Portal invests in therapeutics, med tech, and bioinformatics startups with strong leadership teams. Our differentiated mix of crafted capital drives companies from scientific ideation to business creation, helping entrepreneurs translate cutting-edge technology into sustainable, global businesses.
Portal’s flagship location is on the Fulton Labs campus in Chicago’s Fulton Market—the city’s epicenter for technology and innovation and one of its fastest-growing neighborhoods. Here, our portfolio companies become part of a vibrant work/live/play community with ready access to top-tier universities, medical centers, service providers, and large companies.
Inside the Portal office, our expansive space has been thoughtfully designed to provide best-in-class, fully equipped wet/dry lab and work space that can adapt and configure to the unique needs of each of our companies. “Smart” windows from View regulate glare and temperature, optimize natural light, and frame stunning skyline views. Generous common areas and modern amenities foster collaboration and comfort.
185
pharma companies
550
device/diagnostic companies
11
leading bioscience universities
10,000
new Fulton Market residences by 2022
“Life sciences is a key sector to drive growth. I’m excited to see Portal Innovations set up shop in Illinois and build a groundbreaking venture.”
Portal Innovations will continue to build upon its Chicago success to disrupt the established means by which innovations affecting biotech and medical devices are sourced and brought to market. There are many significant markets where life sciences academic-to-commercial translation remains underserved and where developers look to establish more “hardware” or space, thereby increasing the demand for Portal’s innovative crafted capital approach to build the best life sciences companies.
Atlanta, like Chicago, possesses all of the academic and medical research institutions, resources, civic leadership and talent necessary to establish a world-class life sciences innovation hub, where companies can start up and scale. Portal’s role in Atlanta’s emerging life sciences ecosystem is to build a world class early-stage biotech portfolio while bringing together the entire ecosystem to allow these companies to thrive and scale locally.
Portal is led by an accomplished team of life science leaders who operate with collaboration, transparency, and intense action.