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ETA Insider Podcast series features all things related to entrepreneurship through acquisition. Where Are They Now? delves into the entrepreneurial journeys of several startups to mark the 25th anniversary of the Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge, a top-ranked startup accelerator at the University of Chicago.

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UChicago Researchers Honored with Prestigious Innovation Awards

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…

Polsky Exchange and Women’s Business Development Center Partner to Empower Minority-Owned Businesses in Chicago

The Polsky Exchange will provide a number of resources for a Women’s Business Development Center-led program, including workshops led by Polsky Center staff, space to work, market research carried…

Impact in Action: Polsky Center Year in Review

  2023-24 Annual Report From providing world-class entrepreneurship education to advancing the commercialization of invaluable technologies, this past year helped cement the Polsky Center’s role as the central spoke connecting…

You Should Be Safeguarding Your Innovations

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.…

Neuroscientists Create New Algorithm for Better Decoding Brain Signals, with Applications Across Industries

Matthew Kaufman, assistant professor at the University of Chicago in the Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy and the Neuroscience Institute, has developed a new algorithm with myriad potential applications…

Small Business Spotlight: Chocolat Uzma

Chocolat Uzma is a retail chocolate shop located in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood which specializes in handcrafted, exotic chocolates inspired by its founder's South Asian culture. After years of working as…

10 Startups Graduate from Polsky Center’s Small Business Growth Program

In a ceremony at the Polsky Exchange, mentors, sponsors, and participants gathered to celebrate the completion of the program, which expanded from 10 weeks to nine months this year.…

Polsky Center and Portal Innovations Announce New UChicago Science Incubator

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has teamed up with Portal Innovations, a national venture creation and development platform, to design and manage a science startup incubator at Hyde…

Duality Quantum Accelerator Welcomes 5 Startups into Fourth Cohort

The Chicago-based Duality quantum accelerator has accepted its fourth cohort of startups into its program as the quantum revolution arrives in Illinois. The five startups in this cohort are…

How to Scale the Glass Cliff

The following article was written by Kim Vender Moffat, investor-in residence at the Polsky Center, and originally published in Crain's Chicago Business on July 15, 2024. Read the original article.…

Polsky Exchange’s Small Business Development Center Welcomes 2 New Advisors

Dima Elissa and Major Purnell join the Polsky Exchange's Small Business Development Center (SBDC) as advisors to further support economic growth on Chicago’s South Side. Launched last year, the SBDC…

Polsky Center Teams with Orange Grove Bio to Catalyze Biotech Innovation at UChicago

The University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has signed a strategic agreement with Orange Grove Bio (OGB), an integrated biopharmaceutical company, to support pipeline development, entrepreneurial training,…

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