News Duckworth Family’s Partnership Drives Cancer Discoveries to Market A $1 million gift will establish the Duckworth Family Cancer Fund at the University of Chicago Medicine to accelerate the pace of cancer discoveries brought to market.
News Demonstrating Commercial Promise, UChicago Researcher Recognized for Novel Cancer Drug Delivery System University of Chicago researcher and startup founder Xiaoyang Wu has received the 2022 Duckworth Family Commercial Promise Award for his work developing a novel cancer drug delivery system. The award...
News New Tumor Mapping Tech Shows Potential to Make ‘Major Impact’ on Cancer Research A new technology developed at the University of Chicago has been recognized for its potential to make a major impact on basic and clinical cancer research. Nicolas Chevrier, assistant professor...
Team Han Sun, PhD Assistant Director, Business Development, The Duckworth Family Cancer Fellow Assistant Director, Business Development, The Duckworth Family Cancer Fellow
News Led by mHub, Clean Tech Economy Coalition Secures $500K from the Build Back Better Regional Challenge The 2025 Clean Tech Economic Coalition (CTEC), led by mHUB, a Chicago-based hardtech and manufacturing innovation center, has been recognized by the US Economic Development Administration for its potential to...
News 6 UChicago Researchers to Present at Illinois Ignite Researchers from the University of Chicago are showcasing novel technologies and innovative startups at the third biennial Illinois Ignite. The event takes place on September 22, 2022, from 9:00 a.m....
News Alnair Therapeutics Follows Polsky Path to String of Impressive Wins, $1M+ Funding Round Momentum continues to build for Alnair Therapeutics, an oncology startup focused on developing a platform to better deliver drugs to hard-to-treat cancers. In June – the same month that the...
Technology Ketone Carbonyl Atom Swap Platform For Drug Discovery And Lead Optimization A two-step chemical process using a special reagent to swap a ketone's oxygen atom with a sulfur atom creating new compounds, particularly useful for making improved drugs The Unmet Need:…
Page Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital The Polsky Center offers a variety of programs and resources to help you on your entrepreneurial journey and get experience in venture capital. The front door...
Page Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship The Polsky Center offers a variety of programs and resources to help you on your entrepreneurial journey. In addition, you can visit our office, which is located on the...
Page Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Entrepreneurship The Polsky Center offers a variety of programs and resources to help you on your entrepreneurial journey. In addition, you can visit our office, which is located on 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...
