News Chicago VC Launches Virtual Networking Event to Help Connect the Dots for Investors and Founders Sandalphon Capital has announced the “midwest.tech/connect” virtual summit – a three-day event that aims to facilitate one-on-one meetings between founders, venture capital (VC) firms, and angel investors. The Polsky Center...
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 10 Small Businesses Graduate from Polsky Center’s Small Business Growth Program Last month at the Polsky Exchange, mentors, sponsors, and participants gathered to celebrate the graduation of the latest cohort of the Polsky Center’s Small Business Growth Program (SBG). Over the...
News Cardiologist-Founded PAC Dynamic Wins $150K for Tool to Personalize Patient Care A heart failure doctor at the University of Chicago Medicine, Jonathan Grinstein founded PAC Dynamic to personalize patient care. Managed by the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, the George Shultz...
Technology Prediction Of Coagulation Testing In Underfilled Patient Samples The global market size for coagulation testing is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7.7% and reach US$3.5 billion by 2027 from US$2.1 billion in year 2020. Prothrombin time…
News SeedCon 2020 Cracks the Myths Associated with Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital On the surface, it might not seem like impact investing, artificial intelligence, and cannabis have much in common. But, at the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation’s annual SeedCon event,...
News PE Conference Highlights the Investment Thesis Evolution On March 6, the Polsky Center, together with the Private Equity student group at Chicago Booth, hosted the 19th annual Beecken Petty O’Keefe & Company Private Equity Conference. This event...
News Incorporation/Organization Day Helps Local Entrepreneurs Form Legal Business Entities The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation recently hosted Incorporation/Organization Day, a first-of-its-kind event in Chicago that connected West and South Side entrepreneurs with attorneys from local law firms to...
News Midwest Biotech Startup Showcase Spotlights 30+ Breakthrough Innovations from Leading Research Institutions Bringing breakthrough science to the forefront of innovation, the Midwest Biotech Startup Showcase will highlight more than 30 emerging life sciences and biotech ventures from leading research institutions across the...
Team Nadya Mason, PhD Vice President for Research and Robert J. Zimmer Professor of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago Vice President for Research and Robert J. Zimmer Professor of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago
News Cultivating Partners Whether it comes to medical devices, therapeutics or pharmaceuticals, Richard Ganz brings a rich background, widespread knowledge and 30 years of experience to help University of Chicago researchers translate their...
News The University of Chicago and the Grainger College Of Engineering Partner to Expand Undergraduate Track of UChicago’s Accelerator Program The College New Venture Challenge is expanding to partner with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.