Technology A Computational And Therapeutic Platform For Identifying And Correcting Unproductive Splicing To Restore Gene Expression Advanced computational tools to identify faulty RNA splicing events and design of antisense oligonucleotides to restore normal protein production in genetic diseases, especially those affecting the brain The Unmet Need:…
Team Amber Bradley Williams, EdD, PPS Associate Director, New Venture Challenge Associate Director, New Venture Challenge
Team Anna Wislocki, PhD, MS Senior Associate Director, Accelerators and Investments Senior Associate Director, Accelerators and Investments
Page 2017-2018 I-Corps Teams Autumn 2017 Cure me: a secure health care marketplace that matches qualified patients for phase 2 and phase 3 clinical trials to pharmaceutical company’s inclusion criteria. ForeseeABill: automates the Medicare Coverage...
News AMOpportunities Becomes the Fifth Venture Investment Through the UChicago Startup Investment Program A University program dedicated to investing in startups that are raising Series A funding.
News Polsky Day-long Conference Celebrates and Inspires Entrepreneurial Women A diverse roster of professionals, professors, and entrepreneurs all take to the stage at the Women and Entrepreneurship Conference.
News My Art Cache Wins First Place and Largest-ever Prize of $365,000 at the 2019 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge private online matching platform for art industry professionals, dealers, and buyers won the Rattan L. Khosa First-Place Prize.
News A Low Tolerance for ‘No’: In Conversation with Polsky’s Innovation Programs Director Breaking boundaries is not glamorous or easy, but having a low tolerance for ‘no’ and finding mentors can help advance professional opportunities for women in historically male-dominated industries. As we...
News Know Your Worth: Female Investors Provide Advice for Breaking Boundaries How to break boundaries in the investment world? We caught up with two female investors-in-residence to discuss how the industry has evolved, the importance of women supporting women, and their...
News Small Business Growth: Polsky Expands Support for Small Business Owners With the COVID-19 pandemic forcing many small businesses to change their business models overnight, the Polsky Center expanded its Small Business Growth Program, accepting the largest-ever cohort of 21 new...
News Data Shows Chicago Startups Making Progress in Increasing Diversity The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation partnered with Chicago:Blend, an organization dedicated to bringing diversity to the Chicago business sector, to compile data on Chicago’s increasing diversity in startups....
News Phase II Teams Selected for the 2021 Alumni New Venture Challenge The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago has announced the 28 teams advancing to phase II of the 2021 Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC), the...
