Bayer's Expert Mondays Webinar: Ingredients to Successful Partnerships with Bayer
Monday, December 9, 2024 - 11:00am to 12:00pmCalling pre-seed and seed innovators and entrepreneurs in Oncology, Cell & Gene Therapy, Cardiovascular, Immunology, Radiology, and Digital Health!
Do you have disruptive science but struggle to bring it to life in the entrepreneurial world? Bayer's passion is to enable and support standout healthcare innovation.
Take your innovation to new heights and join Bayer's Expert Mondays 2024, a series of knowledge exchange sessions to supercharge your startup’s growth.
Each one-hour Bayer's Expert Monday includes a live Q&A with respective Bayer Experts. You can stay for a Meet & Greet with Bayer Scouts and Scientific Finders. Please reserve 30 additional minutes in your schedule for the Meet & Greet after the Bayer Expert session.
These sessions are not intended for service providers, consultants, IT providers, etc. They are designed for drug developers and healthcare researchers seeking collaboration with big pharma and out-licensing opportunities later in their journey. Session recordings are NOT distributed afterward. Live attendance is necessary to get the most out of the expert sessions and network with the Bayer Pharma team.
The Dec 9 event features Nicolas Becker and Jeremy Booth, Senior Directors BD&L, Alliance Management. Reserve your spot here.
Accelerating BioVenture Innovation Final Pitch Event
Thursday, December 5, 2024 - 5:30pm to 8:30pmAccelerating BioVenture Innovation (ABI) is a 15-week, graduate-level course in entrepreneurial training that builds teams around patented technologies from Weill Cornell Medicine and neighboring institutions.
The program educates participants on all aspects of launching a company. Teams create pitch decks based on weekly instruction and mentorship from industry experts, and then finalist teams are selected to pitch to a panel of investor judges. A networking reception will follow the pitch event at Griffis Faculty Lounge.
Bayer's Expert Mondays Webinar: Bayer's Collaboration Models & Alliance Management
Monday, December 2, 2024 - 11:00am to 12:00pmCalling pre-seed and seed innovators and entrepreneurs in Oncology, Cell & Gene Therapy, Cardiovascular, Immunology, Radiology, and Digital Health!
Do you have disruptive science but struggle to bring it to life in the entrepreneurial world? Bayer's passion is to enable and support standout healthcare innovation.
Take your innovation to new heights and join Bayer's Expert Mondays 2024, a series of knowledge exchange sessions to supercharge your startup’s growth.
Each one-hour Bayer's Expert Monday includes a live Q&A with respective Bayer Experts. You can stay for a Meet & Greet with Bayer Scouts and Scientific Finders. Please reserve 30 additional minutes in your schedule for the Meet & Greet after the Bayer Expert session.
These sessions are not intended for service providers, consultants, IT providers, etc. They are designed for drug developers and healthcare researchers seeking collaboration with big pharma and out-licensing opportunities later in their journey. Session recordings are NOT distributed afterward. Live attendance is necessary to get the most out of the expert sessions and network with the Bayer Pharma team.
The Dec 2 event features Dr. Hanna Eilken and Dr. Christoph Huwe, Senior Directors BD&L, Alliance Management. Reserve your spot here.
3D Printing Seminar
Friday, November 22, 2024 - 12:00pm to 2:00pmDo you have ideas for a new medical device to improve patient care or a tool to support your current medical training objectives? Do you need assistance translating these ideas into a graphic design and printing a 3D prototype?
BioVenture eLab is hosting another introductory 3D printing class in its MakerSpace (1157 York Ave, New York, NY). Learn 3D printing basics and how to workshop your medical device projects. In addition to learning how to use specialized software and Google Sketch to create designs for 3D printing, topics covered in this seminar will include:
- biodesign concepts
- how to use design software to refine and augment your designs
- tips for using a 3D printer to generate an initial prototype
The seminar will feature NatalieDeana Badillo, a Weill Cornell Medicine medical student and CTSC TL-1 trainee who possesses a biomedical engineering degree. She serves as co-president of the Bioengineering Interest Group (BIG) and 3D printing liaison for the Samuel J. Wood Library at Weill Cornell Medicine.
Manufacturing Hardware Accelerator at Rev: Ithaca Startup Works (Application Deadline: 11/22/24)
Friday, November 22, 2024 - 9:00am to 11:30pmThe Manufacturing Hardware Accelerator is a cohort-based program led by Rev: Ithaca Startup Works that supports hardware startups that are ready to bring their prototypes into production. The program is funded by the U.S. Economic Development Administration and offered in partnership with Cornell Engineering.
Over the course of the hybrid 52-week program, entrepreneurs are provided with valuable entrepreneurial training and design for manufacturing programming, one-on-one mentorship, and networking opportunities—including introductions to manufacturers and investors. The cohort will meet virtually twice a month and in-person in Ithaca, NY approximately three times during the program for immersive experiences and manufacturing tours.
Applications close at 11:30pm ET, on November 22, 2024. Applications submitted after the deadline will not be considered.
