News Stretchable, Self-Powered Bioelectronics Mimic Skin in Form and Function Skin-like electronics could seamlessly integrate with the body for applications in health monitoring, medication therapy, implantable medical devices, and biological studies. With the help of the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship...
News NVC@25 Fireside Chat: LemonBox Cofounder Derek Weng To mark the 25th anniversary of the Edward L. Kaplan ’71 New Venture Challenge, a top-ranked accelerator at the University of Chicago, the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is hosting...
Page Sihong Wang // Tissue-Like Bioelectronic Devices Sihong Wang’s research focuses on the development of biomimetic polymer electronics and bio-energy harvesting for interfacing with the human body and other biological systems as wearable and implantable devices. The...
News New Tissue-Like Hydrogel Semiconductor is ‘a Significant Step in Material Design’ Researchers at the University of Chicago have developed an entirely new material that functions both as a hydrogel and a semiconductor – overcoming longstanding challenges in bioelectronics. With a significant...
Technology Identification of Structurally Novel BTK Mutations That Drive Resistance to BTK Inhibitors in CLL and Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma is among the most common types of cancer in the US consisting of a diverse group of lymphocytic malignancies. Most of these malignancies are B-cell of which chronic…
Technology PMO-Based RNA-Degrading Chimeras For Targeted Degradation Of α-Synuclein mRNA In Neurodegenerative Diseases Phosphorodiamidate morpholino oligomer (PMO)-based RNA-degrading chimeras reduce α-synuclein protein by degrading its messenger RNA preventing protein aggregation and propagation associated with neurodegenerative diseases. The Unmet Need: More potent and selective…
Technology Flexible, AI-Enabled Wearables for Precision Medicine This technology enables on-body AI data analysis of data from skin-like wearable electronics for achieving human-integrated/mimetic intelligent systems. The Unmet Need: Data processing for precision medicine Precision medicine, the future…
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...
Page Chong Liu // Novel Strategies for Lithium Extraction The Liu Group at the University of Chicago studies and solves issues in energy, environment, and health. Her research focuses on design and synthesis of materials as well as development of electrochemical...
News Commercialization Fellowship Welcome Five New PhD Students to Further Develop Research The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation welcomes five new University of Chicago PhD students to its Commercialization Fellowship program, which offers students the opportunity to create new ventures around promising...
Technology A Biodegradable Packaging Material Made From Hybrid Hydrogel of Starch, Granular, Chitosan Fiber, and Polyacrylamide Starch and chitosan are abundant, natural, complex polysaccharides. In plants, starch is the carbohydrate energy reserve. Chitosan is the de-acetylated form of chitin, a structural polysaccharide found in the exoskeleton…
Technology Targeting TGFβ Signaling for Enhancing Cancer Radiotherapy and Immunotherapy Efficacy The method leverages a negative regulator to inhibit TGFβ signaling in myeloid cells, potentially enhancing the efficacy of radiotherapy and immunotherapy in cancer treatment by reducing immune suppression. The problem:…
