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

The University of Chicago, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and Northwestern University came together to bring 27 deep tech startups in front of investors on the West Coast. The private, invite-only…

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

Led by Chicago Booth alum, Karthee Madasamy, MBA ’06, and managed by MFV Partners, a leading Silicon Valley deep tech fund, Harper Court Ventures will be a new engine of…

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

Healthcare investment firm Deerfield Management recently visited the University of Chicago to meet with researchers and discuss Hyde Park Discovery, a new collaboration to advance discoveries from the lab.…

4 Teams Advance to the George Shultz Innovation Fund Finals

The spring 2025 George Shultz Innovation Fund finalists are working to scale quantum technologies, predict seizures, and discover new drugs. Managed by the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, the…

Polsky Commercialization Fellowship Gives PhD Students Dedicated Support to Pursue Entrepreneurship

The Polsky Commercialization Fellowship offers PhD students at the University of Chicago the opportunity to create new ventures around promising research and develop leadership skills during a competitive fellowship.…

New Tissue-Like Hydrogel Semiconductor is ‘a Significant Step in Material Design’

Researchers at the University of Chicago have developed an entirely new material that functions both as a hydrogel and a semiconductor – overcoming longstanding challenges in bioelectronics. With a significant…

Up to $130 Million to Fuel Drug Discovery and Development at the University of Chicago

The University of Chicago and health care investment firm Deerfield Management announced today the launch of Hyde Park Discovery, a collaboration to advance the development of new drugs and other…

UChicago Microbiome Startups Come Together Under New Company to Amplify Results

Two University of Chicago startups are now operating under a parent company, 32 Biosciences – with a shared goal to revolutionize health care through advances in microbiome science. The name…

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 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,…

UChicago Expands Microbiome Research Capabilities with New Manufacturing Facility

The Duchossois Family Institute (DFI) at the University of Chicago can manufacture clinical-grade encapsulated bacteria – catalyzing opportunities to better understand the microbiome and its myriad of roles in human…

Born at UChicago, AgileMD Takes Strides to Expand Healthcare Tech with Recent FDA Nod

Founded at the University of Chicago by business school students at Booth and physician-researchers at the hospital, AgileMD has announced significant steps in expanding the adoption of its AI-powered software…
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