page_title: Research Park at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
section_title: EnterpriseWorks Incubator
hierarchical_section_title: Research Park at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign / EnterpriseWorks Incubator
caption_attribution_description: English: EnterpriseWorks Incubator located in the University of Illinois Research Park
context_page_description: Research Park at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a research park located in the southwest part of the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign campus in Champaign, Illinois. Research Park is a technology hub for startup companies and corporate research and development operations. Within Research Park there are more than 120 companies employing more than 2,100 people including students and full-time technology professionals.
  Multinational and publicly traded corporations in the Research Park include: ADM, Abbott Laboratories, AbbVie, AB InBev, Ameren, AGCO, Bayer, Capital One, Caterpillar, CME Group, Deere & Company, Dow AgroSciences, Littelfuse, Motorola Solutions, Nutrien Ag Solutions, NVIDIA, Riverbed, State Farm, Synchrony, Syngenta, and Yahoo.
  Research Park is also home to over 50 startup companies that are commercializing technology. EnterpriseWorks, the Research Park's 43,000-square-foot business incubator for early-stage tech firms, is operated by the University of Illinois to help launch successful startup companies.
context_section_description: The EnterpriseWorks Incubator provides a bridge between the research of the University and the commercialization of technology by university faculty, researchers, and students. The award-winning incubator provides free counseling services to technology entrepreneurs and facilities such as laboratories, offices, conference rooms, kitchen, and co-working space. The Entrepreneur-in-Residence program is a free service provided by Research Park which consists of 7 experience tech entrepreneurs who provide monthly consulting to new startup ventures and prospective entrepreneurs. Research Park and the EnterpriseWorks Incubator hold educational, training, social, and networking events to facilitate a community feel while providing a place where the newest startups have the opportunity to develop relationships with established national and international corporations.
  The incubator has basic labs as well as full fit-out labs for chemical and life science companies. All leases in EnterpriseWorks last one year; renewal is based on company progress and the continued need for services. 
  In addition to office and lab space, EnterpriseWorks offers complementary conference room space to its tenants. Rooms for groups from six to 30 persons are available by reservation. Kitchen and vending services are also on-site.
caption: EnterpriseWorks Incubator located in the University of Illinois Research Park
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