Novark North America stands as a trusted leader in thermal management solutions, boasting over two decades of experience and a global presence spanning the USA, Asia, and Europe. The company’s expertise lies in delivering cutting-edge electronics cooling solutions tailored for high-performance computing across a spectrum of industries.
Specializing in AI, electrification, data centers, medical equipment, industrial applications, LED lighting, consumer electronics, and telecommunications, Novark offers comprehensive thermal management solutions designed to optimize performance and reliability in demanding environments.
In North America, Novark spearheads research and development initiatives, alongside dedicated efforts in marketing and customer service. The company’s commitment to innovation drives us to continuously push the boundaries of thermal management technology, ensuring that its clients remain at the forefront of their respective fields.
Beyond business, Novark is deeply engaged in supporting scientific research endeavors at leading universities. Novark actively collaborates with researchers, providing crucial materials and prototypes to advance technology and drive progress in key areas of study.
Novark North America blends expertise with innovation to deliver tailored solutions that exceed expectations, driving success for its clients and advancing the frontiers of thermal management technology worldwide.
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research & Innovation (OVCRI) leads the university’s research strategy; manages regulatory, administrative, compliance, and research support activities; and develops policies that guide the conduct of research. The OVCRI invests in infrastructure and strategic, creative thinking to support a thriving research enterprise with global impact, including:
Oversight of research safety, human subjects research, animal research, export control, and conflicts of interest
Proposal submission and award management
Research integrity and research misconduct
Managing repatriation of human remains and sacred objects
Research and project development
Research infrastructure
Innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic development
Research data, information, engagement, and outreach
OVCRI’s Communications and Proposal Development activities include connecting scholars with opportunities to advacne their research; sharing information about research-related policies, guidelines, and regulations; and telling stories of innovation of impact.
The Research Park at the University of Illinois is a leading innovation hub for technology commercialization with a unique environment that cultivates startups and increases capabilities for established companies. The mixed-use composition promotes creative collisions and interdisciplinary collaborations, strengthening the bridge between campus and community.
Located on campus, Research Park has more than 120 companies and growing, employing over 2,100 people in high-technology careers. At any given time more than 800 student interns are gaining valuable experiential learning and work experience while making real contributions to internal corporate R&D and product development programs.
MFWireless is a locally owned and managed internet service provider using cutting-edge equipment to provide premium high-speed internet. Their focus is on providing quality service in a friendly way, without data caps or contracts. They provide technology solutions that help the rural community connect at high speeds. To empower its users to do better, MFWireless is continually building upon its technology.
GDM U.S. Headquarters is located at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Research Park. For over 40 years, GDM researches, develops, and markets products with intellectual property in plant genetics from row crops GDM seeks to be at the forefront, adding technologies and talents, promoting innovation, associativity, and the development of new businesses that impact our core and the value chain. Our vision is to be a leading company in plant genetics for row crops, present in all the relevant markets worldwide, and sustainably contributing to productivity. With four U.S. research stations, approximately 300 testing locations, and a seven-year product development cycle, all GDM varieties are engineered and selected for optimal yield in each local environment.
ClimeCast is an AI-powered SaaS platform that optimizes the decarbonization journey for commercial real estate. They empower property investors with cutting-edge tools to navigate emissions regulations and changes in insurability across cities and states. With ClimeCast’s in-depth analysis of city-specific emissions regulations, tailored recommendations for portfolio adjustments, and real-time monitoring to ensure every property remains compliant, they save you from unexpected fines and penalties.
With evolving emissions regulations and changes in insurability, innovate with AI-driven insights, and elevate your real estate portfolio to a sustainable, profitable future with ClimeCast.
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.
DigiFarmz is a digital platform made up of algorithms and a database of two decades of research, which, combined with climate and satellite information, consider the reality of each farm and field, presenting personalized smart recommendations on plant health and nutrition, reducing errors in the management of agricultural crops, generating greater food production and less environmental impact; as well as assisting in the risk management of agricultural credit and insurance operations.
Amplified HR was founded in 2015 when the HR Director for a national franchise chain was desperate to give franchisees access to Human Resources in order to save them from the headaches and financial burden of legal claims.
From out-of-the-box onboarding, workflows, performance management, and compensation management to training, Amplified HR gives your team everything needed to operate efficiently – and get real human support.
Zite AI uses artificial intelligence to empower informed strategic decision-making for healthcare organizations. Zite AI was founded in 2022 to revolutionize location consulting and has since pivoted to creating a suite of tools that empowers healthcare organizations in marketing outreach, operational planning, and facilities planning.
Boston Bioprocess offers full-suite fermentation and downstream processing services at benchtop and pilot-scale. We provide our clients with the equipment and expertise they need to improve yield, decrease costs, and access product for commercial testing.
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
Mobius Scientific is a platform biotechnology company focused on nanodisc delivered therapies. Their technology disrupts current treatment methods for various diseases including vascular, inflammatory, oncologic, infectious, and metabolic diseases.
Archi’s Academy specializes in making people employable through first-class software development training, hands-on teaching, and real-world exposure. The platform uses blockchain and AI technologies to provide affordable and accessible live training with industry experts.
