As a rush of life sciences companies hunt for lab space to perform biotech and pharmaceutical research, Gov. J.B. Pritzker is dangling an incentive he hopes will push developers to build more of it in Illinois. In a small but symbolic move aimed at boosting the local crop of early-stage life sciences companies, the state's Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity said it is offering $9 million in grants for development and renovation of wet lab space.
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