Page Tech Commercialization 101 Tech Commercialization 101 The Polsky Center translates groundbreaking discoveries into real-world impact through licensing, startups, and industry partnerships. Our team evaluates market opportunities, protects intellectual property, secures funding, and develops...
Event Distinguished Entrepreneur Series: Fireside Chat with Michael Polsky and Andy Karsner April 10, 2025 Join the Polsky Center for a fireside chat between Michael Polsky, MBA ’87 and Andy Karsner, moderated by Dean Madhav Rajan, where they will discuss their careers and leadership journeys...
News Patent of the Week: A Predictive Gene Signature for Breast Cancer Therapy Inventors, including University of Chicago researcher Edwardine Labay, have patented a seven-gene signature that can be used to assess the risk of breast cancer progression and treatment response. The invention...
News UChicago’s Chuan He Recognized for Real-World Impact of Research University of Chicago researcher Chuan He has been recognized for the potential real-world impact of his work – including a method to dramatically increase crop yields and an innovative liquid...
Technology Peripheral Blood-Based Proteinomic Test for The Diagnosis of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) The current clinical standards for diagnosing idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) include lung biopsies and radiographic examination, which cannot reliably discriminate between IPF patients and those with similarly presenting lung diseases. …
Technology A Prognostic Gene Signature for Predicting Chemotherapy Sensitivity and Patient Survival in ER-negative Breast Cancer ER-negative (ER-) breast cancers make up 20% of all breast cancer diagnosis. However, no gene signature exists for predicting drug sensitivity and prognosis. Therefore, the clinical standard remains treating patients…
News Phase II Teams Selected for the 2020 Alumni New Venture Challenge The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the 29 teams advancing to Phase II of the 2020 Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC), a new track of its...
News The 10 Days of Polsky: Looking Back at 2020 The past year was unlike any we’ve experienced before. Despite the many challenges caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic, we stayed focused on advancing our Polsky Center mission. We authored...
News Patent of the Week: Creating a Temperature-Stable Vaccine Platform Researchers have developed a novel vaccine platform with fewer side-effects and shelf-stability, which addresses the significant challenge of distributing vaccines to developing countries.
News ISTC Releases 2020 R&D Index and Names Three UChicago Professors Top Researchers to Know The Illinois Science and Technology Coalition (ISTC) this week released its latest R&D Index – as well as this year’s Researchers to Know, which includes three faculty members from the...
News How Five UChicago Innovators Are Fighting the IP Gender Gap It is estimated that only 16.2% of inventors named in international patent applications were women in 2022, according to data from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). In an analysis...
Program Advisors BITC participants benefit from the guidance of experienced faculty and industry advisors who bring decades of private equity and venture capital expertise to the program. Chris McGowan Adjunct Professor of...