APPLY NOW: https://bit.ly/4eqh4Zv
ELIGIBILITY: The Manufacturing Hardware Accelerator is designed for startups based anywhere in the U.S. that have already developed a fully functional prototype and identified a viable customer market. Hardware and physical product startups with innovations geared toward businesses or consumers that include electronics, plastics, enclosures, mechanisms, and or machines are encouraged to apply. The program is free, and participants do not give away any equity.
MedTech Track: Offered in partnership with Cornell Biomedical Engineering and Weill Cornell, the new MedTech track provides innovators developing medical devices access to specialized prototyping equipment, regulatory resources, and research and medical professionals in the field.
Lab to Impact: Commercialization and Venture Module on Founder's Equity
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 - 12:00pm to 1:00pmJoin the Center for Technology Licensing for the second session in our Lab to Impact Series, featuring Nabil Ullah, senior investment analyst at Osage University Partners (OUP), as he presents the critical topic of Founder’s Equity. As a new founder, determining how to allocate equity among co-founders, advisors and early employees can be challenging. This interactive presentation will offer a comprehensive look at venture capital insights on the economics of university startup formation. Nabil will explore key considerations such as when and why to allocate equity, to whom, founder equity splits, and the potential consequences of poor equity distribution.
Don't miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights that can help you make informed decisions on equity allocation and set your startup on a path to success.
NSF I-Corps Regional Course (Application Deadline: 11/20/24)
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 - 9:00am to 5:00pmIn this virtual course (held January 13 - February 13), researchers working on a deep tech innovation “get out of your comfort zone” and talk with customers (virtually) to identify the best product-market fit. You may apply with a team of 1-3 people. Teams may not split attendance between members. Please only include the members of your team that will be fully participating in the course. All team members are required to attend and participate fully in every course session and complete all coursework.
Apply here. Questions? Contact icorps@cornell.edu.
SBIR/STTR Workshop: Application Process & Funding Options for Startups
Tuesday, November 19, 2024 - 11:00am to 12:00pmReady to secure non-dilutive funding to take your startup to the next level?
Join Kirk Macolini, President of InteliSpark, LLC, for this virtual workshop providing insights into the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) application process and how to find other non-dilutive funding sources. During the workshop, Macolini will discuss and answer questions regarding:
- Writing and submitting a successful SBIR/STTR proposal
- Identifying strategies for making your SBIR/STTR proposal more competitive
- Applying to the SBIR/STTR Assistance Program, which can help eligible companies, based in New York state, hire a qualified grant writing consultant to help them develop a proposal
Upon registering, participants will receive access to the SBIR/STTR video series, a set of short videos containing valuable background information, which they are encouraged to view prior to the workshop. The pre-workshop video series covers:
- An overview of the SBIR/STTR programs
- Program eligibility requirements
- Differences between SBIR and STTR agencies
- Using SBIR/STTR to enhance your company's value
Bayer's Expert Mondays Webinar: Overcome Challenges & Risks in Cell & Gene Manufacturing/CMC Development
Monday, November 18, 2024 - 11:00am to 12:00pmCalling pre-seed and seed innovators and entrepreneurs in Oncology, Cell & Gene Therapy, Cardiovascular, Immunology, Radiology, and Digital Health!
Do you have disruptive science but struggle to bring it to life in the entrepreneurial world? Bayer's passion is to enable and support standout healthcare innovation.
Take your innovation to new heights and join Bayer's Expert Mondays 2024, a series of knowledge exchange sessions to supercharge your startup’s growth.
Each one-hour Bayer's Expert Monday includes a live Q&A with respective Bayer Experts. You can stay for a Meet & Greet with Bayer Scouts and Scientific Finders. Please reserve 30 additional minutes in your schedule for the Meet & Greet after the Bayer Expert session.
These sessions are not intended for service providers, consultants, IT providers, etc. They are designed for drug developers and healthcare researchers seeking collaboration with big pharma and out-licensing opportunities later in their journey. Session recordings are NOT distributed afterward. Live attendance is necessary to get the most out of the expert sessions and network with the Bayer Pharma team.
The Nov 18 event features Dr. Jens Vogel, SVP, Global Head of Biotech. Reserve your spot here.
Weill Cornell Medicine-NVIDIA AI Symposium
Monday, November 18, 2024 - 8:30am to 4:00pmWeill Cornell Medicine (WCM) and NVIDIA invite you to an exciting symposium on AI and Machine Learning in medical data, with a focus on omics, single-molecule, imaging, and spatial imaging technologies. This event will feature methods and toolboxes for analyzing imaging and sequencing data and showcase cutting-edge research projects and applications.
Whether you’re a researcher, clinician, or student, this is a unique opportunity to explore the intersection of AI/ML and medical data. Come and discover the future of healthcare innovation with us! We will have speakers from WCM, including Dr. Christopher E. Mason and Dr. Olivier Elemento, Oxford Nanopore Technologies, NVIDIA, and more, with plenty of time to ask questions and discuss various topics.
Please register here to RSVP. For more information, contact Dr. Christopher E. Mason (chm2042@med.cornell.edu) and Dr. Jiwoon Park (jip2007@med.cornell.edu).
