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Sanders Taps into His Alma Mater

A few years ago, University of Chicago alumnus Martin E. Sanders, MD ’79, attended a “meet and greet” in San Francisco that was held to introduce the University’s new President…

Solarmer Energy Inc. Expects Sun to Shine on Chicago Invention

Solarmer Energy Inc. is developing plastic solar cells for portable electronic devices that will incorporate technology invented at the University of Chicago. The company is on track to complete…

Building a Better Molecule Trap

Arryx, a company based on technology invented at the University of Chicago that still has strong ties with the University, is poised to help Haemonetics, the world’s largest manufacturer of…

Storing Renewable Energy

Generating electrical power from the sun and the wind share a common drawback: The sun does not always shine and the wind does not always blow when and where…

Given Ventures Back

Time. Treasure. Talent. That’s what alumni should give back to their schools, according to Doug Given, an Investment Partner at Bay City Capital and longtime advisor to UChicagoTech—the University of…

Improving Crops; Saving Energy

On August 20, Chromatin—a company that grew out of research at the University of Chicago—announced that it had entered into a technological alliance and license agreement with Bayer CropScience.…

Translating Research into Products

UChicagoTech, the University of Chicago’s Office of Technology and Intellectual Property, recently conducted its second in a series of Translation Events that bring industry experts to campus to advise faculty…

Midway Poised for Clinical Trials

By the end of the year, Midway Pharmaceuticals expects to have successfully navigated the “Valley of Death.” That’s the period of financing between identifying a drug product candidate and getting…

Time to Give Back

Timing is everything, and Norm Winarsky figures it’s his time to act.“At this time in my life, I feel as though I have the opportunity to make a bigger…

Discovery Matters

Alan Thomas, Director, UChicagoTech, Ellen Rudnick, Executive Director and Clinical Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Polsky Center, Keith Moffat, Deputy Provost for Research, Donald Levy, Vice President for Research…

SmartSignal Turns Ten

In the early 1990s, the U.S. Department of Energy asked researchers to develop a better tool for predicting problems at nuclear facilities after the failure of a coolant pump…

Reluctant Renaissance Man

Even though Olaf Schneewind operates seamlessly in many overlapping scientific, academic and corporate circles, he denies being a Renaissance Man. “I’m just a complete workaholic, 365 days of the year,”…

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