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Polsky Technology Commercialization
Advancing Discoveries at the University of Chicago
The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation manages all technology transfer operations at the University of Chicago. Our Tech Transfer Office serves as the central resource for transforming groundbreaking ideas and faculty discoveries into new products, services, and ventures.
FY2024 HIGHLIGHTS
$22M
LICENSING
REVENUE
231
Invention
Disclosures
30
IP LICENSES
7
SCIENCE-BASED STARTUPS
93
Patents
Issued
Venture Gallery
View startups founded from across the University of Chicago ecosystem in a range of industries.
Technology Portfolio
Browse available technologies from University of Chicago researchers and sign up for custom alerts.
Meet Our Team
We have a dedicated team of scientists and operations professionals with deep technical expertise who are exclusively focused on managing intellectual property and negotiating partnerships and licenses for technologies developed by faculty, researchers, and staff.
Recent News
The Power of a Shared Ecosystem: 27 Midwest Startups Pitch at Deep Tech Demo Day in San Francisco
Harper Court Ventures Launches with $25M to Support UChicago Startup Ecosystem
From Discovery to Dissemination: How a New Collaboration is Helping Get Knowledge ‘Out the Door’
4 Teams Advance to the George Shultz Innovation Fund Finals
Polsky Commercialization Fellowship Gives PhD Students Dedicated Support to Pursue Entrepreneurship
New Tissue-Like Hydrogel Semiconductor is ‘a Significant Step in Material Design’
#ACCELERATING DEEP TECH VENTURES
Polsky Deep Tech Ventures integrates Chicago Booth’s entrepreneurial training with deep foundational scientific research, providing a suite of domain-specific accelerators in addition to a full spectrum of startup services, educational offerings, and funding opportunities to ensure startup success.
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