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…

Patent of the Week: Detecting ALS Earlier and More Accurately

The director of epilepsy research at the University of Chicago and an assistant professor of neurology, Naoum Issa focuses on detecting and diagnosing neurologic disorders – applying techniques used…

Patent of the Week: Precisely Delivering High Dose Radiation to Multiple Tumor Sites

University of Chicago researchers have developed an algorithm and prototype software package that successfully generates radiation beam angles for more precisely delivering treatment to multiple tumor sites. Stereotactic ablative…

Patent of the Week: A Predictive Gene Signature for Breast Cancer Therapy

Inventors, including University of Chicago researcher Edwardine Labay, have patented a seven-gene signature that can be used to assess the risk of breast cancer progression and treatment response. The…

Meet the Coolest New Startup Heating Up This Summer

Even though summer is quickly coming to an end, one Polsky Center startup is just getting started. Summertime in Chicago always boasts a busy lineup of outdoor food festivals,…

UChicago Innovation Fund Invests $200K in Fintech Startup Safe Rate

Safe Rate is a new mortgage product for low down payment borrowers that reduces monthly payments in times of housing market distress.

UChicago Innovation Fund invests $200K in fintech startup Safe Rate

A new UChicago research-backed mortgage offering may soon be hitting the housing market, and with it, comes hopes for a more stable and positive relationship between borrower and lender. The…

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