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Polsky Center Receives $30,000 National Science Foundation Grant for Female STEM Entrepreneurs

Yesterday, the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced that the University of Chicago was one of eight Innovation Corps (I-Corps™) sites and nodes across the nation that have been selected…

Sixteen Advances in Research and Innovation in 2016

2016 brought us the launch of several research-based startups, the invention of a new diamond-like coating, the deployment of data-collection nodes across Chicago and a next-generation platform for cancer research.…

2017 Americas Alternative Finance Industry Study: The University of Chicago & University Cambridge Partner on Research

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago and the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) at the University of Cambridge…

Grubhub’s New TV ads: A Bid for Authenticity

Grubhub Inc. is showcasing authentic moments, or as real as they can be when culled from 10 hours of footage, in a new TV campaign as the food delivery service…

2017 Americas Alternative Finance Industry Survey

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago and the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance at the University of Cambridge Judge…

Microbiome Modeling with Gusto

Launching with a name like Gusto, the newest kid on the microbiome block needs to bring something different and energizing to the table. That is the plan, according to cofounder…

UChicago Startup Aims to Predict Behavior of Trillions of Microorganisms

A new University of Chicago startup is working to better predict the behavior of the trillions of microorganisms living inside the human body and harness them to treat disease. Gusto…

Mobile Money Apps: Tech Helps Teach Kids to Save

Even the iconic piggy bank is getting a digital makeover. Feeding the piggy has long been a down-homey, tried-and-true way to teach kids how to save money. Now, these lessons…

How Do Private Equity Investments Perform Compared to Public Equity

The Harry M. Markowitz Award (sponsored jointly by the Journal Of Investment Management and New Frontier Advisors, LLC ) recognizes the seminal and transcendent impact of Dr. Markowitz’s work as…

The Local Entrepreneur Creates an Everyday Alternative for the Guy-on-the-go.

WHO TO WATCH: RAMZI ASSAF The local entrepreneur creates an everyday alternative for the guy-on-the-go. AGE: 26. LIVES IN: The Loop. CLAIM TO FAME: CEO and founder of Portefini (Portefini.com),…

4 Illinois Student Startups Will Compete in SXSW’s Student Startup Madness

Forget basketball. For student entrepreneurs, South by Southwest offers a different kind of “madness” in March. Read more.

This Startup Aims to Disrupt the Art Gallery

Entrepreneur Nika Koda believes art galleries are broken, both for buyers and artists. The art world has a reputation for being lofty and prestigious, she said, a misconception that can…

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