Portal launches to seed Chicago start-ups

Portal Innovations launched to seed life sciences, medtech and bioinformatics companies, with a focus on biotechs developing therapeutics, and plans to house the start-ups in lab space in downtown Chicago.

“We will source nationally but believe we have a particular advantage in Chicago and the midwest region given our relationships with innovation sources and our value add that is lacking in the region -- investment grade start-up assembly skills, management, connections, capital & pharma partners and market knowledge,” Portal's John Flavin said in an email...