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News Survey: Majority of Americans Believe Research Universities Drive U.S. Innovation Survey released as part of UChicago Innovation Fest shows Americans believe research universities drive U.S. innovation at a time of global competition. Read the full article >>
News Phase II Teams Selected for the Social New Venture Challenge The Social Enterprise Initiative has announced the 14 teams accepted into phase II of the 2017 John Edwardson, ’72, Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC). The SNVC is the social impact...
News Most Americans Look to Research Universities for Innovation Leadership, Finds Polsky Center Survey
News ‘It’s the American Dream’: Polsky Exec Talks Family-Owned Businesses, Innovation, and Education Family businesses are the engine that runs the economy, says Polsky executive Dan Sachs, who speaks to the importance of supporting those contributors. We caught up with Sachs, who is...
News ‘It’s Remarkable’: Deep Tech Ventures Summit Showcases Innovation in the Midwest Nearly 350 attendees, 23 speakers, and 22 startups came together to explore various topics across the quantum, data science and AI, cleantech, and life sciences space at the Deep Tech...
News Polsky Accepts Record-Breaking 20 Teams for Summer Accelerator Program The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has accepted 20 teams, the most ever, for its Polsky Accelerator, a 10-week intensive summer program designed for both for-profit and not-for-profit ventures....
News Polsky Center Revitalizes Small Business Growth Program with New Funding from JPMorgan Chase The University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is expanding programming that fuels local small business growth and improves the economic health of communities. Funded by a $400,000...
News Met With Too Many Late-Stage Diagnoses, Doctors Create Novel Test to Earlier Detect Cancer in Your Saliva OrisDX has developed a novel saliva-based molecular test to detect and diagnose oral cancer earlier – improving patient outcomes and saving lives. The Chicago-based startup was formed based on a...
