CTL at Weill Cornell Medicine Office Hours with Jeff James
Thursday, September 18, 2025 - 2:00pm to 4:00pmCenter for Technology Licensing (CTL) at Weill Cornell Medicine Office Hours are open to all who wish to gain more information about the advancement of their patent filings and to discuss their technology venture project in a one-on-one meeting with a business development and licensing professional. The September office hours will be hosted by Jeff James, Ph.D., associate director, business development and licensing.
Jeff has over 15 years of experience helping academic institutions to commercialize their early-stage inventions. Prior to joining CTL at Weill Cornell, he was associate director for licensing at the Penn Center for Innovation, University of Pennsylvania, where he managed commercialization activities in the life science space. He has also held positions as licensing manager at both the University of Virginia and Johns Hopkins University.
Register here for your 30-minute private session. Click the right arrow on top of the calendar to choose the month.
OUP Webinar: Lilly Catalyze360
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 - 12:00pm to 1:00pmJoin Osage University Partner (OUP) for an exclusive webinar exploring Lilly Catalyze360 — a comprehensive approach designed to empower the early-stage biotech ecosystem. This innovative platform is built on three strategic pillars aimed at accelerating promising science and removing barriers to innovation:
- Lilly Ventures – global investment arm focused on advancing breakthrough ideas through strategic funding.
- Lilly Gateway Labs – providing lab space, scientific resources, and collaborative engagement opportunities.
- Lilly ExploR&D – delivering tailored R&D solutions to help startups scale science with speed and precision.
In this session, you’ll hear directly from both Lilly and biotech leaders about how Catalyze360 is accelerating early-stage science through unique access to the company’s deep scientific expertise, curated partner network, and decades of industry experience.
NSF I-Corps Regional Course Hosted by Binghamton University (Application Deadline: 9/17/25)
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 - 9:00am to 5:00pmLed by the NSF I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast (IN I-Corps), these free NSF I-Corps Regional Courses are designed for university-based STEM researchers and early-stage founders interested in evaluating the market potential of their technology and learning valuable entrepreneurial skills.
In this month-long virtual course (October 13 - November 14), 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 or visit www.in-icorps.org/regional-courses.
Lab to Impact: Understanding the Technology Commercialization Process
Monday, September 15, 2025 - 12:00pm to 1:00pmJoin Dr. Lisa Placanica, Senior Managing Director of the Center for Technology Licensing (CTL) at Weill Cornell, and her CTL colleagues in Ithaca for a conversation on demystifying tech transfer: what it is, why it matters, and how Cornell researchers and founders from all campuses can make the most of it. Engaging with CTL means gaining partners who can help you navigate the process, avoid common pitfalls, and connect with the right resources.
OUP Webinar: Early-Stage Capital in MedTech Startups
Tuesday, September 9, 2025 - 12:00pm to 1:00pmFinding capital for your new venture is never easy, but recent years have been particularly deflated for certain sectors, including MedTech. What is a startup founder to do? Join three founders out of academic institutions who have attained capital for their new MedTech ventures in the past couple of years to hear their journeys in attaining this critical capital that helped launch their startups. Each founder has raised capital in a variety of ways. They will discuss:
- The capital sources they have brought in
- The road to getting to each of those sources
- What the capital will allow their startups to achieve
- The connections that enabled each of the capital intakes
- Programs they participated in for launching new ventures
- The failures along the way in raising capital
- Their next funding steps
- Their advice for their fellow MedTech startup founders
Register here.
2025 Accelerating BioVenture Innovation Kickoff Event
Tuesday, September 2, 2025 - 5:30pm to 7:30pmJoin us to hear from Dr. Vishwas Seshadri, Chief Executive Officer of Abeona Therapeutics, Inc., as he shares his career journey in a candid conversation with Loren Busby, CFA, Director of BioVenture eLab and organizer of the Accelerating BioVenture Innovation (ABI) course.
This event officially kicks off the ABI biomedical entrepreneurship training program. It is also a valuable opportunity to meet ABI participants and network with peers from neighboring institutions.
Register now.
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Workshop: Startup Tech Sales
Thursday, August 28, 2025 - 11:45am to 1:00pmExplore how to navigate early sales and build a scalable sales process for your technology in this free workshop! You’ll learn from a panel of experienced entrepreneurs about how to get your tech startup off the ground.
Moderated by Cornell Entrepreneur in Residence Ed Bizari, the panel discussion will feature:
- Kendra Batchelder, founder and CEO of medara
- Charlie Mulligan, co-founder and former CEO of GiveGab (now Bonterra)
- Romy Fain, founder and CEO of Heat Inverse
Register now.
NSF I-Corps Regional Course Hosted by University at Buffalo (Application Deadline: 8/27/25)
Wednesday, August 27, 2025 - 9:00am to 5:00pmLed by the NSF I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast (IN I-Corps), these free NSF I-Corps Regional Courses are designed for university-based STEM researchers and early-stage founders interested in evaluating the market potential of their technology and learning valuable entrepreneurial skills.
In this month-long virtual course (September 22 - October 22), 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 or visit www.in-icorps.org/regional-courses.
2025 Accelerating BioVenture Innovation Information Session
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 - 12:00pm to 1:00pmAre you interested in developing business and commercialization skills to work effectively in industry or to launch your own startup? Would you value the opportunity to collaborate on a meaningful team project and strengthen your leadership skills?
If so, we welcome your participation in the Accelerating BioVenture Innovation (ABI) course offered by BioVenture eLab. ABI is a 15-week course and training program in biomedical entrepreneurship, designed to build interdisciplinary teams around patented, unlicensed technologies from Weill Cornell Medicine and neighboring institutions.
Register here to learn more about the program! The first class will held on Tuesday, August 26, 5:30-7pm in Belfer Research Building.
NSF I-Corps Regional Course Hosted by West Virginia University (Application Deadline: 8/6/25)
Wednesday, August 6, 2025 - 9:00am to 5:00pmLed by the NSF I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast (IN I-Corps), these free NSF I-Corps Regional Courses are designed for university-based STEM researchers and early-stage founders interested in evaluating the market potential of their technology and learning valuable entrepreneurial skills.
In this month-long virtual course (August 29 - October 3), 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 or visit https://www.in-icorps.org/regional-courses/.
