News Redesigning Semiconductors “Sometimes you have to rethink the chemistry, rethink the materials, rethink the manufacturing process,” says Dmitri Talapin, professor of chemistry at the University of Chicago. This approach led Talapin—who specializes...
News Getting a Grip “Fundamental research is what keeps me up late at night,” says Heinrich Jaeger, PhD, the William J. Friedman and Alicia Townsend Professor of Physics at the University of Chicago. One...
News Quantitative Insights Gaining Ground In November 2009, two new University of Chicago MBA students attended an Ideation Workshop sponsored by the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and UChicagoTech. One of the presenters—Maryellen Giger, professor of...
News Debate it Forward Takes Home Top Prize and $60,000 at the 2019 John Edwardson, ’72, Social New Venture Challenge Finals Winners of the ninth annual SNVC received a total of $140,000 in venture funding, the most prize money ever awarded at the startup competition.
News 2019-2020 Polsky Founders’ Fund Fellowship Cohort Announced The program provide entrepreneurs with funding to sustain momentum on ventures.
News UChicago-supported Startup, SnapGene, Takes Next Step with Acquisition Announcement SnapGene, a leading molecular biology software company based in Hyde Park, which announced it has been acquired by Insightful Science.
News Polsky Center Announces Fall 2019 I-Corps Program Cohort The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the latest cohort of the Polsky I-Corps program, a 7-week highly-experiential program designed to empower UChicago scientists, researchers, and...
News Patent of the Week: Enhancing Vaccine Efficiency Researchers at the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago developed a new platform technology for improving the efficiency of vaccines. Jeffrey Hubbell, Eugene Bell Professor in...
News AI, Measurements Workshop to Explore the Intersection of Machine Learning and Physics The University of Chicago’s Office of Research and National Laboratories Joint Task Force Initiative earlier this year awarded a second round of AI + Science grants to three projects and...
News Alumni New Venture Challenge Winner, Speeko, Secures $75K for AI-Driven Speech Coach The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago is pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC). The alumni track of...
News Polsky Center Announces 2020 Fall Cohort of the George Shultz Innovation Fund The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago has announced the companies selected for this year’s fall cohort of the George Shultz Innovation Fund. The program...
News NanoPattern Technologies, ReAx Biotechnologies Receive $150,000 Each to Commercialize Research The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago has chosen two companies – NanoPattern Technologies and ReAx Biotechnologies – to invest in as part of the...