Page Where Are They Now? Episode 7 Episode 7: Braintree May 27, 2021 Growing up in a small, religious town in Utah, Bryan Johnson felt he existed in a video game where the rules were all mapped...
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 Life Sciences Community Convenes at Chicago BioCapital Summit in a Showcase of Local Innovation Hosted by the Chicago Biomedical Consortium (CBC), the inaugural Chicago BioCapital Summit this week brought together industry, academia, and investors in a showcase of the latest innovations in the life...
News UChicago Professors and Grad Students Among 2021’s Highly Cited Researchers More than 30 professors and graduate students at the University of Chicago were among Clarivate’s annual list of Highly Cited Researchers. The list, which included University of Chicago President, Paul...
News The Modern-day Explorer: Chicago Booth Alum Turns to Deep-tech Innovations to Save the World When you talk to Bryan Johnson, MBA ’07, about his current work, he brings up the year 1978. The late-70’s saw the beginnings of companies such as Apple, Intel, Microsoft,...
Program Collaboratorium Showcase your research, technology, or ideas and develop a better understanding of the next steps to pursue a business opportunity.
News Fall 2025 Collaboratorium Connects Researchers and Business Expertise Connecting researchers and scientists with business expertise, the Fall 2025 Collaboratorium will feature teams participating in the Polsky I-Corps program in addition to startups from other areas of the...
News Debate it Forward Takes Home Top Prize and $60,000 at the 2019 John Edwardson, ’72, Social New Venture Challenge Finals Winners of the ninth annual SNVC received a total of $140,000 in venture funding, the most prize money ever awarded at the startup competition.
News Polsky Center Brings in Artist to Add Playfulness to Co-working Spaces Luckily for those who work at the Polsky Center, an artist named Kara Cobb Johnson is adding a bit more fun to Polsky's Hyde Park co-working space.
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...
Event Distinguished Entrepreneur Series: Greycroft and Apax Partners Cofounder Alan Patricof February 23, 2023 Join the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago for a Distinguished Entrepreneur Speaker Series Event featuring Apax Partners Founder and Greycroft Cofounder, Alan Patricof, in...
News A Distinguished Entrepreneur: Roopa Gandhi, MBA ’96, Talks How Sacrifice, a Refusal to Fail (and Luck) Led to Success It was for an assignment at Chicago Booth that Roopa Gandhi, MBA ’96, first visualized her career as an entrepreneur. Next year, the company will be celebrating 25 years. “Sometimes...
