Stellatus Solutions was acquired by Slingshot Aerospace, which is launching the space industry’s first centralized communications platform to help prevent satellite collisions. (Image credit: iStock/3DSculptor) Last fall, a team of University of Chicago students was tasked with addressing a challenge… Keep reading
AccuraDX headquarters in Natick, MA. (Image credit: AccuraDX) A University of Chicago spin-out company, AccuraDX is developing next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies that enable researchers to map the location of single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) on the genome. Scientific Founder Chuan He… Keep reading
The 2021 Researchers to Know represent 10 institutions of higher education leading innovationin Illinois. (Image credit: iStock.com/serggn) The Illinois Science and Technology Coalition (ISTC) this year has named University of Chicago Professors Kunle Odunsi and Rama… Keep reading
Depiction of CPI-300 nanoparticles with multiple therapeutic agents for combination therapy of colorectal and pancreatic cancer. (Image credit: CPI) Coordination Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (CPI) recently announced that the FDA has approved the… Keep reading
The Kin Insurance team Kin Insurance this week announced plans to go public and expand across the U.S., supercharging its efforts to make homeowners insurance more convenient and affordable by cutting out the agent. Keep reading
Duality will help quantum startups bridge the gap between the laboratory and the marketplace through entrepreneurship training and access to state-of-the-art facilities. Duality, the nation’s first accelerator exclusively for quantum companies, has accepted six startups for Cohort 1. Duality… Keep reading
Chicago Booth last month recognized six outstanding MBA students who demonstrated leadership in entrepreneurship, venture capital or private equity during their time at school. The annual Student Entrepreneurship Awards have varying eligibility requirements and monetary prizes. For most awards,… Keep reading
Chuck Vallurupalli, MBA ’05, (left) has been named the inaugural senior director of Duality and Preeti Chalsani, PhD, (right) will take on a new role of deputy director of Duality in addition to her current duties as director of industry… Keep reading
Andes STR wins 2021 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge The record investment pool in the 25th annual Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge (NVC) jumped to $1.73 million this week after investors put… Keep reading
2021 Global New Venture Challenge winners HeartScreen The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 Global New Venture Challenge, a startup accelerator and… Keep reading
Onchilles Pharma is developing a pipeline of first-in-class biologic and small molecule drug candidates that have the potential to be broadly effective against a wide range of cancers. (Image credit: iStock.com/surfpunk1) Onchilles Pharma recently closed its… Keep reading
The Polsky Center’s deep tech accelerator program, the ‘Compass,’ was launched publically in January after the completion of its first cohort. The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation’s recently-launched Compass accelerator program has… Keep reading