The Chicago Innovation Exchange welcomes new startups

The Chicago Innovation Exchange recently welcomed four new startups to its business incubator. This latest group fills the CIE's current incubator capacity, which now houses 12 teams and nearly 40 people working in industries ranging from biomedical imaging and computational software for chemistry to estate planning and creative writing. The CIE's incubator is an accelerator-style program that provides founders and their teams with mentors, coaching and dedicated space, in addition to all of the benefits CIE members receive. Incubated companies receive extra guidance and support to help them reach critical milestones and grow into sustainable businesses. They also benefit from working alongside other early-stage startups and collaborating with entrepreneurs from throughout the CIE community. The four new startups joining the CIE in January 2015 are: "We are proud and excited to join the CIE's Business Incubator, where we will be able to access expert advice and the larger entrepreneurial and academic community," said MovingScripts founder Carlos Frederico Goncalves. "These resources will help us to continue to refine the website's features, expand our team and form a board of advisers, and prepare for an initial round of financing." The companies join a group of thriving businesses already hard at work in the CIE since it opened in October 2014 .