Winter 2026 Collaboratorium

​The Collaboratorium unites business students and scientists from leading Midwestern universities to form entrepreneurial teams and turn breakthrough ideas into real-world impact. Founded at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, the event now convenes UChicago, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Purdue University, and the University of Wisconsin–Madison—showcasing cross-institutional strengths and strengthening the regional innovation ecosystem. Join us to hear pitches from faculty, researchers, and technologists, explore cutting-edge technologies, and get involved with an entrepreneurial team from the very beginning.


​Agenda: 

• ​​Check-in opens at 4:30 p.m. outside of C25

• ​Welcoming remarks begin at 5:00 p.m. in C25 

• ​​Two pitch rooms will run at the same time, and each team will give a 5‑minute pitch

  • ​​C25: Life sciences & healthcare

    • ​Revelascope

    • ​Allostasis Bio

    • ​Target gene delivery system

    • ​BioNano

    • ​Thermostable whey protein solution

    • ​ AnnotateDx

    • ​Detection of single cells and drug activity

    • ​BaseProof

    • ​EarlyView

  • ​​C04: Energy & materials

    • ​Rapid Analytix Division

    • ​PlasmaNexus

    • ​HaloGen Power

    • ​Opterra Technologies

    • ​DiamondIon Energy

    • ​Muonix

    • ​Cascade Dynamics

    • ​Metallic Energy

    • ​AviLux

• ​​Networking from 6:15-7:30pm in 104. Pizza and a bar provided.