News Davidson Embodies Entrepreneurial Spirit Some Chicago-based researchers with a commercial success or two under their belt head for the East or West Coasts, which are known for nurturing translational research. Michael Davidson, MD, however,...
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 Meet Polsky Member of the Month: David Dewane As Polsky Member David Dewane puts it, he was born with “entrepreneurship in his blood.”
Event Fireside Chat featuring David Shapiro, MBA ’89, KPS Capital Partners October 23, 2025 Join us for a fireside chat featuring David Shapiro, MBA ’89, Cofounder and Managing Partner, KPS Capital Partners. This conversation will be moderated by Steve Kaplan, Neubauer Family Distinguished Service...
News Startup Spotlight: Mouse Book Club The Polsky Center had the chance to speak with founder David Dewane on his experience bringing Mouse Book Club to life through the Incubator.
Event NVC@30 Fireside Chat: Insights from NVC Winner David Rabie, MBA ’15 November 18, 2025 We are celebrating the 30th year of the Edward L. Kaplan, ’71 New Venture Challenge at Chicago Booth. Given the growth of this Booth-critical program since 1997, we have a...
News Water No Match for New Self-Healing Sticky Gel Scientists can now manufacture a synthetic version of the self-healing sticky substance that mussels use to anchor themselves to rocks in pounding ocean surf and surging tidal basins. A patent...
News NVC@30 Fireside Chat with David Rabie Spotlights Tovala’s Journey from NVC to a Profitable, 9-Figure Revenue Business The Polsky Center continued its NVC@30 Fireside Chat series with David Rabie, MBA ’15, founder and CEO of Tovala and winner of the 2015 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71 New Venture...
Technology Enhanced Nitrogen Vacancy Synthesis in Diamond: Minimizing Hydrogen Passivation Keywords: Electron radiation effects, Ion implantation, Spectroscopy, Chemical vapor deposition, Optical fibers, Quantum information This method mitigates hydrogen passivation of nitrogen vacancy centers (NV centers) in diamond through vacuum annealing…
Technology Computational-Guided Spin Defect Systems This method enables predictive growth of qubit host materials without the limitations of iterative measurements. The Unmet Need: Proper characterization of qubit host substrate and in-situ defect growth Quantum sensors…
News Polsky Center Receives $5 Million Gift from Booth Alumnus A gift from David Kessenich, MBA ’96, and his wife, Colleen, will propel new groundbreaking work and faculty-led research at the Polsky Center.
News UChicago Alumni From Around the Globe Pitch for Investment at 2020 ANVCs The Polsky Center is pleased to invite you to the 2020 Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC), the alumni track of the nationally-ranked Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge, on...
