News Polsky Center I-Corps Teams Test Commercialization Potential of Research The Polsky I-Corps program helps scientists, researchers, and students test the commercial potential of their research and ideas. Supported with funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) through the Great...
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 21 Teams Tackling Innovations in Quantum, Healthcare, AI, and More Take First Steps Toward Commercialization Twenty-one teams from across the University of Chicago and local institutions participated in the Polsky Center I-Corps program this year – identifying and addressing real-world problems in seven weeks, work...
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 Innovation Fund Invests $500,000 in Microbiome Research and Energy Companies The University of Chicago Innovation Fund announced plans to invest up to $500,000 into three companies—AVNovum, ClostraBio, and SwitchedSource—that are working in the health and energy fields, respectively. These latest...
News 2 Startups Awarded $175,000 Each to Further Develop Cancer Treatment Technologies Alnair Therapeutics and Riptide Therapeutics have been awarded investments from the George Shultz Innovation Fund to further develop their cancer treatment technologies. Both will receive $175,000 investments from the Fund....
News Life Sciences, Tech Startups Advance to Fall 2023 George Shultz Innovation Fund Finals Researchers have developed a proprietary machine learning approach, multi-tissue human organoid model, and a targeted drug delivery method – and will be seeking investment at the fall 2023 George Shultz...
News The Startup Connection: Researchers and Business Students Meet at Fall Collaboratorium Connecting researchers with business expertise, the Fall 2023 Collaboratorium will feature teams participating in the Polsky I-Corps program in addition to startups from the Transform and Duality accelerators. The Collaboratorium provides the opportunity for...
News Polsky Launches New Inventor Portal to Streamline Invention Disclosure The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has launched a convenient online Inventor Portal through which researchers can submit new disclosures related to inventions, research materials, and software. The Polsky...
News Winter Collaboratorium to Feature Research from Across the Data Science Institute, Biological Sciences Division, and Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering The Collaboratorium unites University of Chicago students with researchers and faculty who are exploring commercialization opportunities for their work. The program provides the opportunity for scientists and researchers who want...
News Researchers to Showcase Innovation at Polsky Collaboratorium Networking and Pitch Event The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is next week hosting the Winter Collaboratorium, a networking and pitch event that unites University of Chicago students with researchers and faculty. >>...
