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Exactics Wins 2025 College New Venture Challenge, Securing $115K for Innovative Rapid Diagnostic
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Exactics Wins 2025 College New Venture Challenge, Securing $115K for Innovative Rapid Diagnostic
6 Startups Vie for Investment at the 2025 College New Venture Challenge
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6 Startups Vie for Investment at the 2025 College New Venture Challenge
Winter 2025 Collaboratorium Brings Together Business Expertise and Science
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Winter 2025 Collaboratorium Brings Together Business Expertise and Science

Exactics Wins 2025 College New Venture Challenge, Securing $115K for Innovative Rapid Diagnostic

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and The Grainger College of Engineering announces Exactics as the winner of the 13th Annual College New Venture Challenge (CNVC). Exactics, a biotechnology…

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…

Winter 2025 Collaboratorium Brings Together Business Expertise and Science

Connecting researchers with business expertise, the Winter 2025 Collaboratorium will feature teams participating in the Polsky I-Corps program in addition to startups from the Duality and Transform accelerators. >>…

25 Teams Advance to Classroom Portion of the 2025 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge

Today, the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation announced the 25 teams advancing to the classroom portion of the 2025 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge (NVC), the…

Transform Data Science and AI Accelerator Accepts 6 Startups into Latest Cohort

The University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Data Science Institute today announced the six early-stage companies accepted into the fourth cohort of the Transform accelerator…

20 Teams Selected for Classroom Portion of the 18th Annual Global New Venture Challenge

  From Chicago, Hong Kong, and London, 20 teams are advancing to the classroom portion of the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation’s 2025 Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC).…

Polsky Center Teams with Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago to Mentor Young Entrepreneurs

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is working with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago (BGCC) to connect University of Chicago Booth School of Business students with young…

Up to $130 Million to Fuel Drug Discovery and Development at the University of Chicago

The University of Chicago and health care investment firm Deerfield Management announced today the launch of Hyde Park Discovery, a collaboration to advance the development of new drugs and other…

Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge Winner Simple Mills Acquired by Flower Foods for $795 Million

The $795 million acquisition represents one of the largest exits by a Polsky Center startup Founded in 2012, Simple Mills offers nutrient-dense crackers, cookies, snack bars, and baking mixes made…

Polsky Center Receives Outstanding Contributions to Venture Creation Award at the 2024 Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers Conference

The award recognizes centers that creatively support the process of launching and accelerating university-affiliated startups through competitions, incubators, accelerators, and other programs. At its annual conference over the weekend, the…

13th Annual College New Venture Challenge Announces Competing Undergraduate Teams

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, in partnership with the Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, is pleased to announce the 15 teams selected for…

UChicago Cleantech Accelerator Resurgence Accepts 5 Startups into its Second Cohort

The University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, in partnership with the UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, is pleased to announce the second cohort of startups…
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