News The Polsky Center Announces 2026 Build and Launch Summer Accelerator Cohorts The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation today announced the startups selected to participate in the 2026 Build and Launch Summer Accelerators — intensive, 10-week programs designed to help student...
News The Polsky Center Announces the 20 Startups Selected for India Deep Tech Accelerator The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation today announced the 20 startups selected to join the inaugural cohort of the India Deep Tech Accelerator, a global accelerator designed to help high-potential, Indian...
News Global New Venture Challenge Announces 7 Finalists Competing for Investments 2024 GNVC Winner Investable Seven teams have been selected for the 19th annual Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC) finals, taking place on Friday, June 5. The GNVC is a track of the New...
News Record-Breaking $435,000 Awarded at 19th Annual Global New Venture Challenge; Phinorm, Morton Labs Tie for First Place Phinorm provides on-device drone detection software for defense sensors, while Morton Labs is building computational infrastructure to accelerate fusion energy research. The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation today announced...
Program Our Process and Advisory Committee Our Process The George Shultz Innovation Fund invests in promising startups from an ecosystem that includes the University of Chicago, Argonne National Laboratory, Fermilab, and the Marine Biological Laboratory. The...
Technology Permeable junction-enhanced roll-to-roll microfabrication for electronic devices A scalable roll-to-roll microfabrication method using salt-assisted photochemical patterning and permeable junctions for rapid, eco-friendly production and transfer of carbon-based devices onto flexible substrates. Enables cost-efficient, high-performance bioelectronics and catalytic…
News Enemsa Pharma Secures Rights from UChicago to Develop Novel Therapeutic Enemsa Pharma has been granted exclusive patent rights from the University of Chicago to use a family of small molecules for the treatment of demyelinating diseases.
Team Jingwen Tang, CFA Former Senior Portfolio Manager, Strategy, UChicago Office of Investments Former Senior Portfolio Manager, Strategy, UChicago Office of Investments
Program UChicago Science Incubator The UChicago Science Incubator enables early-stage science and technology startups to translate ideas into commercial opportunities.
Event Info Session: Booth Investment Thesis Challenge (BITC) October 19, 2026 The Booth Investment Thesis Challenge (BITC) encourages students to form teams to conceive and propose an original investment thesis they wish to work on. Selected teams work with mentors at...
Event Business Acumen: Marketing That Actually Works September 24, 2026 This session helps Polsky Exchange members build a focused marketing strategy then select the right tactics and channels to execute it. AI has dramatically lowered the barrier to producing professional...
