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...
Technology Nanoparticles Containing Multiple Cleavable Prodrugs For Cancer Therapy Specially designed nanoparticles to deliver multiple cancer drugs at once, improving drug stability, targeting tumors more effectively, and reducing side effects by controlling and triggering drug release directly at the…
Technology Novel Exosome-Based Drug Delivery For Targeting Alzheimer’s Disease and Cognitive Decline A novel drug delivery system using exosomes derived from hippocampus neuron cells engineered to express the Fe65 protein targeting amyloid-β precursor protein to reduce amyloid plaques Alzheimer's disease. This system…
Technology Multihydroxy-Propane Vesicle System and Method for Topical Delivery of mRNA Groundbreaking advancement in the field of mRNA topical delivery systems, providing superior penetration, stability, and biocompatibility compared to existing solutions. It opens up new possibilities for both therapeutic and cosmetic…
Technology Minimally Invasive System To Deliver, Retain Drugs In The Kidney This device provides minimally invasive drug delivery and retention to the inside of the kidney The Unmet Need: This device provides minimally invasive drug delivery and retention to the…
Technology Nanomaterial Based Intracellular Drug Delivery Of Therapeutic Peptides Intracellular delivery involves introduction of small biomolecules, nucleic acids, proteins, synthetic nanomaterials and drugs into the cell. There is a lot of focus on targeted intracellular delivery for improved therapy…
Page Where Are They Now? Episode 9 Episode 9: Grubhub June 10, 2021 Matt Maloney admits he had a bit of an ego when he entered the New Venture Challenge. He had already launched Grubhub, had a...
News Demonstrating Commercial Promise, UChicago Researcher Recognized for Novel Cancer Drug Delivery System University of Chicago researcher and startup founder Xiaoyang Wu has received the 2022 Duckworth Family Commercial Promise Award for his work developing a novel cancer drug delivery system. The award...
Technology A Highly-Efficient Platform To Form Vesicular Polymer Nanoparticles For RNA And Protein Payload Delivery Polymersomes are a type of nanoscale vesicle made from block copolymers and can encapsulate a variety of therapeutic agents including proteins and nucleic acids. These nanovesicles are assembled at room…
News 6 UChicago Researchers to Present at Illinois Ignite Researchers from the University of Chicago are showcasing novel technologies and innovative startups at the third biennial Illinois Ignite. The event takes place on September 22, 2022, from 9:00 a.m....
Page Where Are They Now? Episode 5 Episode 5: Foxtrot May 13, 2021 Foxtrot cofounder and CEO Mike LaVitola, MBA ’14, has become expert at hearing “no.” He was not initially accepted into the New Venture Challenge,...
Technology Fully Synthetic Adjuvant Delivery System For Enhanced Tumor-Targeted Immunotherapy A cancer vaccine that enhances immune response by directly binding adjuvants to tumor cells, avoiding targeting antibodies, and reducing related side effects The problem: Therapeutic vaccination has long been a…
