Prior to 2006, MRUN operated as an informal working committee. In early 2006, MRUN incorporated as a non-profit association in order to build on the work already begun and to broaden participation opportunities. MRUN's evolution into a formal organization will better facilitate Midwest regional cooperation to promote the growth of startup companies based on academic and clinical research. Now anyone sharing this interest at an educational or research institution may join MRUN.
The association has three classes of membership, Full, Associate and Affiliate.
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Full members have voting privledges and must be associated with a research institution located within the original eight state region (IL, IN, IO, MI, MN, MO, OH, WI) and having at least $100 million in annual R&D expenditures as reported by NSF.
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Associate members may be from any state or province and may be associated with any research or educational institution. Associate members do not have voiting rights and may not serve on the Board of Directors.
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Affiliate members are legal business entities having interest in startup ventures as a means of technology commercialization from any state or province. Affiliate members do not have voiting rights and may not serve on the Board of Directors.
MRUN Annual Dues
- Full member - Institutional: $1,000 (includes up to 5 individual participants)
- Full member - Individual: $300
- Associate Member- Institutional: $500 (Includes up to 5 individual participants)
- Associate Member - Individual: $150
- Affiliate Member - $500
For complete membership information please contact our Director of Memberships (below) or go to our Contacts page and send us an inquiry being sure to check the "membership" interest box on the email form.
MRUN Officers and Board of Directors (see member directory for complete contact information)
- President - Allen Dines, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Secretary - Steve Ban, Argonne National Laboratory
- Treasurer, David Gulley, University of Illinois
- Director of Programs - Jim Bray, Northwestern University
- Director of Membership - Bob Rosenberg, University of Chicago
- Director of Relationships -Dave Gulley, University of Illinois at Chicago
- Director of Sponsorships - Bob Rosenberg, University of Chicago
Current MRUN Partnerships
- IBF Conferences - focused on bringing together midwest research institutions and the venture capital industry perticularly through its Mid-America Healthcare Venture Forum held in cooperation with MHIN (below).
- BIO - focused on facilitating business and financial connections beweeen emerging research-based life science companies spun out of MRUN institutions primarily through participation in BIO's Annual International Conference.
- Mid-America Healthcare Investors Network (MHIN)- focused on strengthening the ties between MRUN institutions and MHIN investor members to facilitate investments or syndication related to commercialization of research from Midwest insitituions.
Several MRUN partnerships focus on assisting companies spun out from MRUN institutions and technology transfer offices of member institutions connect with strategic business partners, investors or licensees through the annual conferences organized by each of these groups:
