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Polsky Weekly 10 // December 7

UChicago in Hong Kong, the worldwide quantum race, an African fintech startup to know, and more.

Phase II Teams Selected for the 2019 College New Venture Challenge

The Polsky Center has officially announced the 10 teams moving on to phase II of the 2019 College New Venture Challenge (CNVC).

Polsky Weekly 10 // November 30

Fertility startup raises $1.5M, UChicago's immunotherapy rockstars, preemie-saving baby bottle, and more.

nuBorn Medical to Pitch Their Preemie-Saving Technology at the 2018 Fall George Shultz Innovation Fund Finals

Chicago researchers are trying to deal with one of the preemies’ most vexing problems: Choking while bottle-feeding.

Polsky Center Weekly 10 // November 16

How NVC strengthens Chicago's startup rep, Hippo raises $70M, Tovala releases next gen oven, and more.

Polsky Partners with Hyde Park Art Center to Bring Artists and Entrepreneurs Together

On Thursday, November 1, the Polsky Center, along with the Hyde Park Art Center and Chicago-based artist Beth Kamhi, turned the Polsky Exchange into a postmodernist art gallery.

How NVC Finalist BrewBike Launched with the Help of Two Top Chicago Universities

Conventional wisdom would lead most people to conclude there’s a coffeehouse on every corner, but Randy Paris, MBA ’18 isn’t a conventional thinker.

Polsky Center Weekly 10 // November 9

Grab raises $200M (on top of $2B), the Minte raises $2.25M, a look at the millennial voter push, and more.

Foodtech Startup BTRFY Finds Magic in Balancing the “Big Picture” with the “Here and Now”

A recent alum of the Polsky Accelerator and Argonne’s Chain Reaction Innovations (CRI) accelerator program, BTRFY worked tirelessly this summer to perfect both their business and their science simultaneously.

2019 GNVC Phase II Teams Announced

The Polsky Center has officially announced the 21 teams moving on to phase II of the 2019 Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC).

Meet Polsky Member of the Month: Christine Saffold

Polsky Member Christine Saffold represents everything that makes the Polsky Exchange, as well as the South Side community as a whole, so strong.

Polsky Weekly 10 // November 2, 2018

The George Shultz Innovation Fund, U of I joins Quantum Exchange, BallotReady, and more.

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