News AbbVie Joins UChicago to Talk Oncology Research, Ongoing Collaboration, and Opportunities for Expansion The annual UChicago-AbbVie Research Symposium in August celebrated another successful year of the strategic partnership – bringing together academia and industry to exchange new ideas and drive innovation. The event...
News UChicago Professors and Grad Students Among 2021’s Highly Cited Researchers More than 30 professors and graduate students at the University of Chicago were among Clarivate’s annual list of Highly Cited Researchers. The list, which included University of Chicago President, Paul...
Page Faculty, Postdocs & Researchers Faculty, Postdocs & Researchers The Polsky Center has a dedicated team with deep experience in bringing research-based discoveries to market through technology licensing and startup creation. From securing intellectual property...
Program Water Street Private Equity Case Challenge (PECC) A case competition that enables teams to assess the potential for a leveraged buyout of a publicly-listed company.
News Innovation Fund Invests $575,000 in Biotech Companies The University of Chicago Innovation Fund announced plans to invest up to $575,000 into three biotechnology companies—ImmunArtes, Onchilles Pharma, and Oxalo Therapeutics. These latest investments bring the Innovation Fund’s total...
News Polsky Partners with Hyde Park Art Center to Bring Artists and Entrepreneurs Together On Thursday, November 1, the Polsky Center, along with the Hyde Park Art Center and Chicago-based artist Beth Kamhi, turned the Polsky Exchange into a postmodernist art gallery.
News George Shultz Innovation Fund Invests $600,000 in Biotech Companies The Fall Finals took place on Thursday, December 6.
News George Shultz Innovation Fund Invest in Anapneo Therapeutics at Its Spring Finals Finalists presented their proposals to the Innovation Fund advisory committee at the finals on June 5.
News George Shultz Innovation Fund Invests $500,000 in Two Promising Startups at Fall Finals Following the 2019 George Shultz Innovation Fund fall cycle finals, which were held on December 5, the Polsky Center has announced its plans to invest $250,000 in DrLullaby and Laiya....
News Led by mHub, Clean Tech Economy Coalition Secures $500K from the Build Back Better Regional Challenge The 2025 Clean Tech Economic Coalition (CTEC), led by mHUB, a Chicago-based hardtech and manufacturing innovation center, has been recognized by the US Economic Development Administration for its potential to...
News How Technology Commercialization Teams Are Thinking Differently Traditional technology commercialization operations teams are being asked to do more – an expanding scope of work that includes an increasingly diverse group of stakeholders. A panel of operations experts,...
News Blackcurrant: An Online Marketplace for Alternative Fuel A startup in the inaugural cohort of Transform, a data science and AI accelerator, Blackcurrant is looking to accelerate its aggressive growth strategy and capitalize on opportunities for federal funding....