SorpTec, Inc. is focused on integrating metal organic frameworks into water treatment processes in order to greatly reduce the associated energy and material costs. Their technology will be crucial to providing clean water to the world in a highly cost effective and eco-friendly way.
Matrics offers advanced machining services, 3D printing, and engineering consulting. They’re areas of expertise include engineering design, technical and artistic manufacturing, hardware development, quality assurance, and digital art.
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.
Accuraty Solutions is a full-service website firm that specializes in building custom webs solutions that are easy to manage and well-supported. They provide a range of services including web design, web development, applications, hosting, e-commerce, search engine optimization (SEO), and consulting.
HeliXon builds next-generation artificial intelligence solutions to protein-based therapeutics. They aim 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.
Kohler supplies quality kitchen and bath products internationally. The company strives to enhance the consumer experience through quality design, craftsmanship and innovation. Kohler’s Innovation Center at Research Park supports research and design efforts related to robotics, electro-mechanical systems, machining, and pneumatic and hydraulic functions.
Rivian is on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever. This goes for the emissions-free Electric Adventure Vehicles we build, and the curious, courageous souls we seek to attract.
As a company, we constantly challenge what’s possible, never simply accepting what has always been done. We reframe old problems, seek new solutions, and operate comfortably in areas that are unknown. Our backgrounds are diverse, but our team shares a love of the outdoors and a desire to protect it for future generations.
Bridg is an enterprise SaaS data infrastructure company on a mission to make customer data accessible and actionable for brick and mortar retailers and CPG brands. Its unique ability to identify, understand, and engage unknown in-store consumers is made possible through industry leading identity resolution, proprietary census of identity and behavior, and unique strategic data partnerships. Its parent company is Cardlytics (NASDAQ: CDLX).
Puzzle Labs’ is the AI-powered glossary platform needed by every company with complicated terminology on their website. If your blog posts or user docs are riddled with jargon (Complex words that people in a particular field or job use with each other which are sometimes difficult for others to understand), you are losing customers simply because they are confused. We are building the next generation of AI-powered glossary tools, allowing our customers to connect directly with their audience at the moment when jargon used to be a barrier.
Affiliated Engineers delivers engineering leadership and innovation for complex projects. Their possess industry-leading expertise and achievements in engineered systems for complex building, energy, and utility projects. AEI develops creative and effective solutions to meet their employee’s and clients’ needs, creating a culture that acknowledges achievements and encourages professional development while providing challenging project work and career advancement.
Affiliated Engineers has found a rewarding home in the diverse and active community of Champaign. From this central Illinois location they are able to serve a number of downstate clients on a variety of exciting projects and they look forward to being part of the area’s future.
AgTools provides game-changing intelligence to the agriculture market by gathering real-time government and institutional data of over 500 specialty crops and commodities. These up-to-date statistics affect the time, cost, supply, and demand of the supply chain which helps farmers, buyers and everyone on the supply chain manage their orders. AgTools word mines data from government agencies, universities, industry associations, research institutes, and weather APIs. AgTools has over 71 million records of market data plus 25 years on a national and global scale.
ezClinic is improving reliability and reducing the bandwidth needed to live stream Volumetric Video data, by taking advantage of untapped research from the fields of Artificial Intelligence. The result is the first Volumetric Video Streaming (VVS) – capable of utilizing multiple sensors. There are many uses for VVS by giving a realistic in-person view that provides details and angles that 2D video cannot, i.e., prevention of misidentification during Remote Surgery Consulting, and Education. ezClinic is integrating Machine Learning with volumetric sensors in fresh ways for early detection and prevention to improve patient care. This will also assist providers as they are overwhelmed with the growing shortage of Physicians and qualified Nurses in ICUs.
HarvestIQ (formerly Farmers Risk) is an early-stage startup focused on helping farmers improve their risk management. They do this by building tools to help farmers more effectively market their grain, buy crop insurance, hedge their crops, and improve their overall revenue decision-making. In a nutshell, HarvestIQ builds tools for farmers to understand, manage, and execute their risk management strategies around turning a crop into cash.
Innovations at Research Park podcast featuring an interview with Co-Founder and CTO Eric Barnard discussing farmer risk management on iTunes Podcasts and Spotify
The Personal Glucose Meter (PGM) is a widely available and proven medical device that is used by millions of diabetics around the globe. Today’s glucose meter is the culmination of over 30 years of engineering and development efforts to make it do one thing extraordinarily well: measure blood glucose levels anytime, anywhere. GlucoSentient has developed a powerful technology that transforms the PGM into a device capable of quantitatively and conveniently detecting other non-glucose targets. Their technology translates the amount of non-glucose target to glucose. The amount of glucose is then measured by the PGM. GlucoSentient is currently focusing on the development of POC medical monitoring devices utilizing this innovative technology.
At Hourglass Medical, our mission is to invent wearables that enable people to interact with technology in challenging environments. By utilizing facial and other hands-enabling movements, we are developing simple but effective hardware control methods for extended reality (XR) and smart glasses applications. We are bridging the gap between current input methods and the technology it drives. Our patented ideas empower users in hard-use environments, and we are maturing those ideas into impactful products that will make a positive impact on the world.
