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, to establish a better way to… Keep reading
The initiative is part of the NSF I-Corp program, which aims to empower scientists, researchers, and students to test the commercial potential of their research and ideas. (Image credit: iStock.com/berya113) The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has… Keep reading
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 launching successful ventures and leveraging business… Keep reading
The Collaboratorium unites UChicago students with researchers, technologists, and faculty. (Image: iStock.com/Natalia Shabasheva) 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… Keep reading
Electrochaea continues to maintain and operate the BioCat Plant (above) as a demonstration site for the power-to-gas energy storage technology. The plant in Denmark features a biological methanation system that uses methanogenic archaea and the proprietary bioreactor developed by Electrochaea. Keep reading
F3 Platform Biologics is developing a low dose of the FDA-approved drug Amifostine. The solution helps prevent radiation-induced genomic damage and instability, which is a potential side effect of exposure to ionizing radiation, such as the radiation present in CT… Keep reading
Image (left) of a bird created with multiple patterning of red, green, and blue-emitting quantum dots. NanoPattern can use this patterning technique to pattern quantum dots on top of displays as pixels (right) making them more energy-efficient and cover a… Keep reading
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. We authored a bold new strategy, transformed the… Keep reading
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 the department of computer science and head of the… Keep reading
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 enables users to evaluate the adhesion,… Keep reading
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 for seizure diagnosis to detect other neurological disorders,… Keep reading
A lumpectomy specimen of invasive ductal carcinoma imaged with conventional 2D X-ray imaging (left) and Clarix Imaging’s True 3D imaging (right). (Image credit: Clarix Imaging) Clarix Imaging was founded in 2016 as a spin-off company from… Keep reading