The $20M initiative will include a new venture fund and a series of sector-specific accelerators to provide startups with technical and market expertise. The Polsky Center is announcing Deep Tech Ventures, a new initiative offering… Keep reading
Chibueze Amanchukwu has identified a substitute for carbonate-based electrolytes. (Image credit: iStock.com) Researchers at the University of Chicago have discovered a novel ether solvent for lithium-ion batteries that allows for greater storage capacity, more stability, and the ability to… Keep reading
The George Shultz Innovation Fund invests up to $250,000 in promising startups. (Image credit: iStock.com/smshoot) The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago has announced the companies selected for the 2022 fall cohort of the George… Keep reading
ClostraBio will use the Series A funding to build out its team and move to lab space seen here at Portal Innovations. (Image credit: Corey Gaffer © Gaffer Photography) University of Chicago spinout ClostraBio has closed a $4 million… Keep reading
Henry Gosebruch, AbbVie executive vice president and chief strategy officer, presents at the UChicago-AbbVie Research Symposium, on August 19, 2022. (Photo by Anne Ryan) The annual UChicago-AbbVie Research Symposium in August celebrated another successful year of the strategic partnership –… Keep reading
Xiaoyang Wu is an associate professor in the Ben May Department of Cancer Research. (Photo by Matt Marton) University of Chicago researcher and startup founder Xiaoyang Wu has received the 2022 Duckworth Family Commercial Promise Award for his work developing… Keep reading
memQ Cofounders Manish Kumar Singh, PhD ’22, CEO, and Sean Sullivan, CTO Drawing from cutting-edge laboratory research, memQ develops semiconductor materials with novel qubit storage capabilities that will play a critical role in quantum network development. The team has… Keep reading
The Sihong Wang Research Group focuses on the development of soft polymeric materials and devices that can merge electronics with biological systems. (Image credit: Sihong Wang) Skin-like electronics could seamlessly integrate with the body for applications in health monitoring,… Keep reading
Fermilab, located just outside Batavia, Illinois, near Chicago, is a US Department of Energy national laboratory specializing in high-energy particle physics. (Photographer: Reidar Hahn; Image credit: Fermilab) Lismikro – taking its name from the Greek for “micro” – is developing… Keep reading
OrisDX recently took home first place at the Polsky Center’s 2022 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge. (Photo by Matt Marton) OrisDX has developed a novel saliva-based molecular test to detect and diagnose oral cancer earlier – improving… Keep reading
Polsky Science Ventures and the Compass deep tech accelerator team at the University of Chicago are hosting a “demo day” to highlight innovative research and technologies seeking growth opportunities. Representing innovation from across the life sciences, artificial intelligence,… Keep reading
Researchers from the University of Chicago and representatives from the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation will be attending the BIO International Convention. (Image: iStock.com/Design Cells) Researchers at the University of Chicago have developed methods to increase the clinical… Keep reading