AmnioAlert amnioalert@gmail.com 1800 S. Oak St. Champaign, IL Led by Carle Illinois College of Medicine student, Tessabella Magliochetti, AmnioAlert is an at-home amniotic fluid detection system built into a disposable underwear liner which provides a reliable test ensuring timely and accurate identification of labor onset. amnioalert.com AmnioAlert at Research Park AmnioAlert CEO Tessabella Magliochetti named Illinois Innovation Award finalist
ShotHawk was founded to develop an active shooter response system. The company is advancing its project through in-house prototyping and machine learning development. CEO Brandon Johnson’s experience during a devastating tornado inspired ShotHawk’s mission: “Reduce the impact left by disasters, starting with one that is man-made and plaguing society, active shootings.“ ShotHawk has developed a comprehensive security system designed to address the rising frequency of active shooter incidents, particularly at vulnerable targets. Its system not only alerts authorities but also takes proactive measures to engage the shooter, thereby providing critical additional time for safety officials to respond. Additionally, it offers real-time updates on the shooter’s location and can be deactivated by officials as they arrive. shothawkai.com
MicroMGX j-kloeber@micromgx.com 2109 S. Oak St MicroMGx’s goal is to create the most extensive library of natural products using a robust discovery platform. This library will aid in advancing new chemical compounds into early-stage pharmaceutical testing. The company’s mission is to accelerate the discovery of new chemistry from nature that can enrich and extend human life. micromgx.com MicroMGx at Research Park MicroMGx Grand Opening Media Gallery iFAB Tech Hub catalyzes ‘agricultural biologicals’ innovations through growing partnerships
ForgeBee arhamilton@forgebee.buzz60 Hazelwood Drive, Champaign, IL ForgeBee develops automated systems for producing honey bees at scale, using robotics and biological research to manufacture single-use pollination units as a more cost-effective and resource-efficient alternative to traditional full-sized colonies, which are typically reused until failure.
Eleuthra Photonics kayvan.tehrani@eleuthra.co 60 Hazelwood Dr. Champaign, IL Eleuthra Photonics specializes in developing and producing rapid image-based diagnostic tools for analyzing tissue and cell samples, with a primary focus on cancer and other disease diagnoses. www.eleuthraphotonics.com Eleuthra Photonics at Research Park Eleuthra Photonics provides expertise to MarginDx project
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Frenzy Ag info@frenzyag.com 60 Hazelwood Dr. Champaign, IL Frenzy Ag focuses on new growth strategies for crops that maximize the potential of each acre and plant. frenzyag.com Frenzy Ag at Research Park Chris Harbourt and Ken Paige Fireside Chat at the 2025 AgTech Summit FrenzyAg’s Ken Paige Creates New Product to Increase Crop Yields
Boston Bioprocess mtai@bostonbioworks.com 60 Hazelwood Dr. Champaign, IL Boston Bioprocess offers full-suite fermentation and downstream processing services at benchtop and pilot-scale. The company provides its clients with the equipment and expertise they need to improve yield, decrease costs, and access product for commercial testing. bostonbioprocess.com Boston Bioprocess at Research Park Boston Bioprocess Wins 2025 Edwin Moore Family Agriculture Innovation Prize Boston Bioprocess Intern, Zoey Zhang, wins Best Startup Intern at the 2024 Research Park Intern Awards Boston Bioprocess partner iFAB awarded $51 million grant iFAB Tech Hub Partners IBRL and Boston Bioprocess Scale Fermentation Tech, Jobs in Central Illinois Best Startup Intern Finalist 2023 – Nicholas Fazio Innovations at Research Park podcast featuring an interview with CEO Michael Tai discussing bioprocessing techniques for agricultural and non-food products on iTunes Podcasts and Spotify Chambana Proud podcast featuring an interview with CEO Michael Tai Boston Bioprocess Grows Business in Champaign-Urbana Boston Bioprocess Helping Nourish Ingredients Make a More Realistic Meat Substitute Intern Awards Most Outstanding Graduate Intern 2025 – Nanguan Lin
Iridescent Sensors ksuslick@iridescentsensors.com 60 Hazelwood Dr. Champaign, IL Iridescent Sensors has developed a handheld analyzer for colorimetric sensor arrays that have a wide range of demonstrated applications in a diverse set of markets. Colorimetric sensor arrays are a powerful and general method for the identification and classification of odors, complex chemical mixtures, and toxic gases. An array of chemically-responsive dyes, pigments and colorants is digitally imaged before and during exposure to the analytes of interest: the changes in the colors of each of the spots represents a unique molecular fingerprint of the odor. iridescentsensors.com
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Helixon amy.hu@helixon.com 60 Hazelwood Dr. Champaign, IL Helixon builds next-generation artificial intelligence solutions to protein-based therapeutics. The company aims to develop AI tools that empower scientists to decipher protein function and interaction, interrogate large-scale genomic datasets for target identification, and design therapeutics such as antibodies and cell therapies. Helixon’s platform integrates advanced algorithms and cutting-edge experimental approaches to enable the discovery of novel antibodies and macromolecule-based therapeutics for previously intractable targets. helixon.com Intern Awards Best Startup Intern Finalist 2024 – Thanushree Ambati
Identomat david@identomat.com 60 Hazelwood Dr. Champaign, IL Indetomat is an online identity verification solution provider helping organizations in highly regulated industries onboard customers remotely, instantly, and securely. Indentomat offers reliable speeds and global coverage to onboard users, verify online credit applications, sell age-restricted goods and services, prevent identity fraud, and verify service subscribers remotely. indentomat.com Identomat at Research Park CEO Dr. David Lomiashvili interviewed for Innovations @ Research Park
