The Entrepreneurship for Science and Medicine course gives University of Chicago graduate students, postdocs, and faculty the opportunity to explore the intersection of science and business. Taught by Chicago Booth School of Business Adjunct Professor of… Keep reading
Enemsa Pharma has been granted exclusive patent rights from the University of Chicago to use a family of small molecules for the treatment of demyelinating diseases. Keep reading
[Update: Since this article was published, Kompass Diagnostics was selected to receive the 2026 Association for Diagnostics and Laboratory Medicine (ADLM) Disruptive Technology Award. The team also took home the Audience Favorite Award during the competition,… Keep reading
Shankar Menon completed his PhD at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering. CavilinQ has raised $8.8 million in seed funding to develop scalable quantum computing architecture based on pioneering research at the University of… Keep reading
Sean Sullivan and Manish Singh. Image Courtesy: Argonne National Lab Cofounded at the University of Chicago, Quantum spin-out memQ has raised $10 million in a Series A round to fuel new stage of growth. “UChicago was critical in the founding… Keep reading
University of Chicago researcher Chuan He has been recognized for the potential real-world impact of his work – including a method to dramatically increase crop yields and an innovative liquid biopsy test that can detect early-stage cancer. He,… Keep reading
Bringing breakthrough science to the forefront of innovation, the Midwest Biotech Startup Showcase will highlight more than 30 emerging life sciences and biotech ventures from leading research institutions across the Midwest, including the University of… Keep reading
People participate in the Fall 2024 Collaboratorium at the Harper Center at University of Chicago. Connecting researchers and scientists with business expertise, the Fall 2025 Collaboratorium will feature teams participating in the Polsky I-Corps program in addition to… Keep reading
Professor Atman Shah worked with the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation to develop a prototype of a medical device for treating atrial fibrillation. Founded by an interventional cardiologist at the University of Chicago, Parasol has developed a novel, minimally… Keep reading
Epinoma leverages the detection of epigenetic signals in the body for early-stage cancer detection and minimal residual disease monitoring. An early-stage biotechnology company, Epinoma, has licensed a DNA methylation analysis technology from the University of Chicago as part of… Keep reading
Planar laser imaging of frozen CO2 in a Mach 6 dry airflow captured by Sergey Leonov and Philip Lax at the University of Notre Dame. Flow is from left to right. < Inertial is a participant in Cohort 2 of Resurgence… Keep reading
A new $25 million deep tech fund will invest in transformative technologies emerging from the University of Chicago. Led by Chicago Booth alum, Karthee Madasamy, MBA ’06, and managed by MFV Partners, a leading Silicon Valley deep tech fund, Harper Court Ventures… Keep reading