web analytics
License Technologies   //   Disclose an Invention

Get Started with the Polsky Center

Featured

Where Are They Now? Beacon Takes Aim at Eliminating Airborne Transmission

Read More
See All Podcasts
A Look Inside the First Year of Business for CNVC ’19 Winner, podU
1 / 3
A Look Inside the First Year of Business for CNVC ’19 Winner, podU
2 / 3
Small Business Growth: Polsky Expands Support for Small Business Owners
Chain Reaction Innovations: Polsky Offers Special I-Corps Training to Argonne Teams
3 / 3
Chain Reaction Innovations: Polsky Offers Special I-Corps Training to Argonne Teams

A Look Inside the First Year of Business for CNVC ’19 Winner, podU

Wessam Abozeid, AB ’19, won the Polsky Center’s 2019 College New Venture Challenge (CNVC) with his startup, podU, the world’s first platform for podcasts in Arabic. After winning the…

Small Business Growth: Polsky Expands Support for Small Business Owners

With the COVID-19 pandemic forcing many small businesses to change their business models overnight, the Polsky Center expanded its Small Business Growth Program, accepting the largest-ever cohort of 21 new…

Chain Reaction Innovations: Polsky Offers Special I-Corps Training to Argonne Teams

In May, the Polsky Center ran a special four-week program for Argonne’s Chain Reaction Innovations (CRI) accelerator. Six teams participated in this virtual I-Corps program, which included researchers from other…

Polsky Supports 13 Teams in Spring Quarter I-Corps Cohort

The Polsky Center ran its National Science Foundation (NSF)-supported I-Corps program virtually during the Spring quarter and accepted the largest number of teams of any cohort managed to-date. Polsky supported…

Patent of the Week: Treating, Preventing Bacterial Infections

Every year, at least 2.8 million people in the US get an antibiotic-resistant infection – and more than 35,000 people die, according to the CDC. In this week’s featured…

New Polsky Founders’ Fund Fellowship Cohort Announced

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has announced the 2020-21 Polsky Founders’ Fund Fellowship Cohort (PF3). PF3 is a resource available to any graduating University of Chicago student who…

Polsky Weekly 10 // July 10

Jüsto raises $12M, TAINA's biggest raise yet, 500K Cubiis, and more.

Chicago Quantum Exchange Welcomes Seven New Industry Partners

Patent of the Week: Improving the Performance of Antibody Fragments

Antibody fragments, including Fabs, which bind to immune response-triggering substances, or antigens, have demonstrated utility in various research and diagnostic applications. However, their structure limits their use, so researchers…

In Conversation with Polsky Investor-In-Residence Tim Kelly: ‘We Will Evolve and Adapt’

The COVD-19 pandemic is changing the way business is conducted, notes Polsky Center Investor-In-Residence Tim Kelly, MBA ’00, who in this Q&A discusses evolving strategy in times of crisis…

Navigating Private Equity in the COVID-19 Landscape

Patent of the Week: Increased Safety and Improved Protection of Vaccines

Researchers, including Aaron Esser-Kahn, an associate professor at UChicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, have filed a patent application for a novel additive that limits undesirable vaccine-related side effects.…
Load More Posts

This site uses cookies and other tracking technologies to assist with navigation and your ability to provide feedback, analyze your use of products and services, assist with our promotional and marketing efforts.

Accept