Lisle’s Catamaran Corp. to open national center in Chicago

Pharmacy benefit manager Catamaran Corp. says it will open a national “innovation center” in Chicago.

The company and Mayor Rahm Emanuel say the 25,000-square-foot center will have 50 employees and will draw top health care and business innovators to the city.

Lisle,-based Catamaran says the center will be a place for health care experts, business leaders, consultants and clients to “collaborate and view the future of pharmacy.”

The $14 billion company says it uses clinical data and technology to improve health outcomes and reduce medical costs by predicting which patients are at high risk for preventable illnesses or health conditions.