Illinois Governor Pat Quinn visits the Chicago Biomedical Consortium exhibit at the 2010 BIO International Convention
Illinois Governor Patrick Quinn presided over the BIO 2010 International Convention ribbon cutting ceremony on May 4. The convention was held at McCormick Place and it is the largest biotechnology event in the world. During his tour of the Illinois Pavilion, Governor Quinn (right) visited the Chicago Biomedical Consortium booth and met with Katie Stallcup (left), the CBC Executive Director, and Brenda Russell (middle), the Scientific Director from the University of Illinois at Chicago. (Photo: CBC)
Norbert Riedel, Corporate Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer of Baxter International, talks about the Chicago Innovation Pipeline, a collection of technologies available for licensing from 6 of the top research institutions in the Chicago region. The pipeline was developed by UChicagoTech for the 2010 BIO International Convention. (see video clip – QuickTime; see also UChicagoTech)