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Polsky Teams with National Labs, NSF’s I-Corps to Support Midwest Deep Tech Ecosystem

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has partnered with two of the Department of Energy’s Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Programs (LEEP) and the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) I-Corps program to provide…

Quevos Lands $200,000 Investment on ABC’s Shark Tank from KIND Snacks Founder Daniel Lubetzky

On Friday, January 22, Quevos, the egg white snack company, appeared on ABC’s Shark Tank, the reality show where entrepreneurs pitch their company to a team of celebrity investors (“sharks”)…

Navigating Startup Success: Polsky Launches the ‘Compass,’ a New Deep Tech Accelerator Program

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation recently launched the Compass – a first-of-its-kind deep tech accelerator program for early-stage startups and technologies. “Backed by a 25-year history of…

Electrochaea Produces Clean, Renewable Methane Using Catalyst Developed at UChicago

The natural gas grid is the largest battery - one that could be used to store and distribute clean, renewable methane created through a unique process first developed at the…

F3 Platform Biologics Developing Cancer-Preventing Drugs Based on the Work of UChicago Researcher

Amifostine has a long history and today could potentially help prevent the development of approximately 40,000 cancer cases each year - the goal of F3 Platform Biologics. Amifostine has traditionally…

8 Things to Look for in 2021 at the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

It’s a New Year and the Polsky Center kicks it off with a full line-up of events and programs, including our milestone 25th anniversary celebration of our nationally-ranked Edward…

Polsky Center Hires Christine Karslake, MBA ’95, to Manage University of Chicago’s Portfolio of Science and Technology Ventures

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago has hired Christine Karslake, PhD, MBA ’95, as Managing Director of Polsky Science Ventures. In this newly created…

NanoPattern Technologies, ReAx Biotechnologies Receive $150,000 Each to Commercialize Research

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago has chosen two companies – NanoPattern Technologies and ReAx Biotechnologies – to invest in as part of the…

Polsky On Demand Launches to Provide Entrepreneurs and Business Owners Access to World-Class Business and Entrepreneurship Training

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago has launched Polsky On Demand, a new online portal that provides access to some of Polsky’s world-class business…

Polsky Center Teams Up with ChicagoNEXT to Attract Startup Investment to Chicago

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago recently partnered with World Business Chicago’s ChicagoNEXT, an organization focused on driving inclusive growth and opportunity for…

New Biopharma Manufacturing Company Founded by Booth Alum Robert Nelsen Raises $800 Million

RESILIENCE (National Resilience, Inc.) is a new company founded by University of Chicago Booth School of Business alum Robert Nelsen, MBA '87 – with a commitment to tackling some of…

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…

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