Members and guests at the Polsky Exchange (photo by John Zich) The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation recently hosted Incorporation/Organization Day, a first-of-its-kind event in Chicago that connected West and South Side entrepreneurs with attorneys from local law firms… Keep reading
Institutions that understand how to collect, store, and share data while adhering to ethical and legal guidelines will have an advantage across many facets of healthcare delivery. Collecting and sharing data allows providers and researchers to study diseases, especially rare… Keep reading
Jay Schrankler and Michael Polsky, MBA ’87. Ukrainian-born serial entrepreneur and energy visionary Michael Polsky, MBA ’87 recently sat down with Jay Schrankler, associate vice president and head of the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, to discuss his journey… Keep reading
(Photo credit: eClarke Photo) The winter Collaboratorium will connect innovators from UChicago Medicine, the Physical Sciences Division, and Argonne’s Chain Reaction Innovations program with University of Chicago students. The Collaboratorium provides the opportunity for scientists and researchers who want to… Keep reading
The Polsky Center hosted the 22nd annual BPOC Private Equity Conference February 3, 2023, at the Chicago Marriott Downtown. Keynote speaker David Rubenstein, JD ’73 (left) was joined in conversation with UChicago Professor Steve Kaplan (right). (Photo by John Zich.)… Keep reading
The tech transfer landscape is changing and operations teams are seeing new types of agreements, financial terms, royalty payments, equity, internal funding, and more. (Image: iStock.com/GOCMEN) Traditional technology commercialization operations teams are being asked to do more – an expanding scope… Keep reading
Mike LaVitola, MBA ’14, co-founder and CEO of Foxtrot contemporary corner stores, served as the Rattan L. Khosa SeedCon keynote speaker (photo by John Zich) The Polsky Center and Chicago Booth’s Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital (EVC) Group co-hosted Rattan L. Keep reading
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot spoke at a recent event celebrating quantum innovation and deep tech in the region. Last week, World Business Chicago and the Chicago Quantum Exchange (CQE) hosted leading innovators in celebration of Chicago’s quantum and… Keep reading
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. – 5:00 p.m. at the Big10 Conference Center… Keep reading
The Polsky Exchange (Photo by Jean Lachat) The Polsky Exchange, a University of Chicago initiative that offers business education and resources to South and West Side entrepreneurs, has fully reopened to the community after a long pandemic… Keep reading
Participants at Argonne for the first-ever SPIN Demo Day on July 27, 2022. Led by the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, the Strategic Program for Innovation at the National Labs (SPIN) earlier this year launched with 17 scientists… Keep reading
The UChicago-AbbVie Research Symposium celebrates another successful year of strategic partnership, showcasing select innovative research efforts in oncology. Taking place Friday, August 19, 2022, the symposium aims to stimulate engagement and new collaborations between leadership and researchers, through poster… Keep reading