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.
Electric Power Engineers, Inc. (EPE) works with clients on a global scale designing solutions for renewable energy (solar/wind/battery storage), Generation Interconnection, Transmission Planning, Distribution (DER), and Smart Grids.
EPE opened its Center for Energy Innovation to engage closely with engineering, design and business students at the University of Illinois. They will work alongside with leaders and professionals at EPE on projects related to designing solutions for renewable energy including solar, wind, and battery storage solutions, integration, interconnection, transmission and distribution planning and operations, regulatory compliance, grid modernization, distributed energy resources (DER) and energy market analysis and feasibility studies, as well as project management. The students will generate creative solutions through multi-disciplinary collaboration and the exploration and implementation of new and emerging technologies.
The company officially opened its Center for Energy Innovation at Research Park in February 2022 (news release).
Hypercell has developed novel biological solutions to control infectious diseases in production animals that cause major economic losses and present potential threats to human health. The Hypercell approach revolutionizes the control of infectious diseases by bringing two innovative technologies: rapid, easy-to-use molecular diagnostics on the farm and biotherapeutic treatments to reduce the spread of a virus. Hypercell believes the best chance to stop a future pandemic in humans is to proactively control viruses in animal reservoirs.
Aviatrix, the pioneer of secure cloud networking, delivers advanced cloud networking, network security, and operational visibility required by enterprises with cloud-native simplicity and automation. More than 600 customers worldwide leverage Aviatrix and its proven multi-cloud network reference architecture to design, deploy, and operate a repeatable network and security architecture that is consistent across any public cloud. Combined with the industry’s first and only multi-cloud networking certification program (ACE), Aviatrix is empowering IT to lead and accelerate the transformation to the cloud. Learn more at Aviatrix.com.
Kocree created Muosaic, a social music co-creation platform. The platform uses artificial intelligence to allow users to cut melodies, rhythms, and arrangements from music to create a unique musical piece. Muosaic supports a more inclusive ecosystem where music curators, composers, technicians, and teachers can curate custom tunes for unique needs.
Revery AI creates a virtual dressing room experience for online fashion retailers, where their shoppers can mix and match any combination of garments on their site. This scalable virtual dressing room solution helps fashion retailers increase online engagement and conversion.
AI Nexus Healthcare is creating a new generation of smart health and wellness applications powered by Cognitive Artificial Intelligence designed to help shape the future of healthcare around the world. They empower their users to take control of their health and provide real-time decision support to health care professionals through a ground-breaking combination of machine learning pattern recognition with insights created by Cognitive AI that encapsulates the expertise of dozens of medical doctors.
Their signature platform mia is capable of detecting early warning signs of the onset of numerous chronic diseases as well as life threatening conditions such as respiratory disorders, stroke and cardiac arrhythmia. mia provides timely actionable advice to help its users become aware of what they can do to mitigate the risks of developing chronic diseases and to seek preventative medical care before disease progression becomes acute.
The core of what mia does, is to alert people of what they can do to help avert disabling and life threatening (chronic) diseases, often requiring costly and invasive treatment. Think of mia as a check engine light for the body.
PrairieLearn is an open-source software for creating and delivering learning experiences and assessments for students. The company provides hosted access to PrairieLearn as a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform, enabling users to adopt our system in a flexible, secure, and robust manner.
Natrion is pushing the boundaries of materials science to develop new batteries and battery components that eliminate fire risk while diminishing material costs. Natrion’s new Lithium Solid Ionic Conductor (LISIC) combines a proprietary high-performance ceramic made from a clay mineral that is already used in cosmetics and paper with a type of plastic that’s typically found in building fire insulation. The result is a component that can be integrated into existing battery assembly lines in place of liquid electrolytes to eliminate battery fire risk. Natrion is developing its own sodium-ion battery architecture that will pair all of the safety benefits of LISIC with chemistry that replaces lithium with sodium.
Cache Energy is developing a heat battery that can store energy as heat indefinitely and release when needed, either as heat or electricity. This technology can store grid electricity cheaply on a large scale. It can also enable a transition to renewable energy by helping industries move away from fossil fuel and allowing wastewater treatment plants and landfills to store the energy of biogas released, which otherwise is primarily wasted.
Cygnus has created a new approach to traditional photo processing techniques. Their VUV and far-UVC exposer system combines
high power, exceptional uniformity, and versatility in an efficient and compact modular form factor. The new technology drives photo processing in real-time, is eco friendly, made of recyclable materials and components, and has efficient packaging and passive cooling for an easily transported all-in-one system.
Field Directed Sputter Sharpening (FDSS) enables Tiptek to manufacture hard, conductive, and ultra-sharp probes. The probes are used for scanning probe microscopy, transfer of lamella formed by focused ion beams (FIB), and scanning electron microscope-based nanoprobes used in semiconductor failure analysis. The proprietary FDSS process developed by Tiptek co-founders sharpens the probe tip to atomic dimensions in a self-limiting fashion that does not require skilled operator intervention. The resulting probe tips give excellent high resolution over long periods of time, making them the standard for commercial and research customers.
