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Intern

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Company Name: 
Category: 
Data/Analytics
Status: 
Internship
Contact Email: 
David.hays@axiscapital.com
Description: 

Job Summary:

The AXIS Research Center assists AXIS Reinsurance and AXIS Insurance in the performance of the functions necessary to assess the risk presented by individual and portfolios of risks. This internship provides an opportunity to experience analytical work in the insurance industry and to see what a career at AXIS is like first-hand. Interns receive on-the-job training and the opportunity to work on a variety of projects.

Key Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will work on various projects, including but not limited to: tool building, data accumulation, profitability analysis and catastrophe modeling. The AXIS Research Center Intern will be expected to:

• Work closely with AXIS employees assisting with profitability analyses of underwriting and claim trends as well as analyses of new and expanded business opportunities.
• Provide assistance in developing and maintaining the rating plans and tools used by various business units.
• Assist with supplementary analyses and special projects.
• Gain general knowledge of Reinsurance as well as Casualty or D&O/E&O lines of business.
• Assist Catastrophe Modeling Analyst in the critical assessment of the exposure to natural catastrophes presented by a portfolio of property risks.
• Regularly communicate progress, as well as pertinent findings to AXIS management.

Required Qualifications, Skills & Experience
• Self-starter, proactive and with the ability to develop, recommend and implement new approaches
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, able to establish credibility with senior underwriters, business unit leaders and divisional leadership.
• Working knowledge of computer systems and software; Microsoft Excel, VBA and SQL preferred
• Working knowledge of statistical methodologies and specialized math including calculus and probability preferred
• Must be a student at the University of Illinois and able to work 15 – 20 hours per week during the academic semester.


Innovation Celebration Nominations Now Open

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The 12th Annual Innovation Celebration will take place on March 3, 2017. Nominations are now live for individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions, taken risks, and provided leadership to ensure the continuing economic success of Champaign County, the ongoing success of the University's economic development mission, and the growth of entrepreneurial talent and energy in our community. Nominations are open to the public and will be accepted through 4 pm on November 30, 2016. Please use the links below the nominate, RSVP, and find more information.

– Nomination link: http://go.illinois.edu/2017ICNominations

– RSVP link: http://go.illinois.edu/2017ICAwardRSVP

– Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1717332111920885/

– Website: http://innovationcelebration.com/ 

Ada Lovelace Day: Women in Tech - with Mona Ghadiri

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EnterpriseWorks hosted a Women in Tech event to honor Ada Lovelace, who is considered to be the first computer programmer in the mid 1800s. Ada Lovelace Day is an international celebration of the achievements of women in STEM. Mona Ghadiri, Research Park Forcepoint employee, was the speaker.

 

Principal Consultant

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Company Name: 
Category: 
Project Management
Status: 
Full-Time
Contact Email: 
danaj@wolfram.com
Description: 

Wolfram, creator of Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha and the Wolfram Language, is looking for Principal Consultants to join our Wolfram Solutions team! The primary role is to be a billable-to-customers consultant working on Wolfram|Alpha and Wolfram Language projects for enterprise customers. Ideal candidates will be able to assess customers’ businesses and problems, understand our proposed solutions, and produce deliverables in a high-paced environment.

Wolfram Solutions fosters a flexible environment that allows for independent responsibility and control, however, the Chief of Staff will work closely with and supervise consultants. Principal Consultants are expected to learn and participate in communication standards for customer-facing consultant work. Strong Mathematica and data analytics experience is preferred, but not required. The ability to learn quickly both under good teachers and independently is the most important technical requirement.

