News Where Are They Now? Beacon Takes Aim at Eliminating Airborne Transmission Beacon is harnessing Far-UVC technology to make indoor spaces safer, and shaping the future of public health in the process. When the world shut down in March 2020, most people...
News UChicago Invests in “RegTech” Company Founded by Chicago Booth Alums The University of Chicago has announced their next venture investments from the UChicago Startup Investment Program. Ascent Technologies, a regulation technology company that helps users build, manage, and automate their...
Page Polsky Council The Polsky Council comprises many of the country’s leading entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and private equity investors, who provide ongoing guidance and support to the Polsky Center.
Program ETA Advisory Committee Comprised of leading operators, investors, and academics in the ETA space, the Polsky Center ETA Advisory Committee is instrumental in providing guidance to the growth and impact of our ETA...
Program Chicago Booth and Polsky Center Private Equity Council Members The Booth Polsky Private Equity Council is comprised of some of the world’s leading private equity investors who provide ongoing guidance and support to the Polsky Center’s Svider Private Equity...
Event Polsky Exchange Member Breakfast: Arts and Entertainment September 23, 2026 This month’s Exchange member breakfast brings together a community of entrepreneurs and innovators in the arts and entertainment industry for an exchange of ideas, networking, and collaboration. Connect with fellow...
News Polsky-Affiliated Initiatives, Startups Ranked Among Chicago’s Hottest Innovators Eleven entities with roots in the Polsky Center or the University of Chicago have been named to an annual list spotlighting the 50 hottest innovators in the city. Now in...
News Ice Slurry Research Pays Off for a Cleaner Environment “Twenty years ago, Argonne and the DOE must have had a crystal ball to develop an environmentally friendly refrigeration system that could meet today’s urgent demand for ‘green’ technologies,” says...
Technology A Neural Network to Quantify in Situ Adaptive Immunity in Autoimmune Disorders Presently, the use of single cell methods such as RNA sequencing can identify rare inflammatory cellular populations that can be used for the diagnosis of autoimmune disorders. However, the scope…
News ETA’s Global Momentum Takes Center Stage at Record-Breaking 12th Annual Booth–Kellogg Conference This week the Polsky Center, the ETA Group at Chicago Booth, and the Kellogg Innovation and Entrepreneurship Initiative hosted the 12th Annual Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition Conference, welcoming more than 1,100...
