News UChicago Scientists Selected for Argonne’s Entrepreneurship Program Two University of Chicago innovators developing quantum technologies are among six selected for Argonne National Laboratory’s entrepreneurship program, Chain Reaction Innovations, which helps scientists launch and scale their businesses. The...
News Patent of the Week: A Universal Microfluidic Culture System Microfluidic chips are useful in several applications, such as drug discovery, because of their ability to automatically replicate various cellular environments. As opposed to traditional dish-and-pipette techniques – which can...
Page Where Are They Now? Episode 4 Episode 4: Simple Mills May 6, 2021 Katlin Smith, founder and CEO of Simple Mills, wowed her first buyer with a muffin recipe using almond flour. Now the Chicago-based natural...
Page Where Are They Now? Episode 5 Episode 5: Foxtrot May 13, 2021 Foxtrot cofounder and CEO Mike LaVitola, MBA ’14, has become expert at hearing “no.” He was not initially accepted into the New Venture Challenge,...
News Seven Undergrad-Led Startups to Compete for Investment in 10th Anniversary Finals of the College New Venture Challenge The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the seven finalists selected to compete in the 10th Anniversary Finals of the College New Venture Challenge (CNVC), an undergraduate...
News Organ Transport Startup Wins First Place in UChicago’s College New Venture Challenge as Judges Dole out $150K in Investment to Undergrad-Led Teams at 10th Anniversary Finals The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the winners of the 10th Annual College New Venture Challenge (CNVC), which awarded $150,000 in investment to a diverse...
News Small Business Spotlight: ‘I Choose the Ladder’ Coaches Fortune 500 Companies on Employee Development, Retention Three years ago, Watchen Nyanue, MBA ’22 had a dream job as the senior vice president of marketing partnerships for the WNBA’s Chicago Sky. The only problem? It wasn’t...
News Improve Outcomes at Your Organization with Healthcare Informatics Institutions that understand how to collect, store, and share data while adhering to ethical and legal guidelines will have an advantage across many facets of healthcare delivery. Collecting and sharing...
News How the Build and Launch Accelerators Helped Lead These Startups to Success The Polsky Center’s Build and Launch Accelerators are 10-week summer programs that provide a unique opportunity for founders to focus solely on their businesses and social enterprises in a collaborative...
News 6 Chicago Booth Students Honored with 2024 Student Entrepreneurship Awards Chicago Booth School of Business recently recognized six outstanding MBA students who demonstrated leadership in entrepreneurship, venture capital, or private equity during their time at school. The annual Student Entrepreneurship...
News 16 UChicago Researchers Awarded $7.2 Million from Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Chicago The Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Chicago has funded its first cohort of Investigators at its partner institutions – including 16 researchers from the University of Chicago. The funding – a total...
News How Rayni Turned Scientific Frustration Into a Victory at the 2025 New Venture Challenge Sakshi Nag came to Booth with a clear goal: start a company that helped scientists. “I worked in the controls department at Fermilab, writing software for particle accelerators,” said Nag,...