Revive Biotechnology is a biotechnology company focusing on ophthalmic diagnostics. They are treating blinding retinal conditions with an oxygen encapsulated nanodelivery system, central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO). Founded in 2018, the company is working to improve the retina treatment and diagnostic modalities. Revive is a multidisciplinary, friendly, motivated, small team geared to excel. Their position at the University of Illinois Research Park allows them to use state-of-the-art laboratories and facilities to advance their company.
The Illinois Department of Transportation provides safe, cost effective transportation for Illinois in ways that enhance the quality of life, promote economic prosperity, and demonstrate respect for the environment.
Vitas-M Laboratory has been a leader in life science since 1998. They are one of the largest research reagents and suppliers of organic compounds in the pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries.
The RIPE Crop Transformation Facility provides lab and office space for Realizing Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency (RIPE).
The Crop Transformation Facility (CTF) was built and completed in August 2020, located across the street from the High-Throughput Phenotyping Facility (HTPF). Located commercial office building was designed to provide lab and office space for researchers and crop technicians. More photos of the CTF can be accessed here.
RIPE is a research project for sustainable increases in crop yield, led by Illinois researchers Steve Long and Don Ort. RIPE is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research, and the UK Government’s Department for International Development.
The Illinois Plasma Institute (IPI) is an initiative of the Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. IPI’s founding was driven by a desire to rethink existing path ways to commercialization of new technologies developed in academic research settings. Combining the best of both worlds, IPI provides a space where forward thinking industrial partners are able to pair their own research and development staff with academic researchers closer to the underlying science behind a new technology. Working in concert on a shared platform, advances made it the laboratory may be implemented onto production level equipment shortening the time to adoption in high volume manufacturing.
Complementary to cooperation in the lab, assignees from industrial partners also find easy access to the College’s Masters of Engineering in Plasma Engineering, a professional Masters program designed to prepare workers from a wide variety of technical fields for the unique opportunities that plasma processing has to offer.
Yummy Future is an autonomous coffee shop providing a taste of the future. They provide customers with faster, higher-quality, and cheaper coffee, matcha, hot chocolate, and fruit tea through an autonomous robot. They also provide robotic solutions for food and beverage businesses by lowering costs and enhancing efficiency.
University of Illinois Sponsored Programs Administration (SPA) is a service unit under the Office of the Vice-Chancellor for Research, supporting the research enterprise throughout the entire lifecycle of an externally sponsored project, from proposal submission to award closeout.
The Speech-Language Pathology Clinic serves approximately 200 children and adults annually providing the full range of diagnostic and therapeutic services. Their mission is to enhance communication across the lifespan by integrating research and clinical practice from the biological, behavioral, and social sciences. Individual and group therapy is provided by clinical instructors or graduate students, under the supervision of an American Speech Language Hearing Association Certified Speech-Language Pathologist.
The Center for Power Optimization of Electro-Thermal Systems (POETS) is an initiative of the Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. POETS’ ambitious, innovative approach to improving the power density of next-generation electro-thermal systems involves integrating traditionally separate research efforts in mechanical, electrical, and materials engineering across different technical domains.
Transportation Engineering Solutions and Technologies (TEST), Inc. is a civil engineering firm that develops specialized, practical tools for transportation sustainability and provides expert consulting services. Their team helps transportation agencies and industries to improve their efficiency, optimize their operation, and control their environmental impact. Transportation Engineering Solutions and Technologies were founded by internationally renowned leaders in transportation engineering affiliated with the University of Illinois. TEST has recently branched out into transportation SaaS for scheduling, management, efficiency, and sustainability.
TellTail, Inc. is an innovative AgTech company focused on Smart Animal Management. They look to produce more pork with fewer resources. TellTail applies predictive and forecasts algorithm technology to improve the management of pig production systems. Their first and primary goal is to provide data insights to inform decisions that give confidence to producers and increase the profitability of facilities. TellTail delivers our decision support tools in apps, software, and connected IoT devices.
The State Farm Research and Development Center is a place where State Farm staff and U of I students guide and support Company programs with high-level research. The facility features open spaces and state-of-the-art tools that encourage interaction and innovation — a perfect complement to traditional classroom studies.
Singleton Law Firm, P.C. is dedicated to serving the legal needs of business and individual clients of east-central Illinois with an emphasis in the areas of corporate, intellectual property (including patent, trademark, and copyright) and commercial real estate law. The firm was founded in 2005 to provide legal services to the growing technology community in Central Illinois. Since that time the firm has grown alongside the University of Illinois Research Park and remains active in the local business and University communities and throughout the state.
SimBioSys is a computational oncology company founded in 2018 at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign on a mission to deploy Computational Oncology to transform decision making and patient experience in Cancer Care. By virtualizing cancer, clinicians and patients are empowered with a better understanding of the disease which provides new insight into the behavior and prognosis of cancers.