Project Types:

  • Data science to extract insight from data (descriptive, prescriptive, and predictive analytics)
  • Modeling and simulation
  • Software development and engineering (Wolfram Language programming, infrastructure, and deployment)
  • Deploying algorithmic knowledge (from all of the Wolfram Language’s libraries, such as image processing, statistics, geospatial visualization and computation, etc.)
  • Creating interactive documents (dashboards, reports, and other e-publishing)
  • Knowledge curation and linguistics (custom deployment of Wolfram|Alpha)

Requirements:

  • Excellent problem-solving skills
  • Programming experience in one or several programming language
  • Research experience/teaching experience
  • Bachelor’s degree in a technical or scientific field
  • PhD or Master’s degree in a technical or scientific field is preferred
  • Open-minded in exploring new fields
  • Desire and drive to learn and self-educate
  • Self-motivated and self-disciplined
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Able to articulate ideas and instructions
  • Desire to work with clients on a daily basis

Consultants will primarily work onsite at the Chicago, Illinois or Phoenix, Arizona office, but occasional travel to customer sites may be needed.

Apply online at careers.wolfram.com

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Captioning Assistant

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Company Name: 
Category: 
Marketing, Social Media, PR
Status: 
Part-Time
Contact Email: 
danaj@wolfram.com
Description: 

Wolfram, creator of Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha and the Wolfram Language, is seeking a part-time Captioning Assistant to assist with the captioning of videos created within the company. In this position, you will work with project managers and our videos team to review transcriptions of videos and process them into closed-caption source files while providing general proofing and quality control. Applicants will be required to take an editing test prior to interviewing.

Responsibilities:

  • Proofread captions for videos to correct grammar
  • Align caption content with each video's narrative
  • Enter content into a web form-based system for assembling caption resource files 

Requirements:

  • Attention to detail
  • A firm grasp of English grammar
  • Self-motivation and self-discipline

Location: Champaign, IL

Apply online at careers.wolfram.com

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Marketing Intern

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Company Name: 
Category: 
Internships
Marketing, Social Media, PR
Status: 
Internship
Contact Email: 
mkemp@aarp.org
Description: 

Description

AARP is seeking a creative marketing student to help tell the growing story of The Tech Nest, promote the great work being done, share our successes and lessons learned, and work with other students on project vision.  This student will engage internal and external social media to promote the brand for The Tech Nest at AARP on campus and within the corporation. 

Qualifications

Freshman, sophomores, juniors, seniors or Masters students majoring in communication, business, marketing, advertising, or similar.

Candidates should be familiar with marketing, content development, social media and have an ability to write and communicate well.

Additional Details

This is a paid summer position located in AARP's technology lab, The Tech Nest, at the Research Park in Champaign, IL. Interested candidates should email a resume and a writing sample to Miranda Kemp at mkemp@aarp.org by November 30, 2016.

Experience Designer

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Company Name: 
Category: 
Software & Web Development
Status: 
Internship
Contact Email: 
mkemp@aarp.org
Description: 

Description

AARP is seeking an experience designer to join our team at the Research Park.  Responsibilities will include:

  • Utilize the AARP brand to find differentiated value and experiences across multiple projects
  • Showcase how a product, service or solution provides value to the customer and to our organization
  • Identify new opportunities for current projects through ideation and associative thinking
  • Storyboard concepts to show future states and possibilities

Qualifications

  • Freshman, sophomores, juniors, seniors or Masters students majoring in graphic design, user experience design, or a related field..
  • Experienced background in graphic design, creative direction, brand execution, storytelling, and/or storyboarding.
  • Critical attention to detail.
  • Keen sense of design, including typography, layout, color, composition.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Proficient with design tools.
  • Design portfolio required.

Additional Details

This is a paid summer position located in AARP's technology lab, The Tech Nest, at the Research Park in Champaign, IL. Interested candidates should email a resume and a portfolio to Miranda Kemp at mkemp@aarp.org by November 30, 2016.

Rational CyPhy Featured in News-Gazette

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CHAMPAIGN— The News-Gazette's Paul Wood interviewed Sayan Mitra for his Wired In column this week. Sayan Mitra is an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Illinois. He and Mahesh Viswanathan are founders of the start-up company Rational CyPhy. Cyphy is developing tools to make transportation software safer, and they were recognized by the National Science Foundation in 2013.

Read more about Sayan and Rational CyPhy's technology in the News-Gazette.


