News Finalists Announced for the University of Chicago’s College New Venture Challenge Finals The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago has officially announced the seven teams moving on to finals of the 2020 College New Venture Challenge (CNVC). The CNVC is...
News ETA Spotlight // Trevor Lwin, MBA ’12 Trevor Lwin, MBA ’12, and his partner Bruce Mosczcelt worked together for nearly a decade at BMO Capital Markets prior to pursuing the traditional search fund career path. The two formed...
News Transforming Your Business… Now In the current environment, there is a need to solve new problems, find new opportunities, and learn new ways of doing things – all at a time when the future...
News How Researchers are Returning Sensation to Mastectomy Patients The Bionic Breast Project is an interdisciplinary research program applying bionic technologies to restore post-mastectomy breast function. Leading the project is Stacy Lindau, MD, MA ’02, a Professor of Obstetrics...
News UChicago Supports COVID-19 Research with Non-Exclusive, Royalty-Free License The University of Chicago is committed to supporting the rapid development of new technologies and life-saving therapeutics in the battle against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. A non-exclusive, royalty-free license will...
News Patent of the Week: Creating a Temperature-Stable Vaccine Platform Researchers have developed a novel vaccine platform with fewer side-effects and shelf-stability, which addresses the significant challenge of distributing vaccines to developing countries.
News Maker Community Comes Together to 3D Print Personal Protective Equipment When the coronavirus pandemic and state-wide stay-at-home orders in mid-March forced the Polsky Fabrication Lab to temporarily close its doors to the public, Polsky assistant director, Elizabeth Koprucki, was in...
News Winner Selected for the 13th Annual Global New Venture Challenge Finals The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago is pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC). The GNVC is an...
News Patent of the Week: In Search of a Universal Flu Vaccine University of Chicago researchers, including Patrick Wilson, PhD, professor of medicine, UChicago Biological Sciences Division, have filed a patent for a panel of antibodies that neutralize a range of influenza...
News Patent of the Week: Boosting the Microbiome to Prevent Infection Many antibiotic-resistant infections in humans can be traced to food and animals due to the widespread use of antibiotics on farms. Because of this, there is an urgent need to...
News Patent of the Week: Selectively Stimulating Cells for Pain Treatment, Immunotherapy Many diseases, including Parkinson’s and irregular heartbeat, can be treated by electrically stimulating organs using an implantable device. However, the use of these devices is often high risk, as it...
News Chicago Tech Leaders Weigh in on How to Navigate COVID-19 The Executives’ Club of Chicago recently held a conversation discussing what differentiates Chicago as a place to found and grow a company – and the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic...
