News ‘You Start with a Problem and Ambition’: One PhD Student’s Journey to Quantum Startup Founder Like most entrepreneurs, for Shankar Menon, the journey to launching his first company started with a problem and ambition. A quantum science and engineering graduate student at the University of...
News Build and Launch Accelerators Accept 16 Teams to the 2025 Summer Program The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation today announced the 16 startups selected to participate in the 2025 Build and Launch summer accelerators, 10-week summer programs open to all University...
News 5 Chicago Booth Students Honored with 2025 Student Entrepreneurship Awards Chicago Booth School of Business recently recognized five outstanding MBA students who demonstrated leadership in entrepreneurship, venture capital, or private equity during their time at school. The annual Student Entrepreneurship...
Page Entrepreneurship and Innovation Minor Entrepreneurship and Innovation Minor The Polsky Center is proud to support the Entrepreneurship and Innovation minor—an exciting opportunity for undergraduates to blend liberal arts learning with entrepreneurial skills. Led by...
News Heather Walsh Joins Polsky Center as Assistant Vice President for Technology Ventures Heather Walsh joins the Polsky Center as the Assistant Vice President for Technology Ventures beginning July 14. A seasoned leader in innovation and commercialization, Heather brings a wealth of experience...
News The Polsky Center Welcomes the 2025 Innovate2Market Cohort The Polsky Center is welcoming the latest cohort of Innovate2Market, a five-week program designed to help community inventors and innovators explore the commercial potential and impact of their products and...
Page Faculty, Postdocs & Researchers Faculty, Postdocs & Researchers The Polsky Center has a dedicated team with deep experience in bringing research-based discoveries to market through technology licensing and startup creation. From securing intellectual property...
News Midwest Biotech Startup Showcase Spotlights 30+ Breakthrough Innovations from Leading Research Institutions Bringing breakthrough science to the forefront of innovation, the Midwest Biotech Startup Showcase will highlight more than 30 emerging life sciences and biotech ventures from leading research institutions across the...
Program UChicago India Deep Tech Accelerator Receive commercialization guidance and global connections for your deep tech startup emerging from India’s leading research institutions.
Page Third Coast Foundry Third Coast Foundry Advancing Midwest Innovation Third Coast Foundry is a new physical space in San Francisco for partner university-founded startups and teams traveling to the Bay Area. Designed to...
