Technology Lithium-Driven Neural Inhibition Devices For Chronic Pain And Local Anesthesia An implantable bioelectronic device platform enabling targeted, programmable inhibition of neural activity through lithium ion delivery, offering durable local anesthesia and pain relief without systemic toxicity The Unmet Need: Programmable…
News South Side Pitch Competition Awards $26,000 to Local Businesses South Side Pitch, hosted by the Institute for Justice Clinic on Entrepreneurship in partnership with the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and the University of Chicago Office of Civic...
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...
Technology A Gene-Modified T Cell Platform For Spatially Controlled Therapeutic Protein Delivery In Response To Radiation Engineered T cells to release cancer-killing proteins only when activated by targeted radiation, enabling precise, localized tumor treatment while minimizing side effects and improving the effectiveness of CAR-T therapy for…
Technology Hydrogel Electrochemical Platform For Controlled Localized Hydrogen Delivery A portable device that generates and stores molecular hydrogen within a hydrogel using electrodes to precisely deliver hydrogen locally to treat oxidative stress in skin diseases and ischemia-reperfusion injuries The…
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...
Technology A Biomarker Analysis Platform For Predicting Immunotherapy Response And Survival In Cancer Patients A method using tumor sequencing data to measure membrane-localized neoantigens, helping predict which cancer patients will benefit from immunotherapy, even those with low tumor mutational burden, improving treatment selection and…
News The Local Entrepreneur Creates an Everyday Alternative for the Guy-on-the-go. WHO TO WATCH: RAMZI ASSAF The local entrepreneur creates an everyday alternative for the guy-on-the-go. AGE: 26. LIVES IN: The Loop. CLAIM TO FAME: CEO and founder of Portefini (Portefini.com), a local menswear startup. BACKSTORY: Born and raised...
News How Local Stores Can Thrive this Holiday Season The following article was written by Abigail Ingram, executive director of the Polsky Exchange, and originally published in Crain’s Chicago Business on November 17, 2025. Read the original article. When...
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 BallotReady to Reach 50 Million Voters in All 50 States More than 15 million Americans have turned 18 since the 2016 election, and 63% of Americans ages 18 – 29 plans to vote in the 2020 General Election, according to...
Program Funding Opportunities The PE/VC Lab offers two ways to offset the cost of your internship, depending on your internship location: Out-of-State Travel Funding or In-State and Local Reimbursement. Out-of-State Travel Funding Phase...
