As Laystrom Manufacturing celebrates its 70th birthday this year, we sat down with Laystrom's President Colin Cosgrove to discuss the past, present, and future of this third generation metal fabrication company.

Posted: Tuesday, March 23, 2021

As an mHUB member, Cast21 has been rapidly growing in order to change the way the world heals, starting with broken bones. The medical device company is committed to developing safe, effective products for orthopedic applications.

Posted: Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Global connectivity is a problem that CEO and Founder Danny Gardner and the Mesh++ team set out to solve 5 years ago. What began as an engineering exercise is now a network solution bringing internet reliability and accessibility to what have historically been hard to reach locations.

Posted: Thursday, February 4, 2021

Founded as an entrepreneurial project out of Northwestern University in 2009, NuCurrent is actively changing the way that the world sees wireless power.

Posted: Tuesday, December 22, 2020

Many studies have shown that COVID-19 death rate is higher in places with poor air quality. The unfortunate reality of health disparities in overlooked neighborhoods across the country is what inspired Darren Riley and his team to start Rapids Air Quality this year.

Posted: Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Sarah Tamilarasan's first few experiences with industrial analytics were no walk in the park: expensive & clunky optimization tools that didn't provide full access to data at hand. In 2017, Sarah took it upon herself to spearhead digitalization and Sotaog was born.

Posted: Monday, December 14, 2020

Miku Jha recognized the lack of access to automation, data, insights in the food and Ag ecosystem after seeing the massive effects of the drought in both California and India in 2016. However, more surprising was the fact that there were very few entrepreneurs who wanted to change this equation.

Posted: Tuesday, December 8, 2020

When Aadeel Akhtar, PSYONIC CEO & Founder, was visiting Pakistan at age 7 he realized the accessibility issue that people with limb differences faced worldwide. Since then, it has been his mission to make a product that redefines what it means to be human for those with limb differences.

Posted: Wednesday, December 2, 2020

In 2017, 3 friends from MIT set out with one mission in mind: changing the way people feel and measure their stress levels. SelfSci was born shortly afterwards.

Posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2020

It’s important, particularly in the tech startup and small business communities, to have a robust and multi-skilled support system. In our Community Partner Spotlight series, we highlight mHUB’s incredible network of community partners, who provide a multitude of skills, resources, backgrounds, and perspectives. We reached out to Benita Mordi, Secretary of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) in Chicago, to give us insights on her community, what they’re doing to give underserved youth greater opportunities, and how mHUB has and can continue to aid in this mission.

Posted: Wednesday, September 2, 2020

mHUB member, Neopenda, is a Chicago startup that is evolving health tech in markets that need it the most with its revolutionary product neoGuard.

Posted: Thursday, August 6, 2020

In our Community Partner Spotlight series, we highlight mHUB’s incredible network of community partners, who provide a multitude of skills, resources, backgrounds, and perspectives. We reached out to Liana Bran, Program Director of the IHCC’s LatinX Incubator, to give us insights on her community, and illuminate the opportunities for success—for mHUB and IHCC—that are possible through our collaborative relationship.

Posted: Wednesday, July 29, 2020

Experts in distribution and manufacturing, Hytrol Conveyors Midwest (HCM) Systems Inc., creates advanced automation solutions ranging from conveyor and palletizing systems to fully-integrated systems across multiple disciplines.

Posted: Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Nick Wesley is the Co-founder & Director of Urban Rivers. Urban Rivers has made tremendous progress in transforming city rivers into urban wildlife sanctuaries. Two of their current initiatives include a mile-long floating eco-park on the Chicago River and a public controlled trash-collecting robot.

Posted: Thursday, January 2, 2020

NoMo Diagnostics seeks to strengthen accuracy in detection by automating the measurement of brainwaves and the reporting of results in real-time thus reforming the method followed today in sports and military applications.

Posted: Tuesday, August 13, 2019

In today's society, there's virtually nothing that cannot be consolidated to the convenience of a mobile application. Door, gate, and garage access for real estate or commercial buildings is no exception. Hear how Cody Horchak, CEO and founder of Zerv, set out to create a modern technology that enables smartphones to communicate with any access readers.

Posted: Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Winston Privacy, an innovative internet privacy company founded in 2018 by Richard Stokes, was developed to protect internet users during a time where IoT privacy is as questionable as ever. Stokes shares valuable insights gained from his 14-year career in advertising technology and what motivated him to start Winston Privacy.

Posted: Monday, June 24, 2019

Verena Solutions, mHUB member since opening day in 2017, is the manufacturer of SimpleCap, a dental needle solution that provides safety, ease of use, and comfort to both patient and dental practitioner. Michael Infanger, founder and president, shares his startup journey that began nearly 6 years ago in his garage.

Posted: Friday, April 12, 2019

Among its worldwide satellite locations, industrial safety technology leader – Guardhat Inc. – chose mHUB as its second Midwest location. This Detroit-based company is focused on creating safer work environments for those on the frontlines of manufacturing floors and plants.

Posted: Thursday, January 10, 2019

Aspiring entrepreneurs are attracted to mHUB by our professional woodshop, laser cutters, welding workshop, CNC machine, electronics equipment, and production-quality 3D printers, but they stay for our most valuable asset- our community. Don’t believe us? Listen to what our members have to say.

Posted: Thursday, September 13, 2018

Jeff Garascia, Chief Innovation Officer of Marmon Holdings, discusses how mHUB brings "some of the best minds in the industry" to help Marmon solve problems and bring new products to life.

Posted: Monday, March 12, 2018