008 Chromatin raises $12.4 million in Series C Financing Chromatin, Inc., today announced that it has completed a Series C financing round of $12.4 million, led by Quantitative Financial Strategies, Inc. ("Quant") (Greenwich, CT), and joined by the Malaysian Life Sciences Capital Fund ("MLSCF") and Chromatin's existing investors Burrill & Company, Venture Investors, Unilever Technology Ventures, Foragen Technology Ventures, and Illinois Ventures. > more |
| December 3, 2008 IIT's Tech Park Forms Partnership with French Organizations to Support International Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Technology An agreement aiding in the advancement of research and development of hybrid and electric vehicle technology was formed Monday, November 17, between University Technology Park at IIT, (UTP), and Mobilité et Transports Avancés (MTA), a French automotive competitiveness cluster in Western France and the Economic Development Agency of Western France. > more |
| February 5, 2008 LiquidTalk makes solid gains Application aims to boost productivity, give greater access to digital content Dave Peak remembers the date he thought of the idea for his technology start-up: Oct. 23, 2005. He was stuck on the Dan Ryan and sick of listening to National Public Radio. Peak began thinking of how to "apply iPods to the business world," or tapping into people's familiarity with consumer digital content like music and videos to increase mobile workers' productivity. > more |
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| November 15, 2007 Chromatin Leases at University Technology Park At IIT Fast growing life sciences company new tenant at Technology Business Center Chromatin, Inc. has signed a lease to move its headquarters and its molecular biology research and development operations to the Technology Business Center (TBC) at University Technology Park At IIT (UTP), it was announced today. > more |
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| March 14, 2007 Illinois Institute of Technology's Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) Project with City of Chicago to Begin Field Testing Phase Illinois Institute of Technology's (IIT) Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) Project , sponsored by Chicago-based All Cell Technologies, LLC in collaboration with the City of Chicago, MicroSun Technologies, LLC, and ComEd, moves into a new phase today. > more |
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| February 26, 2007 Chicago’s Business Leaders Collaborate to Create, Invest and Manage the $10 Million Illinois Innovation Accelorator (i2A) Fund Today, the Illinois Innovation Accelerator (i2A) Fund, a $10 million seed-stage, for-profit investment fund, was launched with $6.4 million in capital commitment in its first closing. > more |
| September 6, 2006 ComEd Joins Illinois Institute of Technology’s Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV) Project The Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) today announced that ComEd is joining IIT's Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) Project in collaboration with Chicago-based All Cell Technologies, LLC, the City of Chicago and other industrial and government partners in an effort to double the fuel efficiency and red… > more |
| July 31, 2006 Jules F. Knapp Entrepreneurship Center Launches Portal "Calling All Garage Gurus – Door Opener Available" Jules F. Knapp Entrepreneurship Center today announced its portal, www.knappcenter.iit.edu will go live on August 15, 2006, marking the Center’s official launch. The Knapp Center was established in 2004 with $2 million in ch… > more |
| ALL CELL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC June 26, 2006 First IIT Incubator Tenant All Cell Technologies Blessed With $1.25 Million Angel Funding All Cell Technologies, LLC, today announced the receipt of $1.25 million in financing from Heartland Angels. All Cell is an Illinois Institute of Technology-based technology transfer company formed in 2001 by Professors Said... > more |
| AIR2ACCESS May 24, 2006 Great Lakes Wireless Leader Air2Access Marks 50-Marina Milestone with New Headquarters at IIT’s University Technology Park Air2Access, the largest provider of wireless network technology to the Great Lakes marine industry, today announced it now serves over 50 marinas and yacht clubs with its Wi-Fi Hotspot offering. > more |
| CLEVERSAFE April 25, 2006 Cleversafe, UTP Announce Innovative Open Source Storage Project Dispersed Storage Project focused on a more secure, more reliable way to store the world’s data Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) and Cleversafe.org jointly announce the launch of the Cleversafe Dispersed Storage Open Source project, created at University Technology Park at IIT (UTP). Cleversafe.org is an Open Source community committed to storing the world’s data. Its initial project, Dispersed Storage, will be showcased today at the MySQL Developer’s Conference in Santa Clara, California. > more |
| Feb 15, 2006 University Technology Park at IIT Continues Aggressive Growth with $50 Million State of the Art Lab and Office Space Work began last week on the $50 million Technology Business Center portion of University Technology Park at IIT (UTP). Located on the main campus of Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) and made possible through a public/pr… > more |