ScoutCamp ​is a gathering of ​tech scouts and professionals
​from the ​Great Lakes region's top research organizations.

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ScoutCamp connects top investors and university professionals to discuss a curated portfolio of technologies and startups from the Great Lakes region’s premier research institutions. It’s an easy way to review high impact technologies in selected focus areas.

Upcoming ScoutCamps

February 17, 2021: AgTech
May 2021: Software & Computing
August 2021: IndustrialTech
November 2021: Human Health
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ScoutCamp happens 3-4 times a year, sometimes virtually and sometimes in person in Chicago. Our format is time-saving and cost-efficient: 

• Investors get a one-stop look at the most promising technologies from the region’s top research institutions
  
• Tech transfer professionals get a chance to have one-on-one meetings with a curated group of investors, some of whom they might not otherwise encounter
  

We’re doing this because: The Great Lakes region is home to a stunning collection of globally diversified, tech-rich companies, leading academic research institutions, and emerging technology ventures. If we can connect the right players, we’ll experience explosive growth from the application of next-gen technologies for deep tech innovations in Healthcare and other fields in which the region is strong.

ScoutCamp is a partnership between:

Midwest Research University Network (MRUN) and 5 Lakes Institute

For more information, or to discuss an invitation to attend, contact:

Tim Honaker, Midwest University Research Network (MRUN) President: thonaker@mrun.us
Kathleen Gallagher, 5 Lakes Institute Executive Director: kathleen@5lakesinstitute.org

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RECAP of April 2020 ScoutCamp

The day included: 

11 Great Lakes Region Research Universities 
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10 Tech Scouts from Corporations and Venture Capital Firms
 
110 one-on-one meetings about technologies in the Therapeutics and Drug Delivery verticals

Among the respondents to our post-event survey: 

100% hope to be involved in future ScoutCamps

100% are planning to follow up on at least one of their meetings

Tech Scouts estimated that, on average:

5 of their one-on-one meetings would lead to future discussions

Universities estimated that, on average:
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4 of their one-on-one meetings would lead to future discussions