Technology AuNP-DG: Deoxyglucose Labeled Gold Nanoparticles as X-Ray Computed Tomography Contrast Agents for Cancer Imaging The targeted metabolic imaging enhancement achieved by deoxyglucose-labeled gold nanoparticles (AuNP-DG) offers superior tumor-specific contrast and improved resolution in computed tomography (CT) scans compared to conventional iodine-based agents, facilitating enhanced…
Technology Spectral CT Material Decomposition from Standard Single-Energy X-Ray Scans Summary This technology enables multi-material image reconstruction from conventional single-spectrum X-ray tomography data, including standard CT and tomosynthesis, without requiring dual-energy CT or photon-counting CT hardware. The approach can generate…
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 Two Booth Alums Named Among Private Equity’s ‘Most Influential Women of Today and Tomorrow’ The Wall Street Journal’s Private Equity Analyst has named two University of Chicago Booth School of Business alums, Katie Ossman, MBA ’13, and Amy Christensen, MBA ’11, to its annual...
Page Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition The Polsky Center offers a suite of Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) resources designed to provide students and alumni access to the education, capital, mentorship, and resources necessary...
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Technology Next-Generation Activity-Based Radiotracer For In Vivo Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Imaging And Therapy Cancer cells show alterations in metabolism that support malignancy and disease progression. Prominent among these metabolic changes is elevations in neutral ether lipids (NELs). The lipid hydrolase neutral cholesterol ester…
Page Science and Technology Commercialization The Polsky Center connects ambitious College students with University of Chicago faculty and researchers at the National Laboratories who are specifically looking for talented students to support their startups and...
Program George Shultz Innovation Fund Access venture development support and the opportunity to pitch for up to $250,000 in potential investment.
Page Where Are They Now? Episode 10 Episode 10: Andes STR June 17, 2021 Growing up in Chile in a family of entrepreneurs, Sebastian Rivas since childhood has been on the lookout for problems that need solving....
Page Business Consulting and Internships Business Consulting and Internships The Polsky Center connects College students with entrepreneurs and small business owners on Chicago’s South and West sides. Students play an important role in advising community...
Page Consumer Goods & Services Emerging consumer brands and services redefining the way we shop, eat, travel, and live.
