Episode 16 - Dr. Gary Kinsel, Southern Illinois University

On this episode, we discuss the role of downstate innovation within the future of IL with Gary Kinsel, the Vice Chancellor of Research at Southern Illinois University. Our conversation highlights SIU's Research Park and the entrepreneurial support among their student and faculty. We also dive into the wins that have come through their focus on industry relations, technology transfer programming, and the pipelines being developing between research and commercialization.