George Shultz Innovation Fund

8:30 – 9:15 a.m.: Registration 

9:15 – 9:30 a.m.: Welcome and Opening Remarks 

• Shyama Majumdar, Senior Director, Accelerators and Investments, Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

9:30 – 11:30 a.m.: Finalist Startup Pitches and Q&A from the Advisory Committee 

• 9:30 – 9:55 a.m.: Signl

• 10:00 – 10:25 a.m.: Parasol

• 10:25 – 10:35 a.m.: Break 

• 10:35 – 11:00 a.m.: PraanaTech

• 11:05 – 11:30 a.m.: Morton Labs

Morton Labs // Morton Labs is a computational science company out of the University of Chicago focused on accelerating nuclear energy commercialization by operationalizing the “systems integration layer” of the simulation stack. 

PraanaTech // PraanaTech is a medical device startup that aims to democratize Alzheimer’s care through accessible and affordable point-of-care PET imaging technology.

• James Mastrianni, MD, PhD – Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience Institute (Pritzker School of Medicine)
• Yonglin Pu, MD, PhD – Professor of Radiology (Pritzker School of Medicine, BSD)

Signl // Signl is a preclinical company that customizes immune responses with small molecules to control the immune system.

• Aaron Esser-Kahn, PhD – Professor of Molecular Engineering (PME)

Parasol // Parasol is a transcatheter technology designed to permanently seal the left atrial appendage using a minimally invasive gel-based occlusion system to prevent cardioembolic stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation.

• Atman Shah, MD – Professor of Medicine, Clinical Director, Cardiology (BSD)