News Dishing Up Dinner and Fixing Democracy: These Were Our Favorite Launches in 2016 It’s been a crazy year, Chicago! As December rapidly draws to a close, we wanted to take some time to look back and consider some of our favorite company and...
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...
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 Meet the Resurgence Cohort 1 Startups: Natural Science, LLC Team Members Arden Warner – Cofounder and partner, scientist, and inventor of the technology John Nelson – Cofounder and partner, business development, logistic and operations Gary Cullen – Partner, business...
News Small Business Spotlight: 103 Collection Connects Beauty with Nature Things in life often don’t just line up perfectly. But for Melinda Herron, founder of 103 Collection – an eco-beauty company rooted in nature – the inspiration for her company...
News Fireside Chat with Perplexity AI’s Aravind Srinivas Offers Look into the Future of AI Last week the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation welcomed Aravind Srinivas, CEO and cofounder of Perplexity AI, for a fireside chat on the future of artificial intelligence, the acceleration...
Technology Glycan Proximity Sequencing (GPS) For Single-Cell Multi-omics Glycoproteomics TL;DR: Glycan Proximity Sequencing (GPS) is a next-generation single-cell multi-omics assay that measures mRNA expression, extracellular protein abundance, global glycan motifs, and protein-specific glycoforms on individual cells. By combining lectin–…
News Four Startups Advance to Spring 2023 George Shultz Innovation Fund Finals Four startups innovating in the life sciences, energy, healthcare IT, and medical device spaces will each vie for up to $250,000 in co-investment as finalists in the Spring 2023 cohort...
News 22 Teams From Across Campus Explore Commercial Potential of New Ideas More than 20 teams participated in the Polsky Center I-Corps program this academic year – all with new research and ideas addressing challenges across various industries. The goal of 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 nuBorn Medical to Pitch Their Preemie-Saving Technology at the 2018 Fall George Shultz Innovation Fund Finals Chicago researchers are trying to deal with one of the preemies’ most vexing problems: Choking while bottle-feeding.
