32 Biosciences is advancing field-defining research to build clinically useful, validated, precision tools to diagnose and correct Dysbiosis (microbiome imbalance). Two University of Chicago startups are now operating under a parent company, 32 Biosciences – with a shared… Keep reading
University of Chicago Assistant Professor Chibueze Amanchukwu and PhD candidates Pengju Li and Shawn Shan were recently recognized for their groundbreaking innovations. Shawn Shan, 26, has been named MIT Technology Review’s 2024 Innovator of the Year… Keep reading
The following article was written by Narayan Subramanian, PhD, senior manager, Front End of Innovation, at the Polsky Center, and originally published in Crain’s Chicago Business on August 19, 2024. Read the original article. Look around, and you’ll… Keep reading
Matthew Kaufman studies neural activity and develops new mathematical methods to understand how brain areas generate the signals needed to command behavior. Seen here are several hundred neurons in the brain of an awake mouse. Matthew Kaufman, assistant professor… Keep reading
The UChicago Science Incubator will be located at Hyde Park Labs, a state-of-the-art advanced sciences building driven by the University of Chicago’s transformative science, deep tech, and quantum research. The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has… Keep reading
The strategic partnership between the Polsky Center and Orange Grove Bio represents a significant step forward in bridging regional gaps in venture capital funding and accelerating the translation of scientific breakthroughs into life-changing treatments. The University of… Keep reading
The current Good Manufacturing Practices Facility at the University of Chicago’s Duchossois Family Institute features anaerobic chambers for growing bacteria, seen here. The Duchossois Family Institute (DFI) at the University of Chicago can manufacture clinical-grade encapsulated bacteria – catalyzing… Keep reading
A New Venture Challenge alum, AgileMD was founded by a team from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and University of Chicago Medical Center. Founded at the University of Chicago by business school students at Booth and physician-researchers… Keep reading
Organized and promoted by the Association of Clinical Research Professions, Clinical Trials Day is recognized annually on May 20. Several startups supported by the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago are addressing challenges… Keep reading
The Polsky Center manages the IP portfolio for all University of Chicago innovations and technologies and works to foster collaboration between laboratory scientists, engineers, students, and researchers by connecting them with one another as well as with industry partners. Keep reading
ExPost Technology is backed by a team of leading researchers, including battery expert Shirley Meng from the University of Chicago, seen here discussing her work on batteries while standing near a glove box at Argonne National Laboratory. ExPost Technology,… Keep reading
NanoPattern CEO Yu Kambe, PhD ’19. NanoPattern Technologies has raised $1.5 million in a seed round to scale its photopatternable quantum dot ink, which enables the commercialization of next-generation displays. Cofounded by Yu Kambe, PhD ’19, and… Keep reading