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...
Program Elfman-Wareham Private Equity and Venture Capital Lab (PE/VC Lab) Gain hands-on investing experience through internships, coursework, and mentorship with leading PE and VC firms.
News Bluefors Opens Shared Lab Facility at the UChicago Science Incubator, Expands Bluefors Lab Chicago Bluefors, the world leader in cryogenic cooling systems for quantum technology, has opened a second Chicago-based lab facility at the UChicago Science Incubator located at Hyde Park Labs. The additional...
Page Where Are They Now? Episode 9 Episode 9: Grubhub June 10, 2021 Matt Maloney admits he had a bit of an ego when he entered the New Venture Challenge. He had already launched Grubhub, had a...
Page Where Are They Now? Episode 6 Episode 6: Power2Switch May 20, 2021 As a Black founder, Seyi Fabode, MBA ’10, has experienced the challenge of investors taking him seriously. Fabode, an immigrant from Nigeria, recalls an...
Page Where Are They Now? Episode 5 Episode 5: Foxtrot May 13, 2021 Foxtrot cofounder and CEO Mike LaVitola, MBA ’14, has become expert at hearing “no.” He was not initially accepted into the New Venture Challenge,...
News Lab Innovation Fellowship Program Promotes Innovation at Argonne and Fermilab Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory work to answer some of the biggest questions facing humanity, from the atomic to the astronomical scale. Occasionally that work...
Page Where Are They Now? Episode 1 Episode 1: The Story of NVC April 15, 2021 When it launched 25 years ago, the University of Chicago’s New Venture Challenge (NVC) was a pioneer in helping business school...
News The Polsky Center Joins Statewide Effort to Attract NSF Quantum X-Labs Teams to Illinois The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is joining the State of Illinois and quantum organizations across Chicago to provide funding, facilities, and venture-building support for teams pursuing quantum technologies through the U.S. National Science Foundation’s X-Labs initiative.
News Fermilab Engineer Scales Quantum Startup with Support from UChicago Lismikro – taking its name from the Greek for “micro” – is developing innovative low-power microchip controllers to solve the hardware bottleneck and unleash the full potential of quantum computers....
Technology Bioorthogonal Enzyme-Probe System For Spatially Specific Biomolecule Labeling Novel proximity labeling technology utilizes a bioorthogonal protecting group, impervious to endogenous esterases, paired with evolved BS2 esterase mutants. The enzyme-mediated unmasking creates a reactive acid chloride intermediate that rapidly…
Event Application Deadline: Polsky Exchange Idea Lab January 5, 2024 The Idea Lab is an eight-week program designed to help community members who have a business idea and want to proceed to move from idea to launch. Idea-stage stagnation is...
