The Polsky Center works closely with faculty and affiliated researchers to help them transform their groundbreaking ideas and discoveries into products, services, and ventures. We support startups during the complex commercialization process across all industries — from helping those who are developing life-saving cancer therapeutics, to those improving disease diagnostics, to those increasing quality of education and training, to those creating green tech energy solutions, and more. We have launched more than 90 research-based startups, enabling faculty, students and researchers to apply their technologies to critical problems impacting society.

Submit the Disclosure Form: Print the completed form, obtain the appropriate signatures, then scan the signed original disclosure form and send them via email.

Evaluation: After we have received your disclosure, a member of the TCL will be assigned to your invention and will reach out to you for further discussion.

If you are not a researcher, postdoctoral fellow, resident, student or staff member in one of these organizations, please contact polskylicensing@uchicago.edu before submitting an invention disclosure to determine if it is appropriate for you to do so.