Aptimmune Featured in News-Gazette

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CHAMPAIGN— The News-Gazette's Paul Wood sat down with Federico Zuckermann on Sunday, November 13 for his Wired In column. Federico Zuckermann is a professor at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine and the founder and chief scientific officer of Aptimmune Biologics, Inc., a startup company in EnterpriseWorks. Zuckermann created a cell line to create a lethal pig virus vaccine that could potentially save millions of dollars in the pork industry. 

Read more about Aptimmune's vaccine and where they want to go next in the News-Gazette.

 
 

Big Data Summit featured in the News Gazette

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CHAMPAIGN -- A crowd of 400 plus people attended the University of Illinois Research Park's fourth annual Big Data Summit at the I Hotel and Conference Center in Champaign. Numerous moderators and panels shared their thoughts on the endless uses of technology and open data. 

Read more about the speakers and what they have to say about their data visualizations in the News Gazette. 

Mobile Developer

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Category: 
Software & Web Development
Status: 
Full-Time
Contact Email: 
sanchezjulian@johndeere.com
Description: 

As a Mobile Developer working at John Deere’s Innovation Center in Champaign, IL, you will have front row seats to bringing the digital revolution to farming. You will support and sometimes lead projects with complex software challenges that help deliver a “connected experience” for John Deere’s customers. We are looking for individuals who enjoy tackling interesting problems, such as helping farmers tackle logistics during harvest (see GrainTruckPlus in GooglePlay and iOS). If you are passionate about mobile software development, and are looking for interesting problems to solve, please continue reading.

You will:

·         Develop, support and augment mobile app solutions such as GrainTruckPlus, , GoPlant, and Tractor Plus

·         Work closely with other mobile developers, UX staff, product/vehicle engineers, and strategic suppliers to deliver mobile app solutions to market 

·         Plan, design, implement and test system components of various degrees of complexity

You should be able to demonstrate experience with:

·         Android development experience with Android Studio (e.g., at least 1 year of experience, and/or significant involvement in delivering at least 1 app to the GooglePlay store)

·         Experience creating and editing Gradle scripts

·         Java development experience

Ideally, you also have:

·         BS degree or equivalent

·         Experience with other languages such as C++, Python, Swift

·         iOS development experience

·         Experience with revision control systems such as GitHub

·         1-3 years of experience in aspects of the mobile lifecycle such as application structure, device and operating system API’s, debugging, performance, security, accessibility and deployment

·         1-3 years of experience in one of more of the following: Ajax, REST, JSON

·         Unit testing experience

Full-Time Contract Position (with opportunity to become permanent)

Location: Champaign IL

Travel: less than 10%

Contact: sanchezjulian@johndeere.com

Training Specialist, Indoor Climate and Research Training

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Category: 
Data/Analytics
Status: 
Full-Time
Contact Email: 
sredman@illinois.edu
Description: 
Training Specialist, Indoor Climate and Research Training
 
Applied Research Institute
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
 
The Applied Research Institute (ARI), launched in late 2013, connects research across campus, engages with industry and federal clients to understand their needs, and bridges research and development gaps to bring research applications to market faster. With plans to expand across the state, the ARI is currently focused on the following technical thrust areas: Data Science, Materials and Manufacturing, and Engineering System Design and Simulation.
 
The ARI is comprised of approximately 40 staff members and has provided over 30 internship opportunities to students. With more than 30 partnerships, the ARI works closely with federal and state agencies, national labs, industry and foundations to accelerate technology transition. The ARI is based in the University of Illinois Research Park, Champaign-Urbana's technology and scientific business center. More information about ARI can be found at http://appliedresearch.illinois.edu/. The Indoor Climate and Research Training (ICRT) is part of ARI, focused on operating a training center for weatherization contractors, assessors and develops training curricula for the national home performance industry. ICRT also performs research into issues related to residential energy and indoor air quality.
 
