Ed Kaplan Family Institute for Innovation and Tech Entrepreneurship

The Ed Kaplan Family Institute for Innovation and Tech Entrepreneurship develops programs that guide Illinois Tech students toward technology leadership and entrepreneurship. Its focus is practical innovation, leadership, and using technology to drive change in communities and the broader world. The institute supports student involvement in technological breakthroughs and startup development, including opportunities connected to computing innovation, health technology, artificial intelligence, analytics, and moving research projects from laboratories to the marketplace. It also features student entrepreneurship initiatives such as business pitching and prize competitions. The institute is located at Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, where it connects technology education with entrepreneurial activity and emerging applications across industries.