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Up to $130 Million to Fuel Drug Discovery and Development at the UChicago

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Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge Winner Simple Mills Acquired by Flower Foods for $795 Million

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How Rayni Turned Scientific Frustration Into a Victory at the 2025 New Venture Challenge

Zenblen’s Smooth Rise from Office Blender to Robotic Smoothie Bar

Where Are They Now? Beacon Takes Aim at Eliminating Airborne Transmission

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Inertial Secures Phase I STTR Grant Ahead of Pre-Seed Round

Harper Court Ventures Launches with $25M to Support UChicago Startup Ecosystem

'You Start with a Problem and Ambition': One PhD Student's Journey to Quantum Startup Founder

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Small Business Spotlight: How Diversity Connected Helps Companies Turn Chaos into Clarity

10 Entrepreneurs Graduate from E-Commerce Learning Lab

Small Business Spotlight: Chocolat Uzma

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Three UChicago Startups Receive Investment from the George Shultz Innovation Fund

Meet the 3 New Innovation Fellows Joining the Polsky Center This Summer

AI-Driven Psychiatry Platform Takes First Place at 18th Annual Global New Venture Challenge

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The Power of a Shared Ecosystem: 27 Midwest Startups Pitch at Deep Tech Demo Day in San Francisco

Private Equity Insights: Raymond Svider Returns to Chicago Booth for Fireside Chat with Steve Kaplan

From Discovery to Dissemination: How a New Collaboration is Helping Get Knowledge ‘Out the Door’

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Friday, November 20, 2020

Polsky Weekly 10 // November 20

New quantum partners | Weekly 10 leads to alum investment | 11 new STEM startups

Wednesday, November 18, 2020

LoveBug Probiotics Co-Founder Reunites with Fellow Booth Alum for First Venture Round

Co-founded by University of Chicago Booth School of Business alum Ben Harris, MBA ’09, and Ashley Harris, LoveBug Probiotics – a probiotic supplements company geared toward mothers and children –…

Tuesday, November 17, 2020

11 Teams Join Polsky’s Fall 2020 I-Corps Program Cohort

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the latest cohort of its Polsky I-Corps program, a 7-week highly-experiential program designed to empower UChicago scientists, researchers, and…

Monday, November 16, 2020

Patent of the Week: A 3D Culture System for Ovarian Cancer Research

Researchers – including Ernst Lengyel, Arthur L. and Lee G. Herbst Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Chicago – have developed a 3D culture system that…

Friday, November 13, 2020

Polsky Weekly 10 // November 13

Prof. Kaplan speaks on Chicago tech | Pritzker sees quantum future | Crave Natural's $650K raise

Friday, November 13, 2020

Governor Pritzker Discusses the Impact of Quantum Research with UChicago’s Juan de Pablo

The third annual Chicago Quantum Summit, hosted by the Chicago Quantum Exchange, this week brought together university, government, and industry leaders from across the country. Liew Family Professor in Molecular…

Friday, November 13, 2020

UChicago Startup Super.tech Among Latest Partners to Join the Chicago Quantum Exchange

The Chicago Quantum Exchange has added six new partners in technology, finance, manufacturing, and consulting to its community, including a Polsky-supported startup, Super.tech. Founded by Pranav Gokhale, a recent University…

Friday, November 13, 2020

Chicago Booth Professor Steve Kaplan, a Top Private Equity and Finance Scholar, to Lead Executives’ Club of Chicago Tech Outlook with Prominent Entrepreneurs and Investors

On November 20, The Executives’ Club of Chicago will present their Tech Outlook event, led by Neubauer Family Distinguished Service Professor of Entrepreneurship and Finance at the University of…

Thursday, November 12, 2020

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Polsky Weekly 10 // November 20

LoveBug Probiotics Co-Founder Reunites with Fellow Booth Alum for First Venture Round

11 Teams Join Polsky’s Fall 2020 I-Corps Program Cohort

Patent of the Week: A 3D Culture System for Ovarian Cancer Research

Polsky Weekly 10 // November 13

Governor Pritzker Discusses the Impact of Quantum Research with UChicago’s Juan de Pablo

UChicago Startup Super.tech Among Latest Partners to Join the Chicago Quantum Exchange

Chicago Booth Professor Steve Kaplan, a Top Private Equity and Finance Scholar, to Lead Executives’ Club of Chicago Tech Outlook with Prominent Entrepreneurs and Investors

ANVC Alum Safe Rate Launches New ‘Coffee Chat’ and Closes Total $3 Million in Mortgage Loans

South Side Pitch Competition Awards $26,000 to Local Businesses

Patent of the Week: Detecting ALS Earlier and More Accurately

Clarix Imaging Addresses Unmet Needs with Novel Imaging-Based Solution for Surgical Oncology