ICRT is seeking applicants for Training Specialists who will provide Illinois Home Weatherization Assistance Program and energy-related instruction in both the classroom and the field. The candidate will be a full-time, benefits-eligible academic professional appointed on a 12-month service basis. The expected start date is January 17, 2017. Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications.
 
Duties and responsibilities of the position include:
 Provide instruction to weatherization students in the classroom and in the field using innovative, effective, and measurable methodologies, and instruct agency and the Office of Energy Assistance (OEA) staff in field settings using specialized diagnostic equipment. This equipment can weigh up to 50 pounds and must be lifted and carried.
 Assist with curriculum development based on ICRT needs including developing, revising and evaluating ICRT curriculum materials/training modules/exercises including exploring new training methodologies to incorporate into existing instructions program.
 Engage students in problem solving and critical thinking to make subject matter meaningful, responding appropriately to evaluations and feedback for improvement purposes.
 Employ subject matter expertise to present instructional content in an effective and articulate manner while recognizing and responding in a flexible and professional approach to the needs expressed by students.
 Use and further develop practical weatherization and energy-related knowledge and skills for instructional use.
 Gain and maintain certifications for use as an instructor and proctor.
 Proctor online and field certification tests.
 Attend and present at practitioner conferences.
 Assume additional appropriate instruction related duties as assigned to further the mission of the institute.
 
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS (Education, Experience, Training, Knowledge)
 Bachelor's degree with a major or minor in building sciences, e.g. engineering, construction management, building construction, etc.
 Three or more years of professional experience in the building trades, building performance, or energy-related field.
 Experience delivering presentations, training, or instruction to others.
 Experience working as part of a team.
 Practical and relevant knowledge and skills in the building trades, building performance, or energy-related field.
 Critical thinking skills.
 Ability to communicate effectively with supervisors, students, and peers; strong interpersonal skills.
 Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
 Must possess the ability to:
o Recognize unrealistic diagnostic test results and follow-up appropriately.
o Clearly and accurately relay information in a manner which is appropriate to the audience.
o Train others.
o Build positive and effective relationships with a variety of individuals.
o Employ practical and relevant techniques to solve unique problems, especially in the field.
o Lift and carry up to 50 pounds, and work in small and uncomfortable places such as attics and crawlspaces.
o Learn quickly, self-start and self-manage.
 
PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS (Education, Experience, Training, Knowledge)
 Bachelor's degree with a major or minor in building sciences, e.g. engineering, construction management, building construction, etc.
 
To apply for this position, please create your candidate profile at http://jobs.illinois.edu and upload your cover letter, resume, and names/contact information for three references as a single PDF file by November 18, 2016. For further information regarding application procedures, contact Summer Redman at sredman@illinois.edu or 217-300-5400.
 
The University of Illinois conducts criminal background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer.
 
Illinois is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with a disability. Illinois welcomes individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and ideas who embrace and value diversity and inclusivity. (www.inclusiveillinois.illinois.edu).

Senior Backend Engineer

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Company Name: 
Category: 
Engineering
Status: 
Full-Time
Contact Email: 
sophieroney@granular.ag
Description: 

Design and build out a new generation of web and mobile agricultural management tools, develop advanced analytical tools to leverage geo-spatial and other data from a wide variety of sources, and create simple user interfaces for customer-driven data analysis and visualization.

WHAT YOU'LL BE WORKING ON

  • Work closely with other developers, product management, and data scientists to design and develop high-performance, scalable web and mobile applications for analysis and visualization of data as well as large scale crop planning and management
  • Develop tools to support internal data analysis and R&D

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

  • No farming/ agriculture knowledge required! 
  • 5+ years of experience developing high-performance, user-friendly web applications in a fast-paced, small team environment
  • B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent experience
  • Significant experience with a mainstream technology.  We use the technologies listed below, but they are not a requirement.
  • Excellent code quality and attention to detail. Must be passionate about avoiding technical debt
  • Driven and strong sense for high-quality user experience a plus
  • Background in analysis and visualization of geospatial data a plus
  • Passion to do something impactful with your hard-earned software development skills

