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UChicago-supported Startup, SnapGene, Takes Next Step with Acquisition Announcement
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UChicago-supported Startup, SnapGene, Takes Next Step with Acquisition Announcement
SnapGene, a leading molecular biology software company based in Hyde Park, which announced it has been acquired by Insightful Science.
UChicago invests $300,000 in groundbreaking new immunotherapy startup founded by University professor as part of $22 million Series A
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UChicago invests $300,000 in groundbreaking new immunotherapy startup founded by University professor as part of $22 million Series A
Polsky Center
Pyxis Oncology is the sixth recipient of a venture investment from the UChicago Startup Investment Program.
Duckworth Family's Partnership Drives Cancer Discoveries to Market
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Duckworth Family's Partnership Drives Cancer Discoveries to Market
A $1 million gift will establish the Duckworth Family Cancer Fund at the University of Chicago Medicine to accelerate the pace of cancer discoveries brought to market.
Care Advisors Wins $65,000 at First-ever Alumni New Venture Challenge
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Care Advisors Wins $65,000 at First-ever Alumni New Venture Challenge
Polsky Center
Eight finalist teams presented in front of 12 distinguished judges and investors and shared in a $125,000 cash prize pool.
UChicago Innovation Fest Begins May 1
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UChicago Innovation Fest Begins May 1
UChicago News
UChicago Innovation Fest, the University’s annual celebration of pioneering discovery and entrepreneurial endeavors, will kick off Wednesday, May 1.
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Gift Supports Students Pursuing Careers in Venture Capital

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George Shultz Innovation Fund invest in Anapneo Therapeutics at its spring finals

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My Art Cache wins first place and largest-ever prize of $365,000 at the 2019 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge

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2019 Spring Cohort Selected for the George Shultz Innovation Fund

The Polsky Center has announced the four companies moving on to the spring finals of the 2019 George Shultz Innovation Fund.
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Polsky Center’s Innovation Fund Renamed to Honor George P. Shultz

The UChicago Innovation Fund will be renamed the George Shultz Innovation Fund in recognition of the honorable George P. Shultz.
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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.
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Sokowatch Closes $2 million Seed Round to Modernize Africa’s B2B Retail

A Multi-million-dollar Fund that Invests in Promising Startups

Chicago Inno //

This UChicago Startup is Developing a Cure for Food Allergies

Chances are we all know someone allergic to any one of either milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, wheat, soy, fish, or shellfish, which are the eight most common type of…
Chicago Tribune //

Can Entrepreneurship Help Revive Syria? This Polsky Center Leader is Training Teens in Business

Chicagoan Steve Lehmann has taken his expertise in early business development nearly 6,000 miles away to the Turkish border town of Reyhanli. His mission: to teach Syrian teens how to…
Chicago Inno //

This Startup Wants to Make Your Utility Company More Efficient and Reliable – And Reduce Your Power Bill

Think back to the last time you experienced a power outage. Ever looked across the street to another house or apartment building, and seen their power remained unaffected, or experienced…
Chicago Inno //

25 Chicago Startups That Are Fighting Cancer

There are more than 100 types of cancer, and about 40% of men and women will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lifetime, according to the National…
Polsky Center //

Innovation Fund Invests $500,000 in Microbiome Research and Energy Companies

The University of Chicago Innovation Fund announced plans to invest up to $500,000 into three companies—AVNovum, ClostraBio, and SwitchedSource—that are working in the health and energy fields, respectively. These latest…
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AMOpportunities Wins First Place in the 2017 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago is pleased to announce the winners of the 21st annual Edward L. Kaplan, '71, New Venture Challenge (NVC),…
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20 in their 20s 2017

Crain's 20 in their 20's | 2017 features BallotReady co-founders Alex Niemczewski and Aviva Rosman. Read their profile here.
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