For more than 70 years, Sandia has delivered essential science and technology to resolve the nation’s most challenging security issues. Sandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation. Their team of scientists, engineers, researchers, and business specialists apply their knowledge and skill toward delivering cutting-edge technology in an array of areas. Sandia National Laboratories is located at the Research Park as a partnership with the University of Illinois Applied Research Institute. Sandia’s interest areas to pursue in this location include complex systems design, data sciences, digital manufacturing, and power on-demand solutions.
RSM’s purpose is to deliver the power of being understood to our clients, colleagues, and communities through world-class audit, tax, and consulting services focused on middle-market businesses. The clients we serve are the engine of global commerce and economic growth, and we are focused on developing leading professionals and services to meet their evolving needs in today’s ever-changing business environment.
Since its inception in 2002, Riverbed has helped organizations maximize the performance of their networks and applications so they can maximize the return on investment (ROI) on their IT investments. They enable organizations to visualize, optimize, accelerate, and remediate the performance of any network for any application. Riverbed is the only company that addresses performance and visibility holistically with best-in-class WAN optimization, network performance management, application acceleration, and enterprise-grade SD-WAN.
As a consumer financial services company, Synchrony Financial is the largest provider of private label credit cards in the United States based on volume and receivables. Synchrony provides credit products through programs with a diverse group of national and regional retailers, local merchants, manufacturers, buying groups, industry associations, and healthcare service providers. The Synchrony Emerging Technology Center at the University of Illinois Research Park focuses on advancing Synchrony’s finance and technology capabilities as well as providing real-world skills for students in artificial intelligence, data science, human-centered design, and other emerging technologies.
Here at the Research Park, Yahoo focuses on building large-scale platforms and applications powered by data. There are two major organizations represented — the Technology Platforms team and the Data Engineering group. The Technology Platforms team manages the large-scale infrastructure for supporting data, networking, and machine learning for the company. The Data Engineering group oversees data for the entire company by real-time data transport, pipelines, analytics, reporting, and machine learning applications. The office is comprised of 180+ technical staff including software engineers, data scientists, and management roles.
Reconstruct uses Your Visual Data to Improve Planning, Coordination and Communication on Your Job sites. Our web-based platform continuously reconstructs and visualizes Reality directly within 4D BIM, measures progress and productivity, and analyzes risk for delay. Reconstruct’s actionable data analytics empowers smart construction and supports project teams to proactively decide on control actions and keep their projects on time and on budget.
Procter and Gamble Company is an American multinational consumer goods corporation with a mission to provide branded products and services of superior quality and value that improve the lives of the world’s consumers. Its brands are trusted in millions of living rooms, kitchens, laundry rooms, and bathrooms—and have been passed down from generation to generation. P&G is known for hundreds of consumer brands ranging from baby care, fabric care, feminine care, hair care, home care, to grooming products. Some of its notable brands are Pampers, Tide, Ariel, Downey, Head & Shoulders. Pantene, Gillette, Oral-B, Olay, and SafeGuard among others. In P&G’s first-ever Smart Lab, students from the University of Illinois work directly with P&G employees to move consumer research projects from concept to execution within weeks rather than months.
Positions and Skills at Procter and Gamble Smart Lab
Procter and Gamble have offered internship positions in data science, electrical engineering, project management, industrial design, and computer science.
PowerWorld Corporation provides simulation and visualization software to the global electric power industry. PowerWorld specializes in making complex power system concepts easy to understand through a rich, user-friendly graphical interface and powerful visualization platform. PowerWorld also includes utilities, independent system operators (ISO), regional transmission organizations (RTO), independent power producers, power marketers, power traders, industry consultants, government agencies, research laboratories, and world-class research and teaching universities. They also provide consulting services related to the study of power systems and power markets.
Phi Optics Inc was founded in 2009 to respond to the market’s request for QPI enabled devices. The company is developing the next generation of optical imaging systems through its Quantitative Phase Imaging Platform. Phi Optics technology platform uses standard tools and processes and combines the performance of traditional modalities of a light microscope (e.g. fluorescence, DIC, phase contrast) with the real-time 3D topography capabilities of QPI. This combination offers a significant advantage for applications that require low-cost, fast, and accurate imaging of nanostructures.
NVIDIA’s invention of the GPU in 1999 sparked the growth of the PC gaming market, redefined modern computer graphics, and revolutionized parallel computing. More recently, GPU deep learning ignited modern AI — the next era of computing — with the GPU acting as the brain of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can perceive and understand the world.
NVIDIA has previous offered a Systems Software Engineer and Senior Software Engineer Positions. NVIDIA looks for students with excellent problem solving, collaborative, and interpersonal skills.
In 2018, Nutrien Ag Solutions acquired EnterpriseWorks graduate Agrible. Agrible celebrated its grand opening in 2015. Agrible’s products include Morning Farm Report®, Spray Smart®, Nutrient Engine, and Find My Seed®, which are accompanied by numerous other complementary digital and mobile offerings.
Nutrien Ag Solutions is committed to being the leading provider of agricultural inputs in each of its markets. Advancements in technology have allowed for more effective growing methods while minimizing environmental impacts. As they have welcomed more operations, expanded product, and service offerings, their reach has extended globally.
