Day 10

Chicago, IL

Verona, WI

13 HR 05 MIN

TRAVEL TIME

438 MI

DISTANCE

36.5 GAL

FUEL AMOUNT

129 kWh

ELECTRICITY USED

Friday 24 September 2021

Illinois, Iowa & Wisconsin

Arrowing to the Hawkeye State and milking America's Dairyland

Day 10 harbored a significant moment on The Road to 50 States, as the team crossed the Mississippi River for the first time. We say first time because in a trip going in circles around all States, it's inevitable it will be more than once. And, in fact, it turned out to be twice in one day as they began in the metropolis of Chicago, where they interviewed Jennifer Chadwick of BioAnalytix, then crossed the mighty river into the Hawkeye State of Iowa. In Coralville, they got to meet two exciting companies in the form of Vida Diagnostics and Viewpoint Molecular Targeting. At this point, they had to flip east again because the next State to visit was Wisconsin. So, it was back across the Mississippi again at dusk to America's Dairyland, where they would get set for Day 11. It had been another successful day, so nobody was having a cow.

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Jennifer Chadwick, Vice President of Analytical Development at BioAnalytix (now ProtaGene), talks to Nigel about how the merger of the companies allows them to perform an integrated service function across the full spectrum of what’s needed for gene and cell therapy development.

Illinois Stats

Illinois
Illinois

State Capital

Springfield

State Motto

State sovereignty, national union

State Nickname

Land of Lincoln

Largest City

Chicago

Population

12.8M

Total Covid Cases

1.4M

Total Vaccinated

6M (47.3%)

Most Prescribed Drug

Lisinopril

Iowa Stats

Iowa
Iowa

State Capital

Des Moines

State Motto

Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain

State Nickname

The Hawkeye State

Largest City

Des Moines

Population

3.2M

Total Covid Cases

375K

Total Vaccinated

1.54M (48.8%)

Most Prescribed Drug

Lisinopril

Wisconsin Stats

Wisconsin
Wisconsin

State Capital

Madison

State Motto

Forward

State Nickname

The Badger State

Largest City

Milwaukee

Population

5.9M

Total Covid Cases

679K

Total Vaccinated

2.96M (50.8%)

Most Prescribed Drug

Lisinopril