Labs / Chicago, IL

Fulton Labs

60,000+ SF of lab and office space in Fulton Market.

400 N Aberdeen St, Suite 900

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Portal Chicago at Fulton Labs is where Portal started in 2020. Today it’s 60,000+ SF of premium lab and office space in Chicago’s Fulton Market District, home to more than 60 companies.

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Featured Artwork of the Space

Featured Artwork of the Space

Featured Artwork of the Space

The Fulton Labs mural follows a day in Fulton Market, from sunrise over the old warehouses and the L to a starry night over the city.

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Where innovation meets community

Where innovation meets community

Where innovation meets community

World-class lab facilities

100+ benches and $6M+ in equipment.

Premium amenities

120+ desks, conference rooms and networking spaces.

Thriving community

Connect with Chicago’s growing science and engineering ecosystem.

Illinois ecosystem

Chicago, once not even on the map for scientific innovation, is now a top-10 market in the U.S., much of it due to Portal.

Chicago, once not even on the map for scientific innovation, is now a top-10 market in the U.S., much of it due to Portal.

Chicago, once not even on the map for scientific innovation, is now a top-10 market in the U.S., much of it due to Portal.

15,000

Illinois life sciences startups

$2B+

Life science VC funding since 2020

59,000

Workers in life sciences

$1B+

Recent NIH funding

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Flexible lab spaces for every stage

Flexible lab spaces for every stage

Flexible lab spaces for every stage

100+ benches, 120+ desks, offices, large co-working spaces and multiple conference rooms, backed by more than $6 million in modern equipment.

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Individual bench space

Dedicated lab bench with equipment access

Private lab suites

Enclosed lab spaces for confidential research

Shared equipment areas

Access to $6M+ in specialized equipment

Office space

Professional office areas and meeting rooms

Everything you need to grow

Premium amenities & services

Premium amenities & services

Premium amenities & services

Lab equipment

100+ lab benches

Tissue culture hoods

BSL2 labs

Chemical fume hoods

Office & collaboration

120+ desks

Conference rooms

Networking spaces

Co-working areas

Building services

Parking available

24/7 gym access

Secure entry

High-speed internet

Prime location

Prime location

Prime location

More than 60,000 SF for science and engineering in Chicago’s Fulton Market District.

Public transportation

Near the CTA Green and Blue Lines and Metra

Downtown access

In the heart of downtown Chicago

World-class research nearby

Near Northwestern, UChicago, UIC and others

Dining and shopping

Hundreds of restaurants and shops

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Join Chicago’s established science & engineering community

Join Chicago’s established science & engineering community

Join Chicago’s established science & engineering community

Portal Chicago at Fulton Labs is the premier commercial lab space in the city. Portal was founded here in 2020 with 30,000 SF of lab space and has since doubled to more than 60,000 SF, with both startups and large-scale companies working out of our world-class space.

From the second mural at Fulton Labs

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