News Kompass Diagnostics Points the Way to Better Fertility Care with Novel Finger-Prick Hormone Testing [Update: Since this article was published, Kompass Diagnostics was selected to receive the 2026 Association for Diagnostics and Laboratory Medicine (ADLM) Disruptive Technology Award. The team also took home the...
News New Polsky Founders’ Fund Fellowship Cohort Announced The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has announced the newest cohort of the Polsky Founders’ Fund Fellowship (PF3). PF3 is a resource available to graduating University of Chicago students...
Event Investing Essentials: Impact Investing Panel May 11, 2023 Join the Polsky Center and Investor in-Residence Kim Vender Moffat for an engaging panel discussion on impact investing. Kim will be joined by three experienced investors – Jason Rosenberg (Avathon...
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 fillow, the First All-Female Team to Be Named Winner of the CNVC, Takes Home $75,000 The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 College New Venture Challenge (CNVC). The CNVC is the College track of...
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 How to Scale the Glass Cliff The following article was written by Kim Vender Moffat, investor-in residence at the Polsky Center, and originally published in Crain’s Chicago Business on July 15, 2024. Read the original article....
News Commercialization Fellowship Welcome Five New PhD Students to Further Develop Research The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation welcomes five new University of Chicago PhD students to its Commercialization Fellowship program, which offers students the opportunity to create new ventures around promising...
Event Entrepreneur-In-Residence/Investor-In-Residence (EIR/IIR) In-Person Office Hours January 13, 2026 On Tuesday, January 13 from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. our Polsky Center Entrepreneurs-in-Residence and Investors-in-Residence will be available for in-person advising sessions in the Polsky Suite. You can sign up for...
Technology Potentiating the Microbiome for the Prevention of Enteric Bacterial Infection in Livestock Approximately 1/5 of antibiotic resistant infections in humans can be traced back to food and animals. The incidence of these infections is perpetuated by the widespread prophylactic use of antibiotics…
Technology A Wearable Bioelectronic Patch For Controlling Bacterial Pathogens Without Antibiotics A wearable patch using an acidic hydrogel and low-voltage electricity to safely reduce harmful bacteria on skin. The bioelectric system sensitizes bacteria, then modulates their behavior to prevent infection without…