MS Bioanalytical (MSB) is an FDA-registered and independent testing service company specializing in the analysis of food and nutrition supplements. Their service scope includes vitamins and minerals, dietary nutrients, herbal products, functional foods, food additives, cosmetics, cannabis, pharmaceuticals, and food contamination and toxins. MSB’s goal is to provide quality service at a fast turnaround time at a reasonable cost.
The Research Park at the University of Illinois houses the Motorola Solutions Innovation Center, where interns from various academic backgrounds develop products, applications, and services that help further the company’s mission to help people be their best in the moments that matter.
The center selects talent from the University and boasts a high intern to full-time conversion rate. Interns work on projects unique to the center and also collaborate with teams from other Motorola Solutions offices.
Since 1928, Motorola Solutions has revolutionized public safety. Through creative and innovative mission-critical communication technologies and services, the company helps first-responders and commercial customers build safer cities and thriving communities. With a focus on human-centered design, Motorola Solutions works hand in hand with its customers to bests support their needs. Today, Motorola Solutions continues to innovate critical services, software, video, and analytics- backed by secure and resilient land mobile radio communications.
Motorola Solutions has offered positions in software engineering, electrical engineering, data science, project management, logistics managers, finance, human resources, mobile app developer, video analytics, communications, and design, music, and art.
Maxflow develops a cloud-based platform for creating and sharing computer-based workflows that piece together stand-alone apps to accomplish more complete tasks. This is analogous to the assembly line in manufacturing where individual stations are chained together to create a more complete work. The created workflow facilitates the automation of tasks, encapsulates best practices, and helps democratize the use of sophisticated software tools. It enables the automatic search for optimal results by coupling design optimization algorithms with the ability to run the workflow automatically.
Littelfuse is a global manufacturer of leading technologies in circuit protection, power control, and sensing. Their products are found in automotive and commercial vehicles, industrial applications, data and telecommunications, medical devices, consumer electronics, and appliances. Littelfuse’s 11,000 worldwide associates partner with customers to design, manufacture and deliver innovative, high-quality solutions, for a safer, greener, and increasingly connected world.
LifeFoundry consists of engineers who work to enable microorganisms, as cell factories, to produce value-added chemicals from low-cost renewable feedstocks like corn and sugar cane. To create desired traits in these industrial microorganisms, LifeFoundry leverages its fully-automated robotic platform and a proprietary machine-learning algorithm to explore the vast number of genomic configurations. LifeFoundry is currently working with Fortune 500 companies to expedite R&D and optimize existing bioproduction processes.
Indoor Climate Research and Training (ICRT) conducts basic research at the intersection of energy efficiency and indoor air quality, and also runs the training program for the Illinois Home Weatherization Assistance Program which provides weatherization services to families around the state of Illinois. Research projects include studies on radon, ventilation, and combustion safety and the impacts on human health. ICRT is part of the Applied Research Institute (ARI) within the University of Illinois College of Engineering. ARI is a unique university-based laboratory, where industry and federal clients connect with researchers in an integrated environment to understand their needs and rapidly bring solutions to the market. ARI provides rapid, cost-effective solutions to problems of mutual interest across sectors and agencies of government, with a sharp focus on the commercial development of technologies that are validated before they leave the laboratory.
Illinois Ventures is a premier seed and early-stage technology investment firm focused on research-derived companies in information technologies, physical sciences, and life sciences. They help to start and build businesses based on innovations from the University of Illinois. Illinois Ventures brings together leading researchers and entrepreneurs to mold concepts, vision, intellectual property, and passion into breakthrough, high-growth companies.
Illinois Applied Research Institute (ARI) is an initiative of the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. ARI researchers partner with faculty, industry, and government agencies to work on open, proprietary, or classified projects. ARI performs translational research with a sharp focus on the development of technologies that are validated before they leave the laboratory. ARI’s vision is to create a new model for a university-based institute, where industry and federal clients connect with researchers in an integrated environment to understand their needs and rapidly solve problems.
The iHotel is a contemporary-designed four-star property featuring 125 luxurious hotel room accommodations in Champaign, Illinois. The I Hotel and Conference Center is located on the south campus of the University of Illinois in the heart of The Research Park. The adjoining 38,000 square-foot state-of-the-art Illinois Conference Center features 12 conference rooms; two large ballrooms and ten meeting rooms.
Hinetics is powering the future of aviation. By reinventing the electrical machine, the workhorse of modern civilization, it is ushering in an era of high efficiency (>99%) and high-power density (>10 kW/kg) for extreme applications, such as electrified aircraft. With its commitment to minimizing carbon emissions, the start-up has demonstrated groundbreaking work, earning recent funding from several notable organizations including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the United States Air Force, the National Science Foundation, and the United States Department of Energy. The team at Hinetics is turning the future of clean energy into a reality.
Hinetics has previously hired professionals and students with engineering backgrounds, such as mechanical engineering and electrical engineering.
Hinetics is looking for people with strong communication skills, the ability to work in collaborative team environments, and a passion for making a large-scale impact.
