News Exactics Wins 2025 College New Venture Challenge, Securing $115K for Innovative Rapid Diagnostic The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and The Grainger College of Engineering announces Exactics as the winner of the 13th Annual College New Venture Challenge (CNVC). Exactics, a biotechnology...
Page UChicago Science Incubator UChicago Science Incubator You can grow here. The UChicago Science Incubator provides early-stage life sciences, quantum, clean energy, and data science companies with access to state-of-the-art facilities and amenities, cutting-edge wet lab...
Event Small Business Development Center Demo Day 2025 July 24, 2025 This Thursday, 7/24/2025, join us for the Illinois Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) Demo Day during TechChicago Week, a high-energy event spotlighting innovative startups from the Illinois SBDC at the...
Event Investing Essentials: Private Equity (PE) Landscape for Career Changers October 11, 2025 Chicago Booth Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship and Faculty Advisor to the Svider Private Equity Program, Chris McGowan, will present on and discuss the changing PE landscape and the necessary skills for career...
News Impact in Action: Polsky Center Year in Review (FY25) 2024-2025 Polsky Center Impact Report This past year (July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025) at the Polsky Center was defined by momentum — from advancing innovation and entrepreneurship...
Page Faculty, Postdocs & Researchers Faculty, Postdocs & Researchers The Polsky Center has a dedicated team with deep experience in bringing research-based discoveries to market through technology licensing and startup creation. From securing intellectual property...
Page 2025 Companies Traditional // Rayni ($835,000) Hestus ($350,000) Lumina AI ($250,000) Bera ($220,000) MycoWorks Health ($175,000) Vantage Robotics ($150,000) Clover Labs ($110,000) Veyda ($75,000) Northline Energy ($52,000) Synova ($50,000) College // Exactics...
Page Founders Founders The Polsky Center helps founders grow their companies through accelerators, mentorship, and venture funding opportunities. Whether you’re just starting out or ready to scale, we provide the support and...
Technology An Innovative Cutaneous Gene Therapy Platform For Metabolic Disorders The field of metabolic disease treatment has long been challenged by the need for precise, long-term regulation of critical hormones and proteins that manage glucose homeostasis and energy balance. Current…
Program Past Participants 2025 Folasade Rancie – Doulala Michael Gustafson – Three Pillars Sudanshu Kaushik – Exalt Data Randel Bennett – Qixent Laurel Alpaugh – Coclo Ritu Sreenivasan – Mooj Foods Shikhar Pandey…
Team Thomas Gruber Partner and Executive Director, Bancor International Ltd. Partner and Executive Director, Bancor International Ltd.
Program UChicago Science Incubator The UChicago Science Incubator enables early-stage science and technology startups to translate ideas into commercial opportunities.
