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Genes Reveal Details of ‘the Crime,’ Pathway to Develop a Novel Treatment for Neurodegenerative Disease

University of Chicago researcher Christopher Gomez is developing a gene therapy to treat a rare, neurodegenerative disease – and conducting a clinical trial, backed by Pfizer and Biogen,…

Polsky Teams with National Labs, NSF’s I-Corps to Support Midwest Deep Tech Ecosystem

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has partnered with two of the Department of Energy’s Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Programs (LEEP) and the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) I-Corps program to provide…

Navigating Startup Success: Polsky Launches the ‘Compass,’ a New Deep Tech Accelerator Program

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation recently launched the Compass – a first-of-its-kind deep tech accelerator program for early-stage startups and technologies. “Backed by a 25-year history of…

Researchers to Showcase Innovation at Polsky Collaboratorium Networking and Pitch Event

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is next week hosting the Winter Collaboratorium, a networking and pitch event that unites University of Chicago students with researchers and faculty. >>…

Electrochaea Produces Clean, Renewable Methane Using Catalyst Developed at UChicago

The natural gas grid is the largest battery - one that could be used to store and distribute clean, renewable methane created through a unique process first developed at the…

F3 Platform Biologics Developing Cancer-Preventing Drugs Based on the Work of UChicago Researcher

Amifostine has a long history and today could potentially help prevent the development of approximately 40,000 cancer cases each year - the goal of F3 Platform Biologics. Amifostine has traditionally…

NanoPattern Technologies, ReAx Biotechnologies Receive $150,000 Each to Commercialize Research

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago has chosen two companies – NanoPattern Technologies and ReAx Biotechnologies – to invest in as part of the…

The 10 Days of Polsky: Looking Back at 2020 

The past year was unlike any we've experienced before. Despite the many challenges caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic, we stayed focused on advancing our Polsky Center mission. …

Patent of the Week: A Wearable Microphone Jammer to Stop Devices from Eavesdropping

University of Chicago researchers have created a wearable device that disables microphones from listening in to surrounding conversation. According to the researchers, including Pedro Lopes, an assistant professor in…

Patent of the Week: A 3D Culture System for Ovarian Cancer Research

Researchers – including Ernst Lengyel, Arthur L. and Lee G. Herbst Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Chicago – have developed a 3D culture system that…

Patent of the Week: Detecting ALS Earlier and More Accurately

The director of epilepsy research at the University of Chicago and an assistant professor of neurology, Naoum Issa focuses on detecting and diagnosing neurologic disorders – applying techniques used…

Clarix Imaging Addresses Unmet Needs with Novel Imaging-Based Solution for Surgical Oncology

Clarix Imaging was founded in 2016 as a spin-off company from the University of Chicago – translating decades of research in advanced medical imaging theory and techniques out of professor…

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