UChicago Science Incubator 1 Year Anniversary

​Join us as we celebrate the 1-Year Anniversary of the UChicago Science Incubator, a milestone marking a year of innovation, collaboration, and groundbreaking discovery. This special celebration will feature networking, community recognition, and an opportunity to reflect on the incredible partnerships, achievements, and innovators who have helped shape and grow this thriving community during our first year.

​We look forward to celebrating with the innovators, partners, and supporters who continue to make this community thrive.

​Keynote Speaker: Keith Crandell

​Keith Crandell is a co-founder and a Managing Director of ARCH Venture Partners. Mr. Crandell focuses on life science therapeutics, tools, devices and diagnostics, specialty materials, electronics, instrumentation, and photonics businesses.

​Mr. Crandell has served on the Entrepreneurship Advisory Board at the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship, Chicago Booth since 2005 and the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering Advisory Council since 2017. Mr. Crandell also serves on the investment advisory board for the Mass General Brigham Innovation Fund, a venture capital fund affiliated with Harvard Medical School Hospitals. He has been active with the Illinois Venture Capital Association since its inception, previously serving as Chairman. He previously served as a Director of the National Venture Capital Association and its Governmental Affairs Committee.

​Prior to the founding of ARCH, Mr. Crandell was with the specialty chemical and polymer company, Hercules, Inc.

​Mr. Crandell holds an M.B.A. from The University of Chicago, an M.S. in Chemistry from the University of Texas at Arlington, and a B.S. in Chemistry and Mathematics from St. Lawrence University.