At the start of the first-ever Chicago Biomedical Innovation Alliance (CBIA) workshop, Adam Glaser, the planning and strategies leader at architecture and design firm Perkins+Will, asked a simple question: Will collaboration work?
Looking at the audience — which included representatives from more than 50 organizations and 14 sponsors — it was clear that collaboration not only will work, but it also will play an integral role in the development and success of Chicago’s first biomedical innovation districts.