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Meet the Transform Cohort 2 Startups: Subconcious.AI

Team Members Avi Yashchin – Founder and CEO Susannah Griffee – Chief Operating Officer Megan Lott – Chief Technology Officer Howard Moskowitz – Chief Science Officer Matt…

Meet the Transform Cohort 2 Startups: Markison Patent Portal

Team Members Tim Markison – CEO, Co-chairman, & Cofounder Dave Fallon – COO & Cofounder Dave Larsen – Chief SW Architect Jesse Woghin – Principal Product Manager Jim…

Meet the Transform Cohort 2 Startups: IBIS Computing

(Ibis Computing Logo)   Team Members Hugh Hoford – CEO Mark Kumleben – COO Ross Hackshaw – Operations Manager What does your company do? We are making…

Life Sciences, Tech Startups Advance to Fall 2023 George Shultz Innovation Fund Finals

Researchers have developed a proprietary machine learning approach, multi-tissue human organoid model, and a targeted drug delivery method – and will be seeking investment at the fall 2023 George Shultz…

Polsky Center to Support New Biopharma Hub Funded by $10.4 Million Investment

The Chicago Biomedical Consortium Hub for Innovative Technology and Entrepreneurship in the Sciences (CBC-HITES) will help academic inventors translate their research into commercial products. CBC-HITES joins 13 hubs that are…

Polsky Center and the College’s Office of Career Advancement Launch New Program to Prepare Students for Careers in Private Markets

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and the College’s Office of Career Advancement recently hosted its first Private Markets Program, which was made possible due to a generous…

Academia and Private Sector Meet at 10th Annual Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition Conference

The Polsky Center, in collaboration with the Chicago Booth School of Business and Northwestern Kellogg School of Management, hosted the 10th annual Booth-Kellogg Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Conference this week.…

Life Sciences Community Convenes at Chicago BioCapital Summit in a Showcase of Local Innovation

Hosted by the Chicago Biomedical Consortium (CBC), the inaugural Chicago BioCapital Summit this week brought together industry, academia, and investors in a showcase of the latest innovations in the life…

Chicago Biomedical Consortium Secures $13.5 Million to Scale Work, Support for Life Sciences Industry

The Chicago Biomedical Consortium (CBC) has received an additional $13.5 million in funding from the Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust to expand its mission. Launched in 2001 by…

Global New Venture Challenge Welcomes Acclaimed Business Leader, Chicago Booth Professor Alyssa Rapp as Faculty Leader

  Alyssa Rapp has been named the faculty leader of the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation’s Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC), a dedicated track of the New Venture…

Small Business Spotlight: Love Cork Screw Welcomes Everyone to a Glass of Wine

In 2019, Chrishon Lampley stood in the middle of New York’s Times Square, looked up, and saw her wine brand Love Cork Screw emblazoned on a billboard. “That was just…

Samir Mayekar Named Managing Director of Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Samir Mayekar, an accomplished leader with a track record of driving innovation and impact across the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors, has been named managing director of the University…

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