News Doctors Design a Simple Solution to Drug Delivery Dilemma Delivering drugs to the kidney is difficult by nature of the organ’s function – to remove waste products and produce urine. To overcome this issue, researchers have developed a new...
Technology Minimally Invasive System To Deliver, Retain Drugs In The Kidney This device provides minimally invasive drug delivery and retention to the inside of the kidney The Unmet Need: This device provides minimally invasive drug delivery and retention to the…
Page Where Are They Now? Episode 3 Episode 3: BenchPrep April 29, 2021 Ashish Rangnekar, MBA ’11, grew up in a sleepy town in India where success looked like a white-collar job, not entrepreneurship. But early on...
Page Where Are They Now? Episode 8 Episode 8: PrettyQuick June 3, 2021 Coco Meers’ career has centered on helping women look and feel their best. When she caught the entrepreneurship bug and looked for a pain...
News Polsky Center Launches Customer Discovery Bootcamp to Help Early-Stage Ventures Explore Product-Market Fit The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the launch of Customer Discovery Bootcamp, a new program for early-stage startups to explore the viability of their business...
Program Customer Discovery Bootcamp Test assumptions, validate ideas, and engage directly with customers to better understand problem-solution fit.
Event Tech Enablement Workshop Series: Using AI to Elevate your Customer Experience (Automation and Responsiveness) June 25, 2026 This session addresses one of the most common pain points for growing businesses: the gap between customer expectations for immediate responsiveness and the reality of limited staff and bandwidth. Participants...
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...
Program Market Navigator Use market research and AI-powered tools to identify customers, analyze markets, and uncover growth opportunities.
Event Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2): Customer Success for Startups April 28, 2023 This workshop will provide entrepreneurs real time strategies on how to successfully engage with your customers. The following topics will be covered: Why is having a customer service strategy important?...
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...
Event Application Deadline: Customer Discovery Bootcamp October 8, 2023 The Customer Discovery Bootcamp is intended for early-stage ventures to explore their problem-solution fit by engaging directly with potential customers and industry stakeholders. Over five weeks, teams will gain experience...
