Breakthrough Technologies

About Breakthrough Technologies

Breakthrough Technologies is an Evanston, Illinois-based custom software development firm founded in 1998 by three senior software engineers. The team of 11-50 specialists builds web applications, mobile solutions, content management systems, learning management platforms, and medical applications, focusing primarily on small to mid-size businesses. They were named to the Clutch 1000 list of top B2B organizations globally and bring 25+ years of open-source and systems integration experience.

Who Breakthrough Technologies Is Best For

Small and mid-size businesses, healthcare companies, and educational organizations looking for an experienced, senior-led Chicago-area development firm for custom web, mobile, or specialized applications including medical software and learning platforms. Engagements perform best when stakeholders align on measurable KPIs and maintain...

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Selected Work

Award-Winning Anatomy App

Body Scientific

To bring their breath-taking illustrations and designs of anatomy to a larger audience – that was the singular mission set by Body Scientific, an award-winning medical design studio that specializes in creating visual images, content and models to educate students, patients and medical professionals. Needed was a method for distribution and purchase of the studio’s wealth of anatomical designs for textbooks, wall charts and models to audiences beyond the doctors’ offices and TV.

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Visitor App — Morton Arboretum

Morton Arboretum

The Morton Arboretum sought a versatile mobile app for connecting visitors and members with the rich offerings of this 1,700-acre living museum. “The idea is to encourage visitors to experience the Arboretum’s favorite places - to see more, learn more, engage more, and, thanks to gamification technology, even be rewarded for doing so,” said Kevin Leonard, Associations & Non-Profit Engagement Manager at BT.

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Illinois Science Assessment

Illinois State Board of Education

The Illinois State Board of Education(ISBE) has had a multi-year relationship with Breakthrough, as we have proudly stood up their Illinois Science Assessment since 2015.  Breakthrough used their Validity platform, incubated with Race-To-The-Top federal grant funding, to deliver a cloud-based, scalable platform that allowed ISBE to safely and securely deliver their Science Assessment to half a million students in three grade levels every year.

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