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DESY and DPI Announce R&D and Corporate Development Partnership

National Lab in Hamburg, Germany, and University of Illinois System institute in Chicago to Jointly Work on Entrepreneurship and Tech ...

Discovery Partners Institute to partner with Hope Chicago to expand access to tech apprenticeships

March 6, 2023 (CHICAGO) —Discovery Partners Institute (DPI), part of the University of Illinois System, and Hope Chicago announced a ...

Discovery Partners Institute receives $2.36 million disease-control contract from Chicago Department of Public Health

The two-year extension will enable real-time monitoring of contagious diseases beyond COVID-19 February 21, 2023 (CHICAGO) —The ...

Discovery Partners Institute launches new program for middle school students

The Discovery Partners Institute, part of the University of Illinois System, today announced its first program for middle school students ...

Discovery Partners Institute Creates Endowment to Support Long-Term Growth

Fund, seeded with profits from Shield T3, will support tech talent and workforce development programs. The Discovery Partners Institute, part ...

THE CANNABIS RESEARCH INSTITUTE IS COMING TO CHICAGO

A first in the Midwest, the new center will be operated by the Discovery Partners Institute December 15, 2022 (CHICAGO) —...

Discovery Partners Institute, university and non-profit partners hold Computer Science Fair for high school students and families

2nd annual event will be held Saturday, December 10th at Illinois Tech’s McCormick Tribune Campus Center to motivate and ...

Discovery Partners Institute expands efforts to build a more diverse tech career pipeline in Chicago, with new funding support from Google

New funding will expand computer science programming for high schoolers and will provide tuition for teachers pursuing their computer science ...

Discovery Partners Institute wins Chicago Innovation Award

The prize honors pioneering efforts to track COVID-19 through wastewater. The Discovery Partners Institute is the winner of a ...

Discovery Partners Institute announces fellowship role to examine the social and economic impacts of the arts across Illinois.

The role will be based in DPI’s Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaborative, and supported by a multi-institutional ...

Midwest Alliance for Clean Hydrogen (MACHH2) Announces Bid to Create Regional Hydrogen Hub to Combat Climate Change

Clean hydrogen production will be powered by region’s abundant carbon-free energy and support thousands of jobs, while reducing ...

University of Illinois Spinout Launches COVID + Flu + R.S.V. Test

Shield T3 Prepares for a Tripledemic; Test Kit Eliminates Confusion over Illnesses with Similar Symptoms CHICAGO (Oct. 25, 2022) — Shield ...

DESY and DPI Announce R&D and Corporate Development Partnership

National Lab in Hamburg, Germany, and University of Illinois System institute in Chicago to Jointly Work on Entrepreneurship and Tech ...

Discovery Partners Institute to partner with Hope Chicago to expand access to tech apprenticeships

March 6, 2023 (CHICAGO) —Discovery Partners Institute (DPI), part of the University of Illinois System, and Hope Chicago announced a ...

Meet a DPI Tech Apprentice

Q&A with Zipporah Myers: ‘I wanted more freedom and creativity in my career’ Zipporah Myers never envisioned a ...