Innovation

A large group of people holds a yellow ribbon for a ceremony at Third Coast Foundry, under a sign reading "Advancing Midwest Innovation."

UChicago-backed startup hub Third Coast Foundry marks grand opening in San Francisco

Polsky Center and seven partnering innovation programs launched with events including the Midwest Deep Tech Demo Day

Jun 26, 2026

Aerial image of the Advanced Photon Source, a large circular building, with the Chicago skyline in the distance

Two UChicago scientists selected for entrepreneurship program to develop quantum tech

Argonne, Polsky Center will help young inventors commercialize their ideas

May 8, 2020

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University of Chicago pioneers new model to fund risky, ambitious research

May 8, 2019

Coworkers putting hands in them

Bigger teams aren’t always better in science and tech

Feb 13, 2019

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Innovative materials design center receives $25 million grant

Jan 23, 2019

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Six entrepreneurs selected to develop innovative technologies at Argonne

May 30, 2018

Street-level view of Polsky Center building

Most Americans look to research universities for innovation leadership, finds Polsky Center

May 2, 2018

Seventeen research and innovation milestones in 2017

Jan 9, 2018

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UChicago, University of Illinois partner on tech initiative

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Fri, 10/20/2017 - 12:00

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UChicago, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign partner on major innovation initiative

Oct 19, 2017