News Polsky Announces 2021 Founders Fund Fellows, Who Receive Support While Working Full-Time on Their Ventures The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2021 Polsky Founders Fund Fellowship (PF3), a resource for graduating students who are committed to...
News Polsky Announces Cohort 4 of Its Deep Tech Accelerator, Compass The Polsky Center is pleased to announce Cohort 4 of the Compass deep tech accelerator program, which includes several startups working to commercialize research across various industries. “Cohort four of...
News Compass Demo Day to Showcase Deep Tech Startups Polsky Science Ventures and the Compass deep tech accelerator team at the University of Chicago are hosting a “demo day” to highlight innovative research and technologies across the life sciences,...
News Compass Demo Day to Feature 5 Investor-Ready Deep Tech Startups Polsky Science Ventures and the Compass deep tech accelerator team at the University of Chicago are hosting a “demo day” to highlight innovative research and technologies seeking growth opportunities. Representing...
News Digital Health, Therapeutics Startups Selected for George Shultz Innovation Fund Finals The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago has announced the companies selected for the 2022 fall cohort of the George Shultz Innovation Fund. Managed by the...
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...
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 George Shultz Innovation Fund Announces 4 Finalists Pitching for Potential Investment The 2026 George Shultz Innovation Fund finalists are developing novel software, medical devices, and therapeutics. Managed by the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, the George Shultz Innovation Fund provides up to...
News Corporate Collision Connects Quantum Startups and Corporate Partners Last week the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation hosted Corporate Collision, a capstone Duality event designed to connect corporate partners with quantum startups to explore opportunities for collaboration, innovation,...
Technology Small Molecule Immunopotentiator Conjugates of NF-KB Activators as Adjuvants With Enhanced Efficacy And Reduced Toxicity Imidazoquinolinone derivatives that activate Toll-like receptor (TLR) 7/8 are small molecule immune potentiators (SMIPs) that have potent activity as vaccine adjuvants and as anti-tumor agents. However, these molecules have high…
Technology Engineered Protein G for Creating Multivalent, Bispecific Recombinant Antibody Affinity Reagents Antibody fragments such as Fabs have demonstrated their utility as research tools, diagnostics, and in therapeutic applications. However, the monovalent nature of Fabs and lack of avidity is particularly limiting…
Technology Small Molecule Therapeutics For Inhibiting Carotid Body Hypersensitivity To Treat Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders New compounds that inhibit an enzyme to reduce hydrogen sulfide in the carotid body, helping to normalize breathing and prevent sleep apnea by targeting the underlying cause of abnormal breathing…
