News Solarmer Energy Inc. Expects Sun to Shine on Chicago Invention Solarmer Energy Inc. is developing plastic solar cells for portable electronic devices that will incorporate technology invented at the University of Chicago. The company is on track to complete a...
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...
Technology Depalmitoylation Chemical Probes Protein palmitoylation is a post translational modification of cystine protein residues, the dysregulation of which is implicated in diseases such as Alzheimer’s, cancers, and Huntington’s. Despite the importance of palmitoylation,…
Technology Improved Photovoltaic Materials Based on Alpha-Substituted Perylene Diimide Use of organic photovoltaic (OPV) solar cells are a developing energy technology which shows significant potential to become a cheap source of electric energy production even when compared to silicon-based…
Technology A Spatially Resolved Intracellular Photoproximity Profiling Technology For Mapping And Targeting Protein Interactions In Cancer A matched pair of photoproximity probes coupled with quantitative proteomics which enable context-dependent mapping of protein complex topology inside cells including to map MYC interactomes across temporal, spatial and disease-relevant…
Technology Bioorthogonal Enzyme-Probe System For Spatially Specific Biomolecule Labeling Novel proximity labeling technology utilizes a bioorthogonal protecting group, impervious to endogenous esterases, paired with evolved BS2 esterase mutants. The enzyme-mediated unmasking creates a reactive acid chloride intermediate that rapidly…
Technology Universal TaqMan-Based Detection System for RNA Quantification Reverse transcriptase quantitative PCR (qPCR) effectively quantifies coding and noncoding RNA expressions in cells and tissue samples. Among various RT-qPCR detection systems, SYBR Green-based system is most commonly used, although…
News From Salon Marketplace: This Solar-powered Inflatable Lamp Can Charge Your Phone LuminAID, winners of the John Edwardson, ’72, Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC), sells 2-in-1 solar inflatable lantern and phone charger. Read the full article >>
Technology Probing Cellular Activity Via Charge-Sensitive Quantum Nanoprobes Quantum nanoprobe system enables real-time probing of intracellular chemical environments and activity to advance biological and medical diagnostics The Unmet Need: Novel ways to probe cellular processes and improve biological…
News Redesigning Semiconductors “Sometimes you have to rethink the chemistry, rethink the materials, rethink the manufacturing process,” says Dmitri Talapin, professor of chemistry at the University of Chicago. This approach led Talapin—who specializes...
News Sustainable Energy Outlook: The Limitations, Opportunities, and Role of Water The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation kicked off its 2021 Entrepreneurial Outlook series with a session examining the state and potential of sustainable energy. John Carlisle, PhD, director, Chain...
