👏 Congratulations to the University of Chicago inventors (current and former) who were recently awarded patents! Matthew Ackerman Donna Arvans Philippe Guyot-Sionnest Xin TANG + others 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘴𝘬𝘺 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘗 𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘨𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴, 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴. Have an idea? Connect with us at polskylicensing@uchicago.edu.
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The Polsky Center advances innovative ideas and technologies from the University of Chicago ecosystem to the world
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The University of Chicago Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation brings the power of ideas in the laboratory, classroom and community to the world. Through education, resources, and programs, the Polsky Center commercializes discoveries, partners with companies, and attracts venture capital. The Polsky Center runs one of the nation's top-ranked business accelerator, the Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge, which has helped launch companies like Grubhub, Braintree, and Simple Mills. The mission of the Polsky Center is to support students, faculty, alumni, and non-university community members by bridging the gap between knowledge and practice, idea and action, and research and impact. By igniting a spirit of innovation and fostering connections that extend across the University, city, region and world, the Polsky Center enables more ideas to have a meaningful impact on society. Learn more at polsky.uchicago.edu.
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Employees at Polsky Center at the University of Chicago
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Anurag Wadehra
I help Tech CEOs scale GTM, position their company for growth, build teams and find PMF | ex-Google, P&G
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Hemant Elhence
B2B Saas Software Leader (Founder | Investor | Advisor | Board Member)
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Larry Schor
Economic Development & New Venture Creator | DPI > Translating research to new businesses & jobs
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Pam Schilling, MBA, DBA
CEO and Co-Founder, Archer Career | ex-Chicago Booth Career Services | Microlearning | Specialty Instructional Design | Goldman Sachs 10KSB Scholar
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This month’s episode of the ETA Insider 🎙, hosted by Brian O'Connor, MBA '08, features Rob LeBlanc, Co-Founder & Managing Partner at ambit partners. The discussion highlights the growing momentum of ETA in various countries and delves into fund deployment, geographic investment distribution, and the potential for ETA in major economies outside of North America. Listen to this episode and more ⤵️
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The Polsky Center is welcoming five new faces this summer taking on roles across two new fellowship programs. The Polsky Innovation Fellowship features three 4+1 students with technical backgrounds to support analytical and marketing work for the entrepreneurial ecosystem: Isis Decrem, Alexander Mosher, and Matthew Chang. The Polsky Science & Technology Fellowship consists of two PhD students in the sciences who focus on screening new invention disclosures for potential intellectual property protection and analyzing the commercial landscape: Montserrat Kwan and Dean Zhou. Read more about each student ⤵️
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Nearly 350 attendees, 23 speakers, and 22 startups... the 1,700-word recap is a testament to all the great content. “The energy here… it’s remarkable,” said Satyajeet Salgar, MBA ’07, Google AI’s Director of Product Management and UX, in his discussion with David Uminsky, executive director of UChicago Data Science Institute. Samir Mayekar, Juan J. de Pablo, Sheila Ann Mikhail, Jennifer Fried, Peter Hoffman, Coleman Collins, Dr. Aaron C. Kemp - CISSP, Victoria Bills, Karthee Madasamy, Johanna Haggstrom, PhD, Sara Chamberlain, Brian Coe, Lisa Dhar, Steven Lehmann, Nancy Sullivan, Marta New, Saurabh Sharma, Landon W. Campbell, Kristian Hammond, and more. https://lnkd.in/giChJg92
‘It’s Remarkable’: Deep Tech Ventures Summit Showcases Innovation in the Midwest - Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
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We are excited to announce the 15 startups selected to participate in this summer's Build & Launch Accelerators. The 10-week summer program is open to all University of Chicago students and recent alumni with early-stage or investment-ready startups. Read more ⤵️
Build and Launch Accelerator Accepts 15 Teams for the 2024 Summer Program - Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
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Today's Deep Tech Ventures Summit was a great success. We saw nearly 300 attendees at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business' Gleacher Center. The day was packed with pitches, panel discussions, and keynote remarks from Sheila Ann Mikhail and Satyajeet Salgar. Thanks to our sponsors Amazon Web Services (AWS), Caruso Ventures, McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd., True Blue Partners , Cooley LLP, TechNexus Venture Collaborative, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP, and J.P. Morgan.
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“You have two choices when there is no funding – you either give up or you find a way," said Sheila Ann Mikhail, Asklepios BioPharmaceutical, Inc. (AskBio). // Polsky Center at the University of Chicago | University of Chicago | Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago | UChicago Data Science Institute
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Today is the day! Deep Tech Ventures Summit is happening at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business' Gleacher Center starting at 8am CT. Follow along on our Instagram Stories (@polskycenter) for the latest coverage.
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Tomorrow: DSI Executive Director David Uminsky moderates a conversation with Satyajeet Salgar, Director of Product Management and UX at Google AI as part of the Polsky Center at the University of Chicago Deep Tech Ventures Summit! https://lnkd.in/gTrFJih4
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Looking forward to this conversation between two incredible female founders next Tue, June 18th at Polsky Center at the University of Chicago's Deep Tech Ventures Summit. Sheila Ann Mikhail, Adviser/Co-Founder, Asklepios BioPharmaceutical, Inc. (AskBio) will be interviewed by Jennifer Fried, CEO and Co-Founder, Flow Medical to discuss her journey to building a successful biotech startup, passion for transforming healthcare landscape through cutting-edge science, and commitment to improving patient outcomes. Register here: https://lnkd.in/ghs6AxyH #DeepTechSummit #Biopharmaceuticals #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #GeneTherapy #AskBio #FlowMedical #PolskyCenter #BoothSchoolOfBusiness #DeepTechVenturesSummit Shyama Majumdar, Ph.D, MBA, Steven A. Gould, M.D., Anna (Szuba) Wislocki, Ellen Zatkowski, Ozge Guney-Altay, Ph.D., Ryan Brownlow, Ezunial Eze Burts III, Lisa M. Hearon, Fei Li, PhD, MBA
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