News 7 Startups Vie for Investment at the 2024 College New Venture Challenge The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and The University of Illinois’ Grainger College of Engineering is pleased to announce the seven finalists selected to compete in the College New...
News Event Planning App Lynkr Takes First Place at 2024 College New Venture Challenge Finals The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and The Grainger College of Engineering are pleased to announce the winners of the 12th Annual College New Venture Challenge (CNVC) This year’s...
News Build and Launch Accelerator Accepts 15 Teams for the 2024 Summer Program The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation today announced the 15 startups selected to participate in the 2024 Polsky Accelerators, 10-week summer programs open to all University of Chicago students...
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...
News 7 Graduating Students Receive Polsky Founders’ Fund Fellowships to Work On Their Ventures Full Time The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation announced the seven recipients of the 2024 Polsky Founders’ Fund Fellowship (PF3), a program that provides funding to graduating UChicago students who are committed...
News Duality Quantum Accelerator Welcomes 5 Startups into Fourth Cohort The Chicago-based Duality quantum accelerator has accepted its fourth cohort of startups into its program as the quantum revolution arrives in Illinois. The five startups in this cohort are developing...
News Commercialization Fellowship Welcome Five New PhD Students to Further Develop Research The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation welcomes five new University of Chicago PhD students to its Commercialization Fellowship program, which offers students the opportunity to create new ventures around promising...
News Fall 2025 Collaboratorium Connects Researchers and Business Expertise Connecting researchers and scientists with business expertise, the Fall 2025 Collaboratorium will feature teams participating in the Polsky I-Corps program in addition to startups from other areas of the...
News Polsky Science and Technology Associates Helping Drive University Innovation Forward The new cohort of the Polsky Science and Technology Associates includes three University of Chicago graduate students who are working with the Polsky Center’s technology and business development teams to...
News Polsky Center Announces Teams Selected for the 14th Annual College New Venture Challenge The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the teams selected for the 14th annual College New Venture Challenge (CNVC), an undergraduate student startup accelerator. This year’s...
News Midwest Biotech Startup Showcase Spotlights 30+ Breakthrough Innovations from Leading Research Institutions Bringing breakthrough science to the forefront of innovation, the Midwest Biotech Startup Showcase will highlight more than 30 emerging life sciences and biotech ventures from leading research institutions across the...
