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Duckworth Family's Partnership Drives Cancer Discoveries to Market
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Polsky Weekly 10 // June 28
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Polsky Internship Program Forms Student Teams to Innovate New Medical Solutions

Duckworth Family’s Partnership Drives Cancer Discoveries to Market

A $1 million gift will establish the Duckworth Family Cancer Fund at the University of Chicago Medicine to accelerate the pace of cancer discoveries brought to market.

Polsky Weekly 10 // June 28

UChicago snags #6 spot in the rankings for “universities with world-class entrepreneurial ecosystems”; SNVC '12 champ LuminAID is now an all-star name of the Shark Tank variety, and more.

Polsky Internship Program Forms Student Teams to Innovate New Medical Solutions

The Inaugural Biodesign Internship Program at the University of Chicago shows us innovation and originality at its greatest.

Meet Polsky Member of the Month: Yvette Kaiser Smith

UChicago alum and Polsky member, Yvette Kaiser Smith, MFA ’94, joined the Exchange in May of 2016. Kaiser Smith is an artist, who makes “wall-based geometric abstractions.”

Polsky Weekly 10 // June 21

Anapneo Therapeutics has been selected to receive $250K from the George Shultz Innovation Fund; Israel-based startup Innoviz Technologies is making huge (light) waves in the lidar world, and more.

George Shultz Innovation Fund Invest in Anapneo Therapeutics at Its Spring Finals

Finalists presented their proposals to the Innovation Fund advisory committee at the finals on June 5.

Polsky Weekly 10 // June 14

Kaoshi wins second place in the 2019 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation; NowPow works to help health care professionals change the way they prescribe and treat their patients, and more.

Polsky Weekly 10 // June 7

The 2019 New Venture Challenge winner is announced; Cannibidiol (CBD) delivery startup LeafyQuick officially starts dabbling in another incredibly trendy industry, and more.

My Art Cache Wins First Place and Largest-ever Prize of $365,000 at the 2019 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge

private online matching platform for art industry professionals, dealers, and buyers won the Rattan L. Khosa First-Place Prize.

Jay Schrankler to Lead the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Jay Schrankler, a technology commercialization expert and former business executive, has been appointed associate vice president and head of the Polsky Center.

Debate it Forward Takes Home Top Prize and $60,000 at the 2019 John Edwardson, ’72, Social New Venture Challenge Finals

Winners of the ninth annual SNVC received a total of $140,000 in venture funding, the most prize money ever awarded at the startup competition.

From Idea to Impact // June 2019

Breakthrough in Alzheimer's treatment, Nanopattern Technologies to Argonne's accelerator, new cancer therapies from UChicago scientists, and IME becomes Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME).
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