Associations

• iBIO is Illinois' biotechnology industry association: http://ibio.org/

• iBIO's educational arm is the iBIO Institute with assistance to life sciences start-ups through its PROPEL program: http://ibioinstitute.org/programs/

• ITA is the Illinois Information Technology Association: http://www.illinoistech.org/

• The Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center (CEC) is a nonprofit affiliate of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce. It seeks to make an economic impact by helping entrepreneurs and high-growth businesses enterprises: http://www.chicagolandec.org/CEC/default_content.asp

• City of Chicago assistance for businesses can be found at: http://egov.cityofchicago.org/city/webportal/home.do

• State of Illinois assistance from the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity includes Technical assistance with Federal SBIR/STTR applications, SBIR/STTR matching grants up to $50K, Training Investment Programs (TIP), Renewal energy resources/solar thermal energy grants. This information, along with a list of technology parks in Illinois, can be found at: http://www.iltechparks.com/

• Assistance for international firms is provided by World Business Chicago (WBC): http://www.worldbusinesschicago.com/

• IIT's Knapp Entrepreneurship Center is designed to assist entrepreneurs at every stage of development and growth:  http://www.knappcenter.iit.edu/

• UTP at IIT is the strategic university partner for the i2 Accelerator Fund: http://www.i2afund.com/

• BioSpace is a global provider of resources and information to the life science industry: http://biospace.com/

• MidwestBusiness.Com is a regional provider of information about business and technology in the Midwest: http://midwestbusiness.com/