The hub brings together nine local institutions, including the University of Chicago at which the Polsky Center is responsible for advancing entrepreneurship and research commercialization activities. The Chicago Biomedical Consortium Hub for Innovative Technology and Entrepreneurship in the Sciences (CBC-HITES)… Keep reading
University of Chicago researchers and startups were on display this week at the inaugural Chicago BioCapital Summit. Hosted by the Chicago Biomedical Consortium (CBC), the inaugural Chicago BioCapital Summit this week brought together industry, academia, and investors in a showcase… Keep reading
The mission of the Chicago Biomedical Consortium (CBC) is to stimulate collaboration among scientists at Northwestern University, The University of Chicago, the University of Illinois Chicago, and other Chicagoland institutions to accelerate discovery and expand the Chicago-based life sciences ecosystem. Keep reading
University of Chicago spinout Clarix Imaging has received $10 million in funding from kineo finance, a Swiss-headquartered investment firm, to advance its novel imaging-based solution for surgical oncology. The company, which participated in the Polsky I-Corps… Keep reading
Sebastian Vrouwe and Ronak Patel with the new device, which is simple, portable, sterile, and can be used with readily accessible materials in the operating room. Met with a clinical need to improve care for burn patients, two University of… Keep reading
A new report from the World Business Chicago (WBC) Research Center outlines Chicogoland’s quantum ecosystem. Illinois is a top state for deals made by quantum startups and ranks fifth in the nation for active quantum patents, according to a… Keep reading
Flow Medical cofounders Jonathan Paul, Jennifer Fried, and Osman Ahmed. An early-stage healthcare investor, founder, and operator, Chicago Booth alum Jennifer Fried, MBA ‘15, has taken on a new role – with a familiar path – at the… Keep reading
Following the success of its first cohort, Transform expands to seven early-stage companies utilizing advances in data science and AI. The University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Data Science Institute today announced the seven early-stage companies accepted into… Keep reading
University of Chicago researchers are advancing innovations in every discipline – leading the development of cutting-edge technologies and conducting field-defining research for the betterment of humankind. For this feature, we’ve compiled nine researchers to know and… Keep reading
Celdara Medical partners with inventors and their institutions, providing the developmental, financial, and business acumen required to bridge discovery and profitability. (Image credit: iStock.com/wildpixel) Antibodies developed at the University of Chicago, which target a wide variety of influenza strains, are… Keep reading
The Granulobot is a modular system that blurs the distinction between soft, modular, and swarm robotics. A new robotic platform developed at the University of Chicago can adapt to its surroundings in real time for applications in unfamiliar environments. The… Keep reading
Blackcurrant is a B2B marketplace to buy and sell hydrogen and obtain market and other data for hydrogen products. Blackcurrant applies advanced machine learning to predict hydrogen pricing and demand growth. (Image credit: iStock.com/Petmal) Blackcurrant adds to its accolades… Keep reading