News Notoros: Building a More Secure Digital World A startup in the inaugural cohort of Transform, a data science and AI accelerator, Notoros is working to solve blockchain technology security issues. “We are aiming for a world in...
News Chicago Delivery Startup Foxtrot Launches Third Brick-and-Mortar In retail, you typically hear about brick-and-mortars innovating by finding ways to bring their in-store experience online. However, with Chicago-based Foxtrot, an on-demand food and beverage delivery app, it’s been the...
News Kompass Diagnostics Points the Way to Better Fertility Care with Novel Finger-Prick Hormone Testing [Update: Since this article was published, Kompass Diagnostics was selected to receive the 2026 Association for Diagnostics and Laboratory Medicine (ADLM) Disruptive Technology Award. The team also took home the...
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...
News Polsky Accepts Record-Breaking 20 Teams for Summer Accelerator Program The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has accepted 20 teams, the most ever, for its Polsky Accelerator, a 10-week intensive summer program designed for both for-profit and not-for-profit ventures....
News Business Insider Names 8 Women Entrepreneurs Under 30 to Watch in 2021 In recognition of the disproportionately negative effect that COVID-19 has had on women-owned businesses, citing research published by the University of California at Santa Cruz, Business Insider recently published a list of young women...
Page Private Equity Private Equity The Polsky Center supports the aspirations of students interested in a career in private equity through the Svider Private Equity Program. The program is supported through a generous...
Page Venture Capital Venture Capital The Polsky Center supports the ambitions of students interested in pursuing a career in venture capital through a variety of experiential learning opportunities, coursework, and career coaching.
Program Elfman-Wareham Private Equity and Venture Capital Lab (PE/VC Lab) Gain hands-on investing experience through internships, coursework, and mentorship with leading PE and VC firms.
News South Side Pitch Competition Awards $26,000 to Local Businesses South Side Pitch, hosted by the Institute for Justice Clinic on Entrepreneurship in partnership with the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and the University of Chicago Office of Civic...
News UChicago Researchers Isolate Antibodies to Treat and Diagnosis COVID-19, Work to Protect Against Future Threats University of Chicago researchers have isolated SARS-CoV-2 monoclonal antibodies, which have the potential to both treat and diagnose COVID-19. Led by Patrick Wilson, a professor of medicine at the University...
Technology SARS-CoV-2 Monoclonal Antibodies Against Spike and Internal Proteins for Therapeutics and Diagnostics As of February 2021, there have been over 107 million cases and over 2 million deaths caused worldwide by the novel virus SARS-CoV-2. Few vaccination and treatment approaches are currently…
