EnterpriseWorks 2.0 (EW 2.0) builds on the success and momentum of EnterpriseWorks incubator to support startup companies. This new building will emphasize the ability to support companies in biomanufacturing that require light manufacturing spaces.
The growth stage incubator facilities will support early-stage manufacturing of high-tech products and high bay space for bioprocessing and fermentation equipment. Space will be available for small businesses to lease and receive entrepreneurship support services as an on-campus business location at the University of Illinois Research Park.
Project Components:
- 7 company suites with labs and offices for commercial lease
- Shared suite with lab equipment and mechanical/utility capabilities for bioprocessing needs
- Research Park community pavilion for programming
- Coffee shop and coworking space
- Meeting space
- Future: donor funded “named” center for Entrepreneurship
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Learn more about the EnterpriseWorks 2.0 Incubator
EnterpriseWorks is the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s technology incubator. Its mission is to launch, support, and advance successful science-based startups that are commercializing disruptive technologies. Since opening in 2003, companies launched at EnterpriseWorks have raised over $1.4 billion in venture capital and $200 million in Small Business Innovation Research federal grant funding. EnterpriseWorks is located at University of Illinois Research Park, an on-campus innovation hub for technology commercialization with a unique environment that cultivates startups and increases capabilities for established companies.
