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 First numo Fintech Challenge at UChicago Concludes with Success On January 24, the numo Fintech Challenge concluded successfully, with Manifest (formerly Vest Blockchain), which simplifies and expedites the 401(k) transfer process, winning first place and $10,000 in cash. Jetson...
News Polsky Center Names 13 Companies Participating in the 2019 Summer Accelerator Program The latest cohort of the Polsky Accelerator, a 10-week intensive summer program designed for both for-profit and not-for-profit startups, is announced.
News Digital Adventures Wins ‘Crowd Favorite’ at the 2019 Polsky Accelerator Demo Day For the past 10 weeks, 13 companies have participated in the 2019 Polsky Accelerator program. The annual program is designed for both for-profit and not-for-profit startups to develop their ventures....
News Polsky Welcomes 11 Teams into Winter 2020 I-Corps Program Cohort The Polsky I-Corps program is a 7-week highly-experiential program designed to empower UChicago scientists, researchers, and students to test the commercial potential of their STEM research and ideas.
News Polsky Supports 13 Teams in Spring Quarter I-Corps Cohort The Polsky Center ran its National Science Foundation (NSF)-supported I-Corps program virtually during the Spring quarter and accepted the largest number of teams of any cohort managed to-date. Polsky supported...
News 20 Startups Accepted into Phase II of the 2024 Alumni New Venture Challenge The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the 20 startups accepted into the 2024 Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC), a global competition dedicated to supporting all University of...
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 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...
Technology Small Molecule Metabolism Potentiators That Activate NRF2-Mediated Cytoprotective Transcriptional Programs The KEAP1-NRF2 pathway is implicated in a wide range of diseases and as such, is a highly sought-after drug target. Problematically, past therapeutic approaches failed due to safety and toxicity…
