Page Where Are They Now? Episode 2 Episode 2: ExplORer Surgical April 22, 2021 Jennifer Fried, MBA ’15, started her MBA at Chicago Booth with dreams of a career in venture capital. By the time she graduated,...
News Built at UChicago, Explorer Surgical Joins Global Healthcare Exchange Portfolio to Accelerate Core Mission Founded in 2015 by Booth School of Business alum, Jennifer Fried, MBA ’15, and former University of Chicago faculty member Dr. Alex Langerman, Explorer Surgical today announced that it has been acquired...
News ExplORer Surgical, Chicago-based Health Tech Startup, Raises $1 Million Explorer Surgical, which aims to be an interactive playbook for surgeons and staff, has raised a $1 million to bring it a step closer to use in operating rooms. Read...
News UChicago’s Polsky Center Celebrates Three Startup Exits in Two Months Series of Startup Exits Solidify the Polsky Center as a ‘Venture Creation’ Engine Three startups supported by the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation – NowPow, Pyxis,...
News Novel Device Helps Eliminate Smoke in the Operating Room, a Workplace Hazard for Surgical Teams A new device designed by University of Chicago Professor of Surgery J. Michael Millis helps remove surgical smoke from operating rooms, a known workplace hazard which has recently become a...
News ‘A Great Formula for Success’: Booth Alum Jennifer Fried Named CEO of Another UChicago Startup An early-stage healthcare investor, founder, and operator, Chicago Booth alum Jennifer Fried, MBA ‘15, has taken on a new role – with a familiar path – at the helm of...
Technology Surgical Mallet for Simultaneous Positioning and Imaging of Biopsy Needles Surgical biopsy needles are traditionally inserted by hand or with a mallet and the positioning of the needle is then verified and adjusted using periodic X-ray or CT imaging. However,…
News A Gut Check for Post-Op Infection: Covira Offers a Pro-Bacteria Approach Covira is a Chicago-based startup backed by three decades of field-defining research by John Alverdy, Sara and Harold Lincoln Thompson Professor of Surgery at the University of Chicago. Alverdy, who is Covira’s...
Technology A Surgical Stent for Impermeable Anastomoses Anastomotic leak is a serious complication of gastrointestinal surgery, with consequences ranging from benign to life threatening. Treatment is costly and exposes patients to additional pain and risk. Current common…
News The Modern-day Explorer: Chicago Booth Alum Turns to Deep-tech Innovations to Save the World When you talk to Bryan Johnson, MBA ’07, about his current work, he brings up the year 1978. The late-70’s saw the beginnings of companies such as Apple, Intel, Microsoft,...
