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UChicago president discusses Chicago's research-to-business challenge at Crain's event

Original: Crain’s event: UChicago president talks Chicago’s research-to-business challenge

The University of Chicago's president spoke at a Crain's Chicago Business event about the city's struggle to turn university research into commercial businesses and startups. The discussion focused on why Chicago, despite its major research institutions, lags behind other cities in converting academic discoveries into companies, and what could be done to close that gap.

Why now: Chicago's business community is focused on how to grow the local tech and startup economy from university research.

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