http://www.temporarytraveloffice.net An audio tour of the Chicago Technology Park A Self-Guided Walking Tour A 9 track audio tour designed for walking or driving around the Chicago Technology Park, in Chicago's Near West Side. A printable map is available at the link. Temporary Travel Office info@temporarytraveloffice.net no en-us 2006, The Temporary Travel Office http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 Mon, 10 Apr 2006 11:52:59 EST info@temporarytraveloffice.com http://temporarytraveloffice.net/chicago/ Introduction to the tour. Mon, 10 Apr 2006 11:52:59 EST Temporary Travel Office A Self-Guided Walking Tour biotechnology, travel, chicago 2:46 http://temporarytraveloffice.net/chicago/audio/track1.mp3 http://temporarytraveloffice.net/chicago/ 2242 W. Harrison Street is a 70,000-square-foot building opened in 1988 and is now owned by University of Illinois at Chicago. It is home to LifeScan Chicago, CorDynamics, Inc., Creatv MicroTech, Inc., STAT Analysis Corporation, as well as UIC institutional occupancies. Mon, 10 Apr 2006 11:52:59 EST Temporary Travel Office 2242 W. Harrison Street 4:21 biotechnology, travel, chicago http://temporarytraveloffice.net/chicago/audio/track2.mp3 http://temporarytraveloffice.net/chicago/ Founded in 1985, the Research Center is a 56,000 square foot state-run incubator facility. It is currently home to approximately 30 successful biotech firms, which have their origins in the IMD’s major medical centers and regional institutions of higher education. For more than two decades the CTP Research Center has been home to spinouts from the University of Chicago, Northwestern University, University of Illinois, Argonne National Labs, and other major research institutions. Notable graduate companies include Amgen, MediChem Life Sciences, United Therapeutics, and Litholink. It is located at 2201 W. Campbell Park Dr. Mon, 10 Apr 2006 11:52:59 EST Temporary Travel Office 2201 W. Campbell Park Dr. 2:59 biotechnology, travle, chicago http://temporarytraveloffice.net/chicago/audio/track3.mp4 http://temporarytraveloffice.net/chicago/ At 2225 W. Harrison St., Enterprise Center I is 20,000 square feet of combined laboratory, cGMP manufacturing, and office space for a single tenant, though the building can easily be reconverted into a multi-tenant facility. It is the former home of successful life sciences companies including United Therapeutics and Thermogen Inc. Mon, 10 Apr 2006 11:52:59 EST Temporary Travel Office 2225 W. Harrison St. 3:51 biotechnology, travel, chicago http://temporarytraveloffice.net/chicago/audio/track4.mp4 http://temporarytraveloffice.net/chicago/ 2020 W. Harrison St. Mon, 10 Apr 2006 11:52:59 EST Temporary Travel Office 2020 W. Harrison St. 4:09 biotechnology, travel, chicago http://temporarytraveloffice.net/chicago/audio/track5.mp4 http://temporarytraveloffice.net/chicago/ Litholink Corporation’s 11,000-square-foot facility in the Chicago Technology Park opened in 2001. The firm develops tests that enhance the ability of doctors to detect kidney stones. The company began in the Chicago Technology Park Research Center with one client and now conducts business throughout the United States. The building is located at 2250 W. Campbell Park Drive. Mon, 10 Apr 2006 11:52:59 EST Temporary Travel Office 2250 W. Campbell Park Drive. 3:44 biotechnology, travel, chicago http://temporarytraveloffice.net/chicago/audio/track6.mp4 http://temporarytraveloffice.net/chicago/ AT 2100-2150 W. Harrison St., this is the former headquarters for the American Society for Clinical Pathology within the CTP/IMD Mon, 10 Apr 2006 11:52:59 EST Temporary Travel Office 2100-2150 W. Harrison St. 3:45 biotechnology, travel, chicago http://temporarytraveloffice.net/chicago/audio/track7.mp4 http://temporarytraveloffice.net/chicago/ The Enterprise Center II is a 15,000-square-foot building opened in 2003, located at 2255 W. Harrison Street. It was built as part of the Illinois Venture TECH program at a cost of $3.3 million. It serves as a graduate facility and houses Charles River Laboratories Inc., and Maroon Biotech. Charles River Laboratories Inc. provides research models and laboratory animal support services, pre clinical services, and clinical services to the biomedical market. Focused on improving human and animal health, its goal is to become the premier global company advancing the search for drugs, devices, and therapies from discovery through approval. Mon, 10 Apr 2006 11:52:59 EST Temporary Travel Office 2255 W. Harrison Street 3:26 biotechnology, travle, chicago http://temporarytraveloffice.net/chicago/audio/track8.mp4 http://temporarytraveloffice.net/chicago/ At. 600 S. Hoyne, this is the main office for the Illinois Medical District. The Illinois Medical District (IMD) is a special-use zoning district on the West Side of the City of Chicago, created by an act of the Illinois state legislature in 1941. The nation's largest medical district, it encompasses 560 acres and over 20,000 employees and contains the 56 acre Chicago Technology Park. Mon, 10 Apr 2006 11:52:59 EST Temporary Travel Office 600 S. Hoyne 3:01 biotechnology, travel, chicago http://temporarytraveloffice.net/chicago/audio/track9.mp4