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 Hydrogel Electrochemical Platform For Controlled Localized Hydrogen Delivery A portable device that generates and stores molecular hydrogen within a hydrogel using electrodes to precisely deliver hydrogen locally to treat oxidative stress in skin diseases and ischemia-reperfusion injuries The…
News Blackcurrant: An Online Marketplace for Alternative Fuel A startup in the inaugural cohort of Transform, a data science and AI accelerator, Blackcurrant is looking to accelerate its aggressive growth strategy and capitalize on opportunities for federal funding....
News Innovating Hydrogen Trading: Blackcurrant Counts Another Win as the 2023 George Shultz Innovation Fund Awardee Blackcurrant adds to its accolades as the winner of the spring cycle of the 2023 George Shultz Innovation Fund – a win that follows its New Venture Challenge success and...
Technology Enhanced Nitrogen Vacancy Synthesis in Diamond: Minimizing Hydrogen Passivation Keywords: Electron radiation effects, Ion implantation, Spectroscopy, Chemical vapor deposition, Optical fibers, Quantum information This method mitigates hydrogen passivation of nitrogen vacancy centers (NV centers) in diamond through vacuum annealing…
Technology Recoverable Non-Covalent Self-Assembling Catalysts for Hydrogen Peroxide Electrosynthesis The invention centers on a scalable, sustainable, and selective method to electrochemically generate hydrogen peroxide under mild, neutral conditions. The Unmet Need: Method for producing hydrogen peroxide under mild conditions…
Technology Antibody-Based Cell Expansion Technology For Large-Scale And Safe Amplification Of Gamma Delta T Cells Novel antibodies to rapidly and safely expand γδ T cells enabling large-scale production for cancer immunotherapies like γδ CAR-T cells, and potentially boosting these cells directly in patients The…
Technology Expanding CAR T Cells Using Venetoclax For Enhanced Cytolytic Activity Against Tumors Expanding CAR T cells with venetoclax enhances their ability to target and kill CD19+ tumor cells, increases their effectiveness, and reduces exhaustion, potentially leading to better treatment outcomes for diffuse…
Technology Glycan Proximity Sequencing (GPS) For Single-Cell Multi-omics Glycoproteomics TL;DR: Glycan Proximity Sequencing (GPS) is a next-generation single-cell multi-omics assay that measures mRNA expression, extracellular protein abundance, global glycan motifs, and protein-specific glycoforms on individual cells. By combining lectin–…
Technology Antibody-Polymer Conjugates For Engaging T Cells To Destroy Cancer Cells An antibody linked to a polymer that connects T cells to cancer cells enabling broad cancer targeting and effective tumor cell killing without needing tumor-specific antigens The Unmet Need: Novel…
News Four Startups Advance to Spring 2023 George Shultz Innovation Fund Finals Four startups innovating in the life sciences, energy, healthcare IT, and medical device spaces will each vie for up to $250,000 in co-investment as finalists in the Spring 2023 cohort...
Technology Automated Microfluidic Platform For High-Throughput 3D Cell Culture, Dynamic Stimulation, And Single-Cell Analysis Automated microfluidic platform enabling high-throughput, precise 3D cell and organoid culture, drug screening, and single-cell analysis, allowing real-time monitoring and dynamic control of cellular environments for advanced research in cancer,…
