John Flavin. Photo by Lloyd DeGrane A superhighway runs into Chicago’s leading universities, carrying innovative scientists, talented students and significant research funds, says John Flavin, the new executive director of Chicago Innovation Mentors (CIM). “We need to match that with… Keep reading
Rifat Pamukcu. Photo by Lloyd DeGrane Rifat Pamukcu, MD, has been greatly influenced by his work at the University of Chicago. While he was a Fellow in Digestive Diseases at the Pritzker School of Medicine, one of his patients went… Keep reading
Brian Luerssen. Photo by Lloyd DeGrane In November 2009, two new University of Chicago MBA students attended an Ideation Workshop sponsored by the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and UChicagoTech. One of the presenters—Maryellen Giger, professor of radiology at the University—spoke… Keep reading
Three UChicago physicians (left to right) Adam Cifu, MD, Scott Stern, MD, and Diane Altkorn, MD, developed the content for a new Web app diagnosis tool licensed by startup Agile Diagnosis. Photo by Lloyd DeGrane Launched early… Keep reading
Richard Ganz. Photo by Lloyd DeGrane Whether it comes to medical devices, therapeutics or pharmaceuticals, Richard Ganz brings a rich background, widespread knowledge and 30 years of experience to help University of Chicago researchers translate their ideas into products, services… Keep reading
Joseph Feldman. Photo by Lloyd DeGrane As an Executive-in-Residence at UChicagoTech, Joseph Feldman has had many “aha” moments helping to build a more entrepreneurial spirit at the University. One came last year when Feldman and others reached out to Northwestern… Keep reading
Steven Gould, MD. Photo by Lloyd DeGrane Knowing that the top areas in the country for biotechnology innovation and entrepreneurship are San Francisco, San Diego and Boston-Cambridge, many of Chicago’s top researchers might be tempted to move to one of… Keep reading
Professor Ralph Weichselbaum, MD The primary treatment for breast cancer is either tumor excision followed by radiation or mastectomy with or without radiation therapy. Either course is often followed with chemotherapy. But radiation therapy and chemotherapy are powerful treatments that… Keep reading
Nancy Harvey. Photo by Lloyd DeGrane Two out of two. That’s how many new business ventures Nancy Harvey has seen come to fruition since she joined UChicagoTech, the University of Chicago’s Office of Technology and Intellectual Property, last October as an… Keep reading
Michael Thirman, MD. Photo by Lloyd DeGrane “This award will permit us to build upon our preliminary data to facilitate the development of a promising new strategy to treat acute leukemia.” So says Michael J. Thirman, MD, associate professor of… Keep reading
James Tyree. Photo by Lloyd DeGrane “The heart of a thriving company-formation effort begins with university research,” said James Tyree, president of Abbott Biotech Ventures and keynote speaker at the Chicago Innovation Spotlight on May 18, 2011. “That’s why it’s… Keep reading
Dmitri Talapin. Photo by Dan Dry “Sometimes you have to rethink the chemistry, rethink the materials, rethink the manufacturing process,” says Dmitri Talapin, professor of chemistry at the University of Chicago. This approach led Talapin—who specializes in the chemistry, physics… Keep reading