News Bunny Blanco is Reviving a 2,000-Year-Old Drink of the Gods “The world loves tequila and Mexican beer, so now it’s time for them to try the drink of the gods.” During the reign of the Aztec empire, priests and royalty...
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,...
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 UChicago Microbiome Startup Making Strides in Life Sciences Accelerator IndieBio BiomeSense is spending the next couple of months in San Francisco as part of IndieBio’s current accelerator class.
News New Biopharma Manufacturing Company Founded by Booth Alum Robert Nelsen Raises $800 Million RESILIENCE (National Resilience, Inc.) is a new company founded by University of Chicago Booth School of Business alum Robert Nelsen, MBA ’87 – with a commitment to tackling some of...
News Cancer’s Achilles’ Heel? UChicago Startup Secures $7 Million to Develop ‘Game-Changer’ Treatments Onchilles Pharma recently closed its Series A funding round, bringing in approximately $7 million, including a $500,000 investment from the University of Chicago’s Startup Investment Fund. Cofounded by UChicago Associate...
News Celebrating Black in Tech: Insight and Advice from Black Startup Founders Jasmine Shells, MBA ’21, founded her startup in Chicago with the intention of building it in Chicago as well. But when it came time to raise money, the checks were...
News Resurgence Startup ExPost Awarded $8M from DOE in Bid to Improve Battery Recycling ExPost Technology, a participant in Cohort 1 of Resurgence, has been awarded $8 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to support development of an advanced mobile machinery system for...
News Polsky Center Welcomes 5 Fellows and Associates Taking on Roles Across Two New Programs The Polsky Center is welcoming five new faces this summer taking on roles across two new fellowship programs. The Polsky Innovation Fellowship features three 4+1 students with technical backgrounds to...
Program Course Information The PE/VC Lab course equips students with timely practical tools and imparts insights from industry veterans with the ultimate goal of accelerating the apprenticeship process for those aspiring to work...
