Science and Technology Commercialization
Patent of the Week: Creating a Temperature-Stable Vaccine Platform
Researchers have developed a novel vaccine platform with fewer side-effects and shelf-stability, which addresses the significant challenge of distributing vaccines to developing countries. Keep reading
Partners in Innovation // May 2020
COVID-19 Research: disinfecting N95 respirators, antibodies, clinical trials, and immunoengineering.
Patent of the Week: Enhancing Vaccine Efficiency
Researchers at the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago developed a new platform technology for improving the efficiency of vaccines. Jeffrey Hubbell, Eugene Bell Professor in tissue engineering and deputy dean… Keep reading
Tech Industry Veteran Joins Polsky Center as New Executive Director
A seasoned business and technology executive from the telecommunications industry, Bill Payne recently joined the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation as the new executive director of Polsky Science and Technology. In… Keep reading
Polsky Team Member Named AUTM 2020 Volunteer of the Year
George Chellapa, PhD, a technology commercialization manager at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, was recently recognized with AUTM’s 2020 Volunteer of the Year Award. Chellapa volunteers… Keep reading