Technology A Sensitive and High Throughput Method for the Rapid Quantification of Radiation Induced DNA Damage Current high throughput assays to quantify radiation induced DNA damage are limited by low sensitivity and cannot reliably detect radiation induced damage lower than 10Gy (J/Kg), despite the fact that…
News AI, Life Sciences, Quantum Tech to Get Boost as Part of the Compass Accelerator’s Latest Cohort The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce that six teams have been selected for the latest cohort of Compass, a deep tech accelerator program for University...
News Digital Health, Therapeutics Startups Selected for George Shultz Innovation Fund Finals The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago has announced the companies selected for the 2022 fall cohort of the George Shultz Innovation Fund. Managed by the...
News Riptide Therapeutics Awarded $175,000 From George Shultz Innovation Fund The George Shultz Innovation Fund (GSIF), managed by the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, recently selected Riptide Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical startup led by University of Chicago and Northwestern University...
News Polsky Center Fall 2021 I-Corps Teams Tackle Unmet Medical Needs, Data Transparency, and Other Challenges The Polsky Center’s fall 2021 I-Corps cohort is developing diagnostics, novel therapeutics, innovative devices, new materials, and other technologies across various industries. The Polsky I-Corps program is a 7-week highly-experiential...
News Kent and Cohn Projects Funded in Pilot Innovation Fund Round The University of Chicago’s Office of Technology and Intellectual Property’s (UChicagoTech) new Innovation Fund reached an important milestone at the end of 2010 with the successful completion of a pilot...
News Polsky Center and Chicago Booth Private Equity Group Host 24th Annual PE Conference The conference brings together investors, students, and entrepreneurs to network and share insights into the dynamics of investing in a constantly changing economy. The conference began with opening remarks from...
News Cultivating Partners Whether it comes to medical devices, therapeutics or pharmaceuticals, Richard Ganz brings a rich background, widespread knowledge and 30 years of experience to help University of Chicago researchers translate their...
News 2019 Spring Cohort Selected for the George Shultz Innovation Fund The Polsky Center has announced the four companies moving on to the spring finals of the 2019 George Shultz Innovation Fund.
News Polsky Center Teams Up with $15 Million Great Lakes Innovation Hub to Catalyze Innovation in the Midwest The University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has joined the Great Lakes Innovation Corps Hub, which was established by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support innovation...
News Life Sciences Community Convenes at Chicago BioCapital Summit in a Showcase of Local Innovation Hosted by the Chicago Biomedical Consortium (CBC), the inaugural Chicago BioCapital Summit this week brought together industry, academia, and investors in a showcase of the latest innovations in the life...
News Resurgence Startup ExPost Awarded $8M from DOE in Bid to Improve Battery Recycling ExPost Technology, a participant in Cohort 1 of Resurgence, has been awarded $8 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to support development of an advanced mobile machinery system for...