Hanson Financial, Inc. is a professional services firm located in Champaign. Hanson Financial assists a variety of companies with financial and accounting services with a special emphasis on venture capital-funded startups.
Graybar is a leader in the distribution of high quality electrical, communications, and data networking products, and specializes in related supply chain management and logistics services. Through its network of 290 North American distribution facilities, it stocks and sells products from thousands of manufacturers, helping its customers power, network, and secure their facilities with speed, intelligence, and efficiency. At the Graybar Innovation Lab, Graybar collaborates with students and faculty from the University of Illinois to develop industry-leading digital capabilities that strengthen its position in the supply chain. It also provides a unique opportunity for students to learn more about Graybar and the wholesale distribution industry, as the innovation lab hires full and part-time positions for undergraduate and graduate students.
Genective is a joint venture between Limagrain and KWS. Genective globally develops and provides innovative biotech solutions in corn. By working across the value chain – from basic research to commercialization it adds value to its markets, both in farming and technology access. Their aim is to create, deregulate and commercialize biotech corn traits, which deliver novel modes of action, especially in the control of field pests.
FruitVaccine is developing an edible vaccine administered via fruit (e.g., cherry tomatoes), which will immunize against the human respiratory syncytial virus (hRSV). All humans, especially infants and the elderly, are susceptible to hRSV Which mainly affects the lower respiratory system. Currently, the market doesn’t an hRSV vaccine or a fruit-based vaccine. An edible vaccine will be safer and more cost-effective than other vaccine forms and the FruitVaccine technology will be applicable to additional infectious diseases.
FrostDefense Envirotech Inc. is a National Science Foundation-funded startup company. They develop innovative, environmentally friendly, and low-cost technological solutions to prevent frost damage for vineyards. They also work to make labor management and mechanized farm operations more efficient. Their predictive analytic system is the foundation for continued innovation in creating tools and services to support decision-making to adapt to growing practices and sustainability.
Foxconn Interconnect Technology Limited (FIT) focuses on the development, manufacturing, and marketing of electronic and optoelectronic connectors, antennas, acoustic components, cables, and modules for applications in computers, communication equipment, consumer electronics, automobiles, industrial and green energy field products. With offices and manufacturing sites located in Asia, the Americas, and Europe, FIT is a global leader in the supply of precision components.
Intelligent. Dynamic. Resilient: Everfox, formerly Forcepoint Federal, has been defending the world’s most critical data and networks against the most complex cyber threats imaginable for more than 25 years.
As trailblazers in defense-grade, high-assurance cyber security, we have been leading the way in developing and delivering innovative cyber security technology. We protect data wherever it resides.
Our unwavering dedication and commitment to our customers and the critical missions they serve are what set us apart. We are dynamic, vigilant, and proactive in everything we do.
Our suite of cross domain, threat protection, and insider risk solutions empower governments and enterprise organizations to use data safely – where and however their people need it.
At Everfox, we innovate, we invest, we achieve. We protect what matters most to our customers. And we offer protection like no other.
We do all of this so our customers can focus on what matters most… their mission.
Since 1998, the American Dairy Science Association (previously known as FASS) has provided shared management services to not-for-profit animal science and related organizations. The American Dairy Science Association is a 501(c)(3) support organization. They provide services to more than 10,000 professionals in animal agriculture and other sciences. The American Dairy Science Association currently works with accounting, conference planning and event management, membership and administration, publication services, and information technology services.
Evercorn, established in July 2017, they work on logistics, research, and development activity for Corn. The American subsidiary, Evercorn, is the next step in Japan Cornstarch’s journey to create the highest quality products in the cornstarch industry. Evercorn contributes relevant and accurate Japanese market information to U.S. farmers. Evercorn recently created GRASTAR, a new pharmaceutical excipient especially designed for orally disintegrating tablets (ODT).
Epivara is innovating better ways that pets are spayed and neutered worldwide. Epivara’s mission is to make life better for animals and humans through innovative science and compassionate care. The company has developed EpiFix, a low-cost injection to spay and neuter pets efficiently. Currently, this is the only alternative to spay and neuter surgery that works safely, permanently, and works within seconds.
The Research Park is managed by a tight-knit team that facilitates resources for tenants and cultivates community among employees. These University of Illinois professionals, work on the continued development and growth of the companies within Research Park and the EnterpriseWorks through operations, marketing, and programming for the Research Park incubator.
Embedor Technologies has developed a wireless monitoring system for structural condition assessment of civil infrastructure. Based on smart sensor technology that delivers meaningful information and not just data, the system offers a cost-effective alternative to wired sensors and visual inspections. Embedor’s sensors give near real-time insight into the evolution of a structure’s condition and early warning of potential damage from extreme events (earthquakes, hurricanes) or long-term deterioration (corrosion, stress fractures), thus enabling asset owners and engineering firms to make informed decisions regarding the operation and maintenance of structures.
