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50 Companies to Pitch to Investors at DeepTechU

The DeepTechU venture conference will showcase 50 startups during the three-day virtual event May 3 to 5, giving investors an early look at cutting-edge deep tech…

Booth Students Win First Place at Global Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC)

A team of Chicago Booth students took first place at this year’s global Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC), a unique challenge that puts MBA candidates in the shoes of the…

With Prototype for Success, UChicago Prepares Students Under-Represented in STEM to be the Tech Leaders of the Future

Antonio Castano perked up at the first discussion question posed to the inaugural cohort of Prototype for Success, a new program designed to prepare University of Chicago undergraduates for…

Polsky Center Launches New Strategic Program for Innovation at the National Labs to Support Entrepreneurial Thinking

Led by the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, the Strategic Program for Innovation at the National Labs (SPIN) kicked off on March 23rd with 17 scientists and staff from…

Polsky Center Hires Abigail Ingram as Executive Director of the Community-Facing Polsky Exchange

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has hired Abigail Ingram to be the new executive director of the Polsky Exchange, where she spearheads initiatives to bring the University…

Seven Undergrad-Led Startups to Compete for Investment in 10th Anniversary Finals of the College New Venture Challenge

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the seven finalists selected to compete in the 10th Anniversary Finals of the College New Venture Challenge (CNVC),…

Meet Polsky’s New Director of Science Ventures: How Out-of-the-Box Thinking Kickstarted Her Entrepreneurial Journey

Ozge Guney-Altay, PhD, has joined the Polsky Center as the new Director of Polsky Science Ventures – a role which she says brings together her two passions: academia and innovation.…

Lab Innovation Fellowship Program Promotes Innovation at Argonne and Fermilab

Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory work to answer some of the biggest questions facing humanity, from the atomic to the astronomical scale. Occasionally that work…

Meet the Teams Selected to Participate in the 2022 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the 30 teams selected to participate in Phase II of the 2022 Edward L. Kaplan, '71, New Venture Challenge…

Alumni New Venture Challenge Selects 25 Startups for 2022 Contest

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the 25 startups accepted into the 2022 Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC), a global competition dedicated to supporting all…

University of Chicago Joins Global Scholars Program

The University of Chicago has joined the competitive program which is supported by the Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR) and designed to provide researchers with funding as well as…

The Secret Sauce Behind Chicago Booth’s Private Equity Program

When Yesenia Arteta was applying to business schools, looking to sharpen her skills as a private equity investor, Chicago Booth was high on her list because of its powerhouse finance…

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