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Michael Polsky and Andy Karsner Discuss the Future of Energy Innovation

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Crystallizing the Problem
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Mixing Medicine and Finance
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Bio-life Sciences “Ecosystem” Faces New Challenges

Crystallizing the Problem

Cory Gerdts, PhD, is glad he was a part of Rustem Ismagilov’s lab in 2003, although sometimes he had to spend extra time thinking about one of his professor’s requirements.…

Mixing Medicine and Finance

Charles Polsky’s transition from medicine to finance reflects an unconventional path, but one that makes him particularly well suited to act as a resource to the University of Chicago’s…

Bio-life Sciences “Ecosystem” Faces New Challenges

Dr. Elliott Sigal (MD'81, PhD), President of R&D;, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and Dr. Michael Prystowsky (MD'81, PhD), Chairman of Pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, participate in the inaugural event…

The Good, the “Bad,” and the Good “Good” (Cholesterol)

In the vanguard of a new generation of promising drug therapies for treating atherosclerosis with "good" cholesterol (high density lipoprotein, or HDL) is an agent being developed by Godfrey…

Budding Scientist Embraces Investing

It’s no surprise that Intellectual Ventures, a leading global investor in inventions, hired Karen Kerr, PhD, to forge relationships with universities doing innovative translational research. After all, the recently…

Sanders Taps into His Alma Mater

A few years ago, University of Chicago alumnus Martin E. Sanders, MD ’79, attended a “meet and greet” in San Francisco that was held to introduce the University’s new President…

Solarmer Energy Inc. Expects Sun to Shine on Chicago Invention

Solarmer Energy Inc. is developing plastic solar cells for portable electronic devices that will incorporate technology invented at the University of Chicago. The company is on track to complete…

Building a Better Molecule Trap

Arryx, a company based on technology invented at the University of Chicago that still has strong ties with the University, is poised to help Haemonetics, the world’s largest manufacturer of…

Storing Renewable Energy

Generating electrical power from the sun and the wind share a common drawback: The sun does not always shine and the wind does not always blow when and where…

Given Ventures Back

Time. Treasure. Talent. That’s what alumni should give back to their schools, according to Doug Given, an Investment Partner at Bay City Capital and longtime advisor to UChicagoTech—the University of…

Improving Crops; Saving Energy

On August 20, Chromatin—a company that grew out of research at the University of Chicago—announced that it had entered into a technological alliance and license agreement with Bayer CropScience.…

Translating Research into Products

UChicagoTech, the University of Chicago’s Office of Technology and Intellectual Property, recently conducted its second in a series of Translation Events that bring industry experts to campus to advise faculty…
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