Technology Ultrathin, Plasmonic Schottky Biointerfaces For Wireless Stimulation And Sensing A plasmon-enhanced hierarchical gold–titania (Au-TiO₂) Schottky junction biointerface designed for wireless, energy-efficient biological stimulation (neuromodulation, cardiac pacing), real-time biosensing, and minimally invasive artificial vision. The platform is scalable, CMOS-free, and…
News Automated Investment App Investable Takes First Place Prize of $50,000 at the 17th Annual Global New Venture Challenge The 17th Annual Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC) has awarded first place to Investable, an automated robo-advisor app linked to your payroll which makes investing effortless. The app deducts a...
News Neuroscientists Create New Algorithm for Better Decoding Brain Signals, with Applications Across Industries Matthew Kaufman, assistant professor at the University of Chicago in the Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy and the Neuroscience Institute, has developed a new algorithm with myriad potential applications in robotics,...
News 6 Startups Vie for Investment at the 2025 College New Venture Challenge The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and The University of Illinois’ Grainger College of Engineering are pleased to announce the six finalists selected to compete in the College...
Technology Permeable junction-enhanced roll-to-roll microfabrication for electronic devices A scalable roll-to-roll microfabrication method using salt-assisted photochemical patterning and permeable junctions for rapid, eco-friendly production and transfer of carbon-based devices onto flexible substrates. Enables cost-efficient, high-performance bioelectronics and catalytic…
Technology Slide-Level Uncertainty Quantification For Deep Learning Predictions In Digital Histopathology. The technology improves diagnostic accuracy in digital histopathology by providing slide-level uncertainty quantification for deep learning predictions, enabling more reliable and actionable clinical decision-making in oncology. The Unmet Need: Reliable quantification…
News 31 Teams Selected to Advance to Phase II for the 2021 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge The University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has announced the 31 teams advancing to Phase II of the 2021 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge (NVC)....
Technology A Stretchable And Strain-Insensitive Pressure Sensor Pressure sensors are essential to a vast array of applications, where they sense and measure pressure, and transmit information, which help ascertain the performance of a given device. In fact,…
News Phase II Teams Selected for the Global New Venture Challenge The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business has officially announced the 19 teams moving on to phase II of the 2017-18 Global...
News Polsky Center Announces 2018 Summer Accelerator Cohort The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the latest cohort of the Polsky Accelerator, a 10-week intensive summer program designed for both for-profit and not-for-profit startups to...
News Polsky Accelerator Program Concludes with Demo Day For the past 10 weeks, 14 companies have participated in the 2018 Polsky Accelerator program. The annual program is designed for both for-profit and not-for-profit startups to develop their ventures....
