Larry Gigerich, executive managing director at Ginovus and an Indiana Chamber board member, recently wrote about innovation districts and their importance – accessing talent, collaborating with higher educational institutions and partnering with other private sector companies.
Below are three of the lists he shared as part of that writing:
Innovation District Characteristics
- Proximity to higher educational research assets (university, college, hospital, etc.)
- Presence of research based organizations (non-profit and/or for profit)
- Location of technology enabled company facilities
- Magnets (quality of place assets) for talent
- Available real estate for development
- Access to the different forms of transportation
- Co-working space for researchers
- Retail services to support people working in the area
Well-Established U.S. Innovation Districts
- The Cleveland Health-Tech Corridor
- Kendall Square in Cambridge
- University City in Philadelphia
- Research Triangle Park in Raleigh-Durham
- Medical Alley in Rochester
- University Research Park in Madison
- Research Park in Salt Lake City
- South Lake Union in Seattle
Developing Innovation Districts
- Cortex in St. Louis
- 16 Tech in Indianapolis
- Future City in Detroit
- Akron Innovation District
- Syracuse Innovation Zone
- The Innovation District of Chattanooga
- University Research Park in Ames
- Yanke Research Park in Boise