EarthSense is creating dramatic new possibilities for crop breeders, plant protection products developers, crop scientists, and field agronomists. TerraSentia, their first robot, improves the quantity, accuracy, cost, and speed of in-field plant trait data collection, specifically for under canopy plants. EarthSense machine vision and machine learning-based analytics seamlessly convert field data to specific, actionable information about plant-traits.
COUNTRY Financial has been helping protect families for over 90 years. We want to continue to protect them for the next 90 through innovations in technology. The COUNTRY Financial DigitaLab was created to connect with the outstanding engineering talent at the University of Illinois. They’re focusing on the development of a mobile app and providing real-world experience for students.
Corteva Agriscience provides agronomic support and services to help increase farmer productivity and profitability. They strive to develop sustainable and efficient global food systems that benefit everyone. Their goal is to enrich the lives of those who produce and those who consume, ensuring progress for generations to come. Corteva Agriscience at Research Park focuses on research and development (R&D) efforts, including statistics, mathematics, computer science, and engineering to catalyze innovation through analytics.
Corteva Agriscience spun from DowDuPont on June 1, 2019 to become a standalone company.
Since 1984, Common Ground Research Networks has been committed to the principles of access, participation, and equality through conference curation and journal publication. Common Ground Research Networks takes some of the most pivotal challenges of our time, and curates networks that apply interdisciplinary thinking, global conversations, and cross-institutional intellectual collaborations to achieve solutions.
Cohesive Manufacturing creates platforms for cloud and advanced manufacturing, providing visibility and access to manufacturing resources in companies and maker-labs to increase utilization and facilitate planning and control.
CME Group is one of the world’s leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace. CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global benchmark products across all major asset classes, including futures and options based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, energy, agricultural commodities, metals, weather, and real estate.
Cline Financial Concepts, LLC is a financial planning and investment management services firm that currently works with students in the University of Illinois College of ACES through internships to learn about financial planning. Their philosophy is they understand and embrace each individual’s or family’s unique situation, rather than sell financial products for a certain client “type”. Cline Financial Concepts, LLC tailors advice and solutions to their client’s specific needs, in keeping with the Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) Board of Standards. This customized approach ensures the advice clients receive the most efficient and promising path to their financial goals.
The Cline Center for Advanced Social Research equips and empowers a new generation of social scientists, humanists, and data scientists to take up key challenges that threaten humans, like climate change, civil unrest, sustainability, inequality, and public health. By applying advanced computational techniques at extreme scales to discover innovative solutions hidden in unstructured data.
C.H.I. Overhead Doors creates garage doors with exceptional quality, craftsmanship, and value. Their mission from the beginning was to be the best partner for our customers by building a quality, damage-free product, with all components in place, and delivering on time with our company drivers. Keeping our core values in place, C.H.I. Overhead Doors has grown to become an industry-leading manufacturer of overhead doors. They offer commercial, residential, and rolling steel doors to customers in the United States as well as other countries around the world. C.H.I. continues to grow with a dedicated purpose: to celebrate heritage, tradition, and values, and to provide our customers with A Better Experience.
Chesterbrook Academy Preschool Champaign expertly combines academics and structured play for students ages 6 weeks to Pre-K. They have been part of the community of Champaign since 1995. Chesterbrook Academy Preschool is a caring place where your child can grow, learn, and thrive from their passionate and caring teachers.
The Research Park at the University of Illinois is a leading innovation hub for technology commercialization with a unique environment that cultivates startups and increases capabilities for established companies. The mixed-use composition promotes creative collisions and interdisciplinary collaborations, strengthening the bridge between campus and community.
Zite AI was founded in 2022 to revolutionize location consulting and has since pivoted to creating a suite of tools that empowers healthcare organizations in marketing outreach, operational planning, and facilities planning.
Rivian is on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever. This goes for the emissions-free Electric Adventure Vehicles we build, and the curious, courageous souls we seek to attract.
Here at the Research Park, Yahoo focuses on building large-scale platforms and applications powered by data. There are two major organizations represented — the Technology Platforms team and the Data Engineering group. The Technology Platforms team manages the large-scale infrastructure for supporting data, networking, and machine learning for the company. The Data Engineering group oversees data for the entire company by real-time data transport, pipelines, analytics, reporting, and machine learning applications. The office is comprised of 180+ technical staff including software engineers, data scientists, and management roles.
Graybar is a leader in the distribution of high quality electrical, communications, and data networking products, and specializes in related supply chain management and logistics services. Through its network of 290 North American distribution facilities, it stocks and sells products from thousands of manufacturers, helping its customers power, network, and secure their facilities with speed, intelligence, and efficiency. At the Graybar Innovation Lab, Graybar collaborates with students and faculty from the University of Illinois to develop industry-leading digital capabilities that strengthen its position in the supply chain. It also provides a unique opportunity for students to learn more about Graybar and the wholesale distribution industry, as the innovation lab hires full and part-time positions for undergraduate and graduate students.
COUNTRY Financial has been helping protect families for over 90 years. We want to continue to protect them for the next 90 through innovations in technology. The COUNTRY Financial DigitaLab was created to connect with the outstanding engineering talent at the University of Illinois. They’re focusing on the development of a mobile app and providing real-world experience for students.
