News Onchilles Pharma Advancing Tumor-Killing Drug Candidate to the Clinic University of Chicago spinout Onchilles Pharma plans to initiate first-in-human clinical trials next year for its lead drug candidate – which has demonstrated broad, potent, and direct tumor-killing activity. The...
News Eight Finalists Announced for the 2023 Alumni New Venture Challenge The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the finalists of the 2023 Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC), a global program dedicated to supporting all University of...
News Ten Startups Will Compete for Over $1M in Finals of 27th Annual Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the 10 teams selected to advance to the finals of the 27th annual Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture...
News Duality Quantum Accelerator Accepts Four Startups into Latest Cohort The Chicago-based Duality quantum accelerator has accepted its latest cohort of four startups, which are developing solutions for a secure quantum internet, enabling the manufacture of products in microgravity, and...
Event Application Deadline: George Shultz Innovation Fund September 1, 2023 Managed by the Polsky Center, the George Shultz Innovation Fund provides up to $250,000 in co-investment funding for early-stage science-based ventures coming out of the University of Chicago, Argonne National...
Event Info Session and Kickoff: Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC) October 12, 2023 The Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC) is the track of the Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge supporting all University of Chicago alumni who are in the process of...
Event Info Session and Kickoff: Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC) October 12, 2023 The Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC) is the track of the Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge supporting all University of Chicago alumni who are in the process of...
Event George Shultz Innovation Fund Fall Finals December 5, 2023 The George Shultz Innovation Fund Finals will feature startup teams who have been selected as finalists for potential investment from the George Shultz Innovation Fund. Each team will pitch to...
News Clarix Imaging Gets $10 Million to Scale FDA-Cleared 3D Imaging Tech University of Chicago spinout Clarix Imaging has received $10 million in funding from kineo finance, a Swiss-headquartered investment firm, to advance its novel imaging-based solution for surgical oncology. The company, which...
Event College New Venture Challenge (CNVC) Finals March 1, 2024 Join us for the finals of the 12th Annual College New Venture Challenge (CNVC). Throughout the afternoon, the CNVC finalists will present to a panel of judges comprised of investors,...
News Polsky Center and the College’s Office of Career Advancement Launch New Program to Prepare Students for Careers in Private Markets The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and the College’s Office of Career Advancement recently hosted its first Private Markets Program, which was made possible due to a generous...
Team Samir Mayekar, MBA Associate Vice President and Managing Director of the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Associate Vice President and Managing Director of the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
