Technology Single-Step Method For Assembling Free-Standing Lipid Bilayers In Holey Grids For Cryo-EM Of Membrane Proteins Simplified approach to assemble free-standing lipid bilayers with membrane proteins in holey carbon grids directly usable for cryo-EM with high resolution The Unmet Need: Novel technique to achieve high-resolution…
Technology AI-Enhanced Single-Photon Quantum Detectors This technology uses advanced machine learning algorithms to extract significantly more information from single-photon detector signals than conventional approaches. By analyzing full detector waveforms in real time, the technology improves…
Technology A Wearable Bioelectronic Patch For Controlling Bacterial Pathogens Without Antibiotics A wearable patch using an acidic hydrogel and low-voltage electricity to safely reduce harmful bacteria on skin. The bioelectric system sensitizes bacteria, then modulates their behavior to prevent infection without…
Technology Hydrogel Electrochemical Platform For Controlled Localized Hydrogen Delivery A portable device that generates and stores molecular hydrogen within a hydrogel using electrodes to precisely deliver hydrogen locally to treat oxidative stress in skin diseases and ischemia-reperfusion injuries The…
Technology Lithium-Driven Neural Inhibition Devices For Chronic Pain And Local Anesthesia An implantable bioelectronic device platform enabling targeted, programmable inhibition of neural activity through lithium ion delivery, offering durable local anesthesia and pain relief without systemic toxicity The Unmet Need: Programmable…
News From Mississippi to the Last Frontier: Ben Frazer’s Path to ETA in Alaska Growing up in a small town in Mississippi, entrepreneurship was close to home for Ben Frazer, MBA ’25. His father founded a business in 2000, and from an early age...
Technology Laser-Patterned Nitrogen-Doped Silicon Carbide For Organ-On-Chip And Bioelectric Applications A laser-writing process converts selected regions of PDMS into nitrogen-doped cubic silicon carbide with an integrated graphite layer, producing flexible semiconductor biointerfaces that can be patterned in 2D or formed…
Technology Engineered Cardiac Microtissues Using Trace Silicon Nanowires To Improve Functional Maturity A trace amount of electrically conductive silicon nanowires (e-SiNWs) into otherwise scaffold-free hiPSC-derived cardiomyocyte spheroids to improve electrical coupling, synchronized beating, calcium handling, and structural maturation. The Unmet Need: Human…
News 8 Students Receive 2026 Polsky Founders’ Fund Fellowships to Work on Their Ventures Full Time The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation announced the eight recipients of the 2026 Polsky Founders’ Fund Fellowship (PF3), a program that supports graduating University of Chicago students who are committed to working full time on their startups.
