by John Conrad | Sep 20, 2021 | iBIO News, Policy News
The Illinois biosciences community is experiencing a renaissance. Fueled by public and private investment and the passion of our community’s members, we are experiencing unprecedented growth, For example, nearly one million square feet of Class A lab space currently...
by John Conrad | Aug 25, 2021 | iBIO News
Program distributed six thousand kits in just under six months iBIO’s highly successful STEM Kit program, launched in late January to fill the educational gap created by distance learning in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, continues to provide activity kits to...
by John Conrad | Aug 6, 2021 | Policy News
Last week Governor Pritzker signed HB HB 1779 that would require state-regulated plans to cover biomarker testing starting in 2022. The bill was introduced by Representative Mary Flowers (D-31st) in the House and Senator Antonio Muñoz (D-1st) in the Senate....
by John Conrad | Aug 3, 2021 | Community News
North Chicago — Rosalind Franklin University (RFU) has struck an agreement with SHIELD Illinois, a nonprofit unit of the University of Illinois System dedicated to providing free saliva-based COVID-19 testing for public schools across the state, to process tests that...
by John Conrad | Jul 30, 2021 | Community News
(NORTH CHICAGO, ILLINOIS) — Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, in collaboration with the SmartHealth Activator, a Midwest healthcare ventures accelerator, held the inaugural Chicagoland Biotech Startup Business Plan Competition on July 21. This...
