News Met With Too Many Late-Stage Diagnoses, Doctors Create Novel Test to Earlier Detect Cancer in Your Saliva OrisDX has developed a novel saliva-based molecular test to detect and diagnose oral cancer earlier – improving patient outcomes and saving lives. The Chicago-based startup was formed based on a...
Event NVC@30 Fireside Chat: Insights from NVC Winner Jake Crampton, MBA ’98 February 24, 2026 We are celebrating the 30th year of the Edward L. Kaplan, ’71 New Venture Challenge at Chicago Booth. Given the growth of this Booth-critical program since 1997, we have a...
News OrisDX Wins 2022 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge with Saliva Test to Diagnose Oral Cancers UPDATE: The investment totals have been updated to reflect additional investment made in the days following the winner announcement. A startup developing saliva-based diagnostics to screen for oral cancers and...
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...
News Drug Delivery, Diagnostics, AI Applications Among 10 Projects in the Spring 2021 I-Corps Cohort Ten teams are participating in the spring 2021 cohort of the Polsky I-Corps program – a highly experiential, 7-week-long program to empower scientists, researchers, and students to test the commercial...
News 3 Startups Awarded $200,000 Each to Build Out Teams, Launch Novel Products Flow Medical, Lismikro, and OrisDX each have been awarded a $200,000 co-investment from the George Shultz Innovation Fund to further develop their technologies. Managed by the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship...
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...
News Cancer Detection, Oil Spill Cleanup, Quantum Computing, and a New Medical Device: Meet the Spring 2022 Innovation Fund Finalists Four teams have been selected as finalists for the George Shultz Innovation Fund spring 2022 investment cycle – bringing to the forefront solutions for scaling quantum computers, sustainably cleaning oil...
News PODU, the First Arabic Podcast Platform, Wins $15,000 at the 2019 College New Venture Challenge The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago is pleased to announce the winners of the 2019 College New Venture Challenge (CNVC).
News Polsky Center Launches Podcast to Mark 25 Years of The New Venture Challenge: “It’s Really Magical.” Startups weren’t so sexy 25 years ago. It was pre-Google, pre-dot-com bubble, pre-unicorn. The University of Chicago’s business school, renowned for finance, didn’t offer an entrepreneurship concentration. Steven Kaplan, a...