TECHNOLOGIES USED

Python, Ubuntu, PostgreSQL, AngularJS, CSS3, HTML5, AJAX, Django, Pyramid

Software Engineer

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Company Name: 
Category: 
Software & Web Development
Status: 
Full-Time
Contact Email: 
sabra@sabracapital.com.br
Description: 

SOFTWARE ENGINEER

COMPANY NAME: SABRA TECH HUB

CATEGORY: Software & Web Development

STATUS: Full-Time

POST DATE: 11/09/2016

CONTACT EMAIL:  sabra@sabracapital.com.br

DESCRIPTION: 

SABRA Tech Hub will be a platform to connect Enterprises that want to adopt technological innovations to Startups that develop such innovations. Currently, tech scouters dominate this multi-billion dollar market. However, the market is very fragmented with many individuals giving very scattered tech recommendations to their clients. This fragmentation creates inefficiency. We will offer Enterprises a better value proposition. It will be a lot cheaper, quicker, and more efficient for them to start learning about a given technology/startup through our platform. Also, we will offer Startups the opportunity to get exposed to hundreds of Enterprises. Many deals – ranging from commercialization of technology to partnerships/JVs, investments, and M&As –are expected to be initiated through our platform.

A software engineer at Sabra Tech Hub will be responsible for developing this platform and coordinating a team of programmers. The candidate must be proficient in at least one or multiple areas of computer science and engineering, including information retrieval, data mining and data analysis, RDBMS, DBMS, driver development, distributed computing, networking, security and user interface design.

We offer competitive compensation, including salary and stock options.

To apply, please email your resume to sabra@sabracapital.com.br

Systems Command Administrator

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Company Name: 
Category: 
Administrative & Support Services
Status: 
Full-Time
Contact Email: 
danaj@wolfram.com
Description: 

Wolfram, creator of Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha and the Wolfram Language, has an exciting opportunity available for a Systems Command Administrator. Join the Systems Command team and work in a fast-paced, global, 24/7 environment.

The ideal candidate will be good at working in teams, comfortable speaking with customers, and enthusiastic about data visualization and organization in an innovative environment.

This position requires a strong understanding of Linux environments.
Systems Command is a rapidly growing, 24/7 global operation that capitalizes on Wolfram Research’s advances in data gathering and large-scale computing technologies.

Responsibilities:

  • Monitor all production-level systems
  • Escalate and triage problems when necessary
  • Provide phone support for enterprise Private Cloud customers
  • Maintain monitoring servers
  • Help design and implement new monitoring tools
  • Analyze existing infrastructure and find where there are gaps
  • Perform daily system monitoring and maintenance, verifying the integrity and availability of hardware, server resources, systems, and key performance indicators
  • Verify completion of scheduled jobs such as backups
  • Evaluate and plan for future technical needs for strategic company and team goals
  • Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

  • Linux experience
  • Ability to communicate clearly with internal and external clients
  • Web services experience
  • Understanding of web technologies
  • Experience with monitoring systems, e.g. Nagios or Munin
  • Basic understanding of scripting languages
  • Thrive in a team environment
  • Very strong documentation skills
  • Ability to work on 24/7 rotating schedule as needed
  • Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
  • Strong attention to detail

Preferred Requirements:

  • Understanding of the Wolfram Language
  • Has implemented production monitoring system
  • Has developed custom tools to provide more useful monitoring
  • Experience with data visualization
  • Experience with ticketing/project tracking systems

Location: Champaign, IL

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Web Systems Administrator

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Company Name: 
Category: 
Software & Web Development
Status: 
Full-Time
Contact Email: 
danaj@wolfram.com
Description: 

Wolfram, creator of Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha and the Wolfram Language, have an exciting opportunity available for a Web Systems Engineer. Join the Web Systems Administration team and work in a fast-paced environment where you’ll never lack for new and challenging projects.

The ideal candidate will be good at working independently and in teams with current web standards and initiatives in a flexible, innovative environment, and must have strong Linux skills and experience with web architecture.

