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News University of Chicago and Station F Launch New Summer Startup Internship Program in Paris Twenty-five UChicago students will work with 16 French technology startups through a new program connecting Chicago and Paris innovation ecosystems The University of Chicago and Station F, widely regarded as...
News Phase II Teams Selected for the New Venture Challenge The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business has officially announced the 30 teams moving on to the next phase of the...
News Polsky Center Announces Fall 2017 Incubator Cohort The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has announced the companies that will be moving into the Polsky Incubator this October as members of the new cohort. The Polsky Incubator provides guidance,...
News Focusing on Concrete Health Improvements Feature shot on story page: Professor Julian Solway, MD, conducts translational research that seeks to develop new treatments for asthma. Jasmin Nixon, summer student from Chicago State University (left) visiting...
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 Phase II Teams Selected for the 2020 New Venture Challenge 31 teams have advanced to the next phase of the 2020 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge.
News Small Business Spotlight: In the Age of Amazon, Kido’s Key to Retail Success is Knowing Your Community When Keewa Nurullah, a performing artist, had her first child, she encountered a whole new world of things her son needed – and was disappointed by what she found. Baby...
News An Engineer Designed These Sports Bras, Inspired by Chicago Architecture Chicago’s unique architecture played muse to two Chicago entrepreneurs jumping into the fashion business. Powwful is a new line of colorful, full coverage sports bras designed by Chicago entrepreneurs Lotika...
