Isra Omar
Assistant Director at Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago - Chicago, IL, US
Isra Omar's Colleagues at Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago
Mario Riojas
Associate Director, Technology Development & Intellectual Property
Melissa Fassbender
Associate Director, External Relations and Science Communications
Isra Omar's Contact Details
773-834-4526
Chicago,Illinois,United States
Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago
Isra Omar's Company Details
Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago
Chicago, IL, US • 100 - 249 EmployeesCollege/University
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.