Responsibilities:

  • Maintaining production systems
  • Implementing changes for existing web infrastructure
  • Designing new tools/utilities to automate processes
  • Administrating web servers
  • Building and configuring web servers and databases

Requirements:

  • Strong Linux experience
  • Strong knowledge of various scripting languages
  • Strong understanding of networking concepts, technologies, and principles
  • Strong understanding of virtual machine environments and hypervisors
  • Understanding of web architecture and the appropriate technology stacks such as Apache and Tomcat
  • Understanding of Java technologies
  • Strong documentation skills
  • Ideal candidate will need to be able to work well in both a team environment and independently
  • Work well on stressful and fast-paced projects
  • Ideal candidate will love challenges and enjoy using their own skills and creativity to solve problems
  • Ideal candidate will be someone who takes pride in their work and achievements

Preferred Requirements:

  • 3-5 years of experience
  • Have already designed/implemented a complex web architecture
  • Creative and loves to keep on the cutting edge of technology
  • AWS or hosted cloud services experience
  • Cloud computing architecture and HPC architecture
  • Understanding of the Wolfram Language
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related field 

Location: Champaign, IL

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Aptimmune Selected for Yield Lab Accelerator

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CHAMPAIGN -- Aptimmune Biologics was selected by The Yield Lab, a St. Louis-based agriculture technology business accelerator and investor, to participate in a nine-month program designed to support emerging ag tech companies. Aptimmune Biologics was chosen from among 120 applicants to participate in the program for 2016 and represents The Yield Labs first animal health investment.

Aptimmune Biologics, based in Champaign, Illinois, is developing and will soon launch innovative autogenous mucosal vaccines to help producers prevent major swine viral diseases. “We are honored that The Yield Lab has chosen to invest in Aptimmune and to share its business accelerator expertise with us,” says Aaron Gilbertie, CEO of Aptimmune Biologics. “We are among a very select group of emerging ag technology companies that The Yield Lab has selected to invest in and we believe their support and business resources will help us bring new, highly-effective animal health products to market more quickly.”

“Aptimmune is a company with extensive technical expertise, and the vaccine products they are developing have the potential to greatly improve swine health and food production in general,” says Matt Plummer, Principal at The Yield Lab. “The entire Aptimmune team has been tremendous to work with, and we believe the company is deriving value from The Yield Lab business accelerator program.”

Based in St. Louis, Mo., The Yield Lab is the nation’s first and largest agriculture technology business accelerator, maintaining its investment focus entirely on early-stage development of ag tech companies that offer creative and innovative solutions to the food and agriculture industry. The Yield Lab provides mentorship, networking and funding to hand-selected companies during a nine-month period.

Aptimmune Biologics, based in Champaign, Ill., specializes in developing and marketing a portfolio of revolutionary mucosal vaccines that provide answers for the most costly viral diseases impacting the swine industry. Aptimmune’s first vaccines are focused on addressing two major viral respiratory pathogens, Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Virus (PRRSV) and influenza.

Personify Founder: “EnterpriseWorks A Great Environment to Grow Up In”

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CHAMPAIGN— The News-Gazette's Paul Wood interviewed Sanjay Patel for his Wired In column this week. Sanjay Patel is the CEO and co-founder of Personify and an electrical and computer engineering professor at the University of Illinois. Personify creates technology and products for video communication, and virtual and augmented reality. The company spent two years in the EnterpriseWorks incubator and is now located in Urbana.

Read more about Sanjay Patel and Personify in the News-Gazette.

AWARE Lunch Demo Day

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Teams that received prototype funding via the AWARE program gave short presentations about the status of their prototypes/technologies. Speeches given by Nardo Technology, BassInSight, AE Machines, and IBN: Inspired By Nature.

EIR Workshop: Diversity in the Workplace with Lori Patterson

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Lori Patterson talked about diversity in the workplace. She explained why you want it and how to get it. Outside people were called in for video chats to give their input on the matter.

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