News 13th Annual College New Venture Challenge Announces Competing Undergraduate Teams The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, in partnership with the Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, is pleased to announce the 15 teams selected for...
Team Madhav V. Rajan, MS, PhD Steven S. Wymer Dean, Chicago Booth; Distinguished Service Professor of Accounting, Chicago Booth; Chief Global Strategist, University of Chicago Steven S. Wymer Dean, Chicago Booth; Distinguished Service Professor of Accounting, Chicago Booth; Chief Global Strategist, University of Chicago
News Exactics Wins 2025 College New Venture Challenge, Securing $115K for Innovative Rapid Diagnostic The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and The Grainger College of Engineering announces Exactics as the winner of the 13th Annual College New Venture Challenge (CNVC). Exactics, a biotechnology...
Technology Deep Learning Uncertainty Quantification System For Reliable Cancer Histopathology Diagnosis Deep learning and uncertainty estimation (via Monte Carlo dropout and cross-validation) to classify digital pathology images by confidence, improving reliability in cancer diagnostics and supporting effective clinical decision-making The Unmet…
News Getting a Grip “Fundamental research is what keeps me up late at night,” says Heinrich Jaeger, PhD, the William J. Friedman and Alicia Townsend Professor of Physics at the University of Chicago. One...
News Winter Collaboratorium to Connect Students, Scientists Showcasing a Range of Innovations The winter Collaboratorium will connect innovators from UChicago Medicine, the Physical Sciences Division, and Argonne’s Chain Reaction Innovations program with University of Chicago students. The Collaboratorium provides the opportunity for...
Technology Novel Compounds for the Potentiation of Antibiotic Resistance in Staphylococcus Aureus Currently there is no available vaccine for the prophylaxis of S. Aureus mediated infections such as MRSA, and antibiotics such as beta lactams and oxacillin are most commonly used for…
Technology Physics-Informed Autoencoder For Non-Invasive Prediction Of Tissue Composition From MRI Data A deep learning tool that quickly and accurately estimates prostate tissue composition from MRI scans, combining physical modeling and AI to provide robust, non-invasive cancer diagnostics without needing large, labeled…
Page Where Are They Now? Episode 1 Episode 1: The Story of NVC April 15, 2021 When it launched 25 years ago, the University of Chicago’s New Venture Challenge (NVC) was a pioneer in helping business school...
Technology Ligand-Directed Photo-Proximity Labeling Technology For Profiling And Detecting Cancer Biomarker Interactions In Live Cells Light-activated chemical probes to label and identify proteins near cancer biomarkers on live cells and tissues, enabling detailed study of protein interactions and signaling pathways relevant to cancer diagnosis and…
Technology A Gene-Modified T Cell Platform For Spatially Controlled Therapeutic Protein Delivery In Response To Radiation Engineered T cells to release cancer-killing proteins only when activated by targeted radiation, enabling precise, localized tumor treatment while minimizing side effects and improving the effectiveness of CAR-T therapy for…
Technology A Transcriptomic Signature Platform For Predicting Prognosis And Guiding Therapy In Ovarian Cancer Patients A 10-gene signature based on glucocorticoid receptor activity to predict survival risk in high-grade serous ovarian cancer patients, helping identify those who may benefit from specific therapies and improving personalized…
