News How Theta Neurotech is Making Seizure Prediction Possible Every year, thousands of epilepsy patients lose their lives unexpectedly — often with no warning that a seizure is even coming. It’s a terrifying reality for the more than 3...
News Chicago Tech Leaders Weigh in on How to Navigate COVID-19 The Executives’ Club of Chicago recently held a conversation discussing what differentiates Chicago as a place to found and grow a company – and the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic...
News Three UChicago Startups Receive Investment from the George Shultz Innovation Fund The finalists pitched to the Innovation Fund Advisory Committee, which consists of advisors, entrepreneurs, and industry experts, on May 29. The George Shultz Innovation Fund has awarded $250,000 to StaC12,...
News 4 Teams Advance to the George Shultz Innovation Fund Finals The spring 2025 George Shultz Innovation Fund finalists are working to scale quantum technologies, predict seizures, and discover new drugs. Managed by the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, the George...
Technology Co-intercalation-free Ether Solvent for Lithium Ion Batteries Lithium-ion batteries have revolutionized portable electronics, but there remains room for improvement in energy density, electrochemical stability, and usable temperature window. An improvement in electrolytes can further such needs for…
News University of Chicago and Station F Launch New Summer Startup Internship Program in Paris Twenty-five UChicago students will work with 16 French technology startups through a new program connecting Chicago and Paris innovation ecosystems The University of Chicago and Station F, widely regarded as...
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 Phase II Teams Selected for the Social New Venture Challenge The Social Enterprise Initiative has announced the 14 teams accepted into phase II of the 2017 John Edwardson, ’72, Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC). The SNVC is the social impact...
News 14 Social Impact Startups Move Forward in UChicago’s 2017 Social NVC Along with the 32 startups selected for the main track of University of Chicago’s annual New Venture Challenge, the Social Enterprise Initiative (SEI) also announced 14 social impact startups have been chosen to...
News Finalists Named for the 2017 Social New Venture Challenge The Social Enterprise Initiative has announced the 7 teams moving on to the 2017 John Edwardson, ’72, Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC) finals. Teams will pitch their social impact start-ups on Tuesday, May...
News A New Approach to Migraine Therapy University of Chicago researchers are opening a new front in treating migraine that could hold out hope for millions with the painful, debilitating condition—by mimicking the protective effects of physical...
News Debate it Forward Takes Home Top Prize and $60,000 at the 2019 John Edwardson, ’72, Social New Venture Challenge Finals Winners of the ninth annual SNVC received a total of $140,000 in venture funding, the most prize money ever awarded at the startup competition.
