Page Where Are They Now? Episode 10 Episode 10: Andes STR June 17, 2021 Growing up in Chile in a family of entrepreneurs, Sebastian Rivas since childhood has been on the lookout for problems that need solving....
Technology Mesenchymal Stem Cell And Exosome-Based Therapeutics For Restoring Ovarian Function In Premature Ovarian Insufficiency Therapeutic strategy using human mesenchymal stem cells or their exosomes to restore ovarian function and fertility in premature ovarian insufficiency by promoting cell growth, reducing cell death, and enhancing blood…
Technology A Primary 3D Culture Model for the High Throughput Ex-vivo Modeling of Ovarian Cancer Metastasis Current high throughput screens for ovarian cancer drug discovery use monolayer cell culture on plastic, and problematically cannot accurately model the cross communication between the cancer cells and the tumor…
Technology A Transcriptomic Signature Platform For Predicting Prognosis And Guiding Therapy In Ovarian Cancer Patients A 10-gene signature based on glucocorticoid receptor activity to predict survival risk in high-grade serous ovarian cancer patients, helping identify those who may benefit from specific therapies and improving personalized…
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Technology A Biomarker Platform for Predicting Carboplatin Sensitivity and Enabling Targeted Ovarian Cancer Immunotherapy The field of oncological diagnostics and therapeutics has long sought methods to refine treatment approaches for aggressive cancers. In conditions such as advanced high-grade ovarian cancer, there is a critical…
News Bioelectronics Get Upgrade with Novel Approach to Create More Stable, Electrically Efficient Devices Researchers at the University of Chicago have patented a new approach for developing carbon-based bioelectronic devices, which have a variety of applications in drug delivery, substance detection, and organ modulation....
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News Record $1.6 Million Awarded in the 25th Anniversary Finals of Chicago Booth’s New Venture Challenge; First-Place Winner Andes STR Lands More Than $660,000 The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University if Chicago has announced a record-breaking investment of $1.6 million in the winners of the 2021 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New...
Page Polsky Council The Polsky Council comprises many of the country’s leading entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and private equity investors, who provide ongoing guidance and support to the Polsky Center.
