News Polsky Announces Cohort 4 of Its Deep Tech Accelerator, Compass The Polsky Center is pleased to announce Cohort 4 of the Compass deep tech accelerator program, which includes several startups working to commercialize research across various industries. “Cohort four of...
News Compass Demo Day to Feature 5 Investor-Ready Deep Tech Startups Polsky Science Ventures and the Compass deep tech accelerator team at the University of Chicago are hosting a “demo day” to highlight innovative research and technologies seeking growth opportunities. Representing...
News George Shultz Innovation Fund Announces 4 Finalists Pitching for Potential Investment The 2026 George Shultz Innovation Fund finalists are developing novel software, medical devices, and therapeutics. Managed by the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, the George Shultz Innovation Fund provides up to...
News Using Nanotechnology to Deliver ‘Potentially Transformative’ Peptide-Based Therapeutics A physician-scientist, James Labelle is developing therapies that modify the function of the immune system – by examining why, on a molecular level, some pediatric cancers are resistant to treatment....
Event Polsky Overview for Chicago Booth Evening/Weekend Program Students March 23, 2024 Join the Polsky Center during the lunch break for an info session and founder talk. Polsky staff from the student programs team and the Deep Tech Ventures team will present...
Program George Shultz Innovation Fund Access venture development support and the opportunity to pitch for up to $250,000 in potential investment.
News 4 Teams Advance to the George Shultz Innovation Fund Finals The spring 2025 George Shultz Innovation Fund finalists are working to scale quantum technologies, predict seizures, and discover new drugs. Managed by the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, the George...
News Three UChicago Startups Receive Investment from the George Shultz Innovation Fund The finalists pitched to the Innovation Fund Advisory Committee, which consists of advisors, entrepreneurs, and industry experts, on May 29. The George Shultz Innovation Fund has awarded $250,000 to StaC12,...
News 50 Companies to Pitch to Investors at DeepTechU The DeepTechU venture conference will showcase 50 startups during the three-day virtual event May 3 to 5, giving investors an early look at cutting-edge deep tech innovation coming out of universities,...
News George Shultz Innovation Fund Invest in Anapneo Therapeutics at Its Spring Finals Finalists presented their proposals to the Innovation Fund advisory committee at the finals on June 5.
News U of C Startup Seurat Therapeutics Announces $510K in Grant Funding Seurat Therapeutics, Inc. is a University of Chicago startup biotech company developing a nasal spray to treat and prevent migraines
Technology Self-assembling Nanofibril Particles for Controlled Release of IV and SUBQ Therapeutics Clinically approved methods for the controlled release of oral therapies have demonstrated their efficacy in reducing required dosage, administration frequency, and side effects, thereby boosting patient compliance. Despite these successes,…
