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News For Startup Founders, This is the Classic Dilemma The following article was written by Dr. Steven Gould, consulting director for Polsky Science Ventures, and originally published in Crain’s Chicago Business on December 18, 2023. Read the original article...
News Chicago Innovation Mentors Celebrates First Year A superhighway runs into Chicago’s leading universities, carrying innovative scientists, talented students and significant research funds, says John Flavin, the new executive director of Chicago Innovation Mentors (CIM). “We need...
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News Giving Back to Chicago and the University Knowing that the top areas in the country for biotechnology innovation and entrepreneurship are San Francisco, San Diego and Boston-Cambridge, many of Chicago’s top researchers might be tempted to move...
News Buoyed by Insiders, Flagship’s Evelo Hits Midpoint of IPO Range Evelo Biosciences, a biotech company based on technology licensed through the Polsky Center from UChicago Medicine’s Thomas Gajewski, debuted on Nasdaq. Read the full article >>
News Meet the Inaugural Alchemist Chicago Cohort Alchemist Accelerator and the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation are thrilled to announce the inaugural cohort of Alchemist Chicago. Alchemist Chicago Cohort 1 is made up...
News Mixing Medicine and Finance Charles Polsky’s transition from medicine to finance reflects an unconventional path, but one that makes him particularly well suited to act as a resource to the University of Chicago’s promising...
News Universities Continue to Drive Innovation in Illinois: ISTC Report Illinois university students and faculty set records for startup activity – raising approximately $1.42 billion over the last five years, according to a recent report. Published by Illinois Science and...
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 8 Alumni-Led Startups to Compete in 2024 ANVC Finals The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the eight finalist teams that will vie for investment in the 2024 Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC), a global competition...
