News Eric Isaacs named as 2017 National Academy of Inventors Fellow Eric D. Isaacs, executive vice president for research, innovation and national laboratories at the University of Chicago has been named as a 2017 fellow of the National Academy of Inventors...
Page Tech Commercialization 101 Tech Commercialization 101 The Polsky Center translates groundbreaking discoveries into real-world impact through licensing, startups, and industry partnerships. Our team evaluates market opportunities, protects intellectual property, secures funding, and develops...
Technology Peripheral Blood-Based Proteinomic Test for The Diagnosis of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) The current clinical standards for diagnosing idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) include lung biopsies and radiographic examination, which cannot reliably discriminate between IPF patients and those with similarly presenting lung diseases. …
Technology A Prognostic Gene Signature for Predicting Chemotherapy Sensitivity and Patient Survival in ER-negative Breast Cancer ER-negative (ER-) breast cancers make up 20% of all breast cancer diagnosis. However, no gene signature exists for predicting drug sensitivity and prognosis. Therefore, the clinical standard remains treating patients…
News Mixing Medicine and Finance Charles Polsky’s transition from medicine to finance reflects an unconventional path, but one that makes him particularly well suited to act as a resource to the University of Chicago’s promising...
News Given Ventures Back Time. Treasure. Talent. That’s what alumni should give back to their schools, according to Doug Given, an Investment Partner at Bay City Capital and longtime advisor to UChicagoTech—the University of Chicago’s Office...
News How Five UChicago Innovators Are Fighting the IP Gender Gap It is estimated that only 16.2% of inventors named in international patent applications were women in 2022, according to data from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). In an analysis...
Technology Electrically Tunable Quantum Platform Using Spin Defects In SiC Heterostructures Integration of quantum spins into classical electronic devices has been a major challenge. However, the ability to do so would limit spectral noise and line width broadening of emissions from…
Technology A Combined Therapy and Imaging Beam Dose Algorithm for Optimal Image-guided Radiation Therapy kV radiation dose for imaging tumors is useful for direct monitoring and real-time organ tracking without relying on high-risk surgical implants. However, the utility of this approach is limited by…
Technology Tunable High-Q Superconducting mm-Wave Cavities Cavity and circuit quantum electrodynamics systems provide unprecedented control over photonic quantum states via coupling to strongly nonlinear single emitters. The millimeter (mm) wave frequency band is of great interest…
