Page Venture Gallery Venture Gallery View startups founded from across the University of Chicago ecosystem in a range of industries. Welcome to the Venture Gallery! The Polsky Center provides “first look” and early...
News Innovation on Display During Chain Reaction Innovations’ Demo Day Participants in Argonne’s entrepreneurship program will showcase their innovative technologies at Chicago’s Gleacher Center on September 12. For 18 months entrepreneurs in the first cohort of Chain Reaction Innovations (CRI),...
News Chain Reaction Innovations: Polsky Offers Special I-Corps Training to Argonne Teams In May, the Polsky Center ran a special four-week program for Argonne’s Chain Reaction Innovations (CRI) accelerator. Six teams participated in this virtual I-Corps program, which included researchers from other...
News Winter Collaboratorium to Connect Students, Scientists Showcasing a Range of Innovations The winter Collaboratorium will connect innovators from UChicago Medicine, the Physical Sciences Division, and Argonne’s Chain Reaction Innovations program with University of Chicago students. The Collaboratorium provides the opportunity for...
News UChicago Scientists Selected for Argonne’s Entrepreneurship Program Two University of Chicago innovators developing quantum technologies are among six selected for Argonne National Laboratory’s entrepreneurship program, Chain Reaction Innovations, which helps scientists launch and scale their businesses. The...
Technology A Metal Organic Framework (MOF) Containing Nitrogen Donor Ligands For Highly Efficient Catalysis of Organic Reactions Pyridyl moieties are highly useful in catalytic applications because of their robust redox stability, metallic coordination versatility, and functionalization ease. However, their application is limited due to poor solubility and…
News Lab Innovation Fellowship Program Promotes Innovation at Argonne and Fermilab Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory work to answer some of the biggest questions facing humanity, from the atomic to the astronomical scale. Occasionally that work...
Technology Novel Aqueous Chemical Stabilization Method for Proteins Based on the Diels-alder Reaction Stabilization of therapeutic proteins and peptides is often necessary to improve pharmacokinetic properties and reduce proteolysis in vivo. However, pre-existing stabilization strategies require expensive catalysts or harsh reagents that prevent…
News Polsky Center, Argonne, and Fermilab Discuss Leadership in Water Innovation at First-Ever Chicago Water Week The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago, in partnership with Argonne National Laboratory and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, is hosting a webinar as part of Current’s inaugural Chicago Water Week....
News This is Your License to Innovate: UChicago, Argonne, Fermilab Showcase New Tech “We have a recipe for the extraordinary – and the opportunities are endless,” said Juan de Pablo, Executive Vice President for Science, Innovation, National Laboratories, and Global Initiatives at the...
News UChicago, Argonne, and Fermilab Look to Transform the Water Industry The University of Chicago, Argonne National Laboratory, and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) anchor the Midwest as a hub for water innovation with state-of-the-art research facilities and innovative technologies. “To...
News Supply Chain Software Startup Takes First Place at 2024 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge as Judges Award Record-Breaking $1.9M in Total Investments FreshX, a startup developing a supply chain software that helps food companies and freight brokers easily book and manage cold chain transportation and storage, has won first place in the...
