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VIDEO: How to Collaborate with Universities and National Labs as Partners in Innovation
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VIDEO: How to Collaborate with Universities and National Labs as Partners in Innovation
Polsky Center Announces 2020 Fall Cohort of the George Shultz Innovation Fund
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Polsky Center Announces 2020 Fall Cohort of the George Shultz Innovation Fund
Genetically Engineered Skin to Treat Disease, Promote Scarless Wound Healing, and More
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Genetically Engineered Skin to Treat Disease, Promote Scarless Wound Healing, and More

VIDEO: How to Collaborate with Universities and National Labs as Partners in Innovation

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago, in partnership with Argonne National Laboratory and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, recently hosted a webinar for Current's…

Polsky Center Announces 2020 Fall Cohort of the George Shultz Innovation Fund

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago has announced the companies selected for this year’s fall cohort of the George Shultz Innovation Fund. The program…

Genetically Engineered Skin to Treat Disease, Promote Scarless Wound Healing, and More

The largest organ in the human body, skin is a robust system with great potential to support not only basic research, but to serve as a platform for stem cell…

Building Atomically Thin Circuits for Advanced Devices

The nature of Jiwoong Park’s work is multidisciplinary: trying to connect fundamental science with very challenging problems that do not have immediate solutions – “and there are plenty of them,”…

Patent of the Week: A Low-Cost and Non-Toxic Process for Creating Sustainable Material

Thin fibers made from wood, cellulose nanofibers are apt for use in materials applications because of their desirable chemical, mechanical, and environmental properties. However, isolating these materials is a…

Detecting and Monitoring Disease Using DNA-Nanotechnology

Advanced imaging probes are enabling University of Chicago researchers to predict patient responsivity to therapeutics and monitor the progression of diseases, such as Alzheimer’s. Alzheimer’s disease and several other…

Using Nanotechnology to Deliver ‘Potentially Transformative’ Peptide-Based Therapeutics

A physician-scientist, James Labelle is developing therapies that modify the function of the immune system – by examining why, on a molecular level, some pediatric cancers are resistant to treatment.…

ISTC Releases 2020 R&D Index and Names Three UChicago Professors Top Researchers to Know

The Illinois Science and Technology Coalition (ISTC) this week released its latest R&D Index – as well as this year’s Researchers to Know, which includes three faculty members from the…

The Future of Energy Storage: Bringing Batteries to the Molecular Scale

The increasing use of renewable energy and the adoption of electric vehicles among other advances are creating a significant need for inexpensive and long-lived energy storage devices. While lithium-ion batteries…

Polsky Center, Argonne, and Fermilab Discuss Leadership in Water Innovation at First-Ever Chicago Water Week

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago, in partnership with Argonne National Laboratory and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, is hosting a webinar as part…

Unique Programming Environment Uses New Techniques to Enable Everyday Coding with Graphical User Interfaces

Ravi Chugh, an assistant professor in the department of computer science at the University of Chicago, is developing programming language technology for applications in software engineering and human-computer interaction. “Software…

Patent of the Week: Improving Post-CPR Outcomes in Heart Attack Patients

Cardiogenic shock occurs when the heart has been damaged and is unable to pump enough blood. It is a common cause of death, usually brought on by a severe…
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