Past Events

NSF I-Corps Virtual Information Session

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 - 12:00pm to 12:45pm

Calling all researchers! If you have been working on a technology innovation and wish to explore its commercialization potential, I-Corps can provide you with entrepreneurial education, mentoring, and up to $50,000 in funding for customer discovery.   

Hosted by the Interior Northeast I-Corps Hub (IN I-Corps), the virtual NSF I-Corps Information Session is designed for busy graduate students, postdocs, and faculty interested in learning more about I-Corps regional and national programming. I-Corps instructors and alumni will be in attendance to share their experiences and answer questions. 

The National Science Foundation created I-Corps (Innovation Corps) to bridge the gap between fundamental research discoveries in science and engineering and the commercialization of technologies, products, and processes with the potential to benefit society.  

Register here.   

 

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Bayer's Expert Mondays Webinar: Cell & Gene Regulatory Jungle in the EU & US

Monday, May 13, 2024 - 11:00am to 12:00pm

Calling 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 May 13 event features Dr. Isabelle Stoeckert, VP, Head RA EMEA, Dr. Gabriele Bräunlich, VP, RA EMEA, Head RA Strategy, and Dr. Jana Napolitano, RA Strategy, New Modalities. Reserve your spot here

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Unlocking Complex Cell-based Gene Therapies

Monday, May 6, 2024 - 10:00am to 2:15pm
Location: Virtual and In-Person

Friends of Cancer Research (Friends) and the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy (PICI) are proud to announce our upcoming joint public meeting, Unlocking Complex Cell-based Gene Therapies. Discussions among key stakeholders at the meeting will enable the next generation of proposals in the rapidly changing cell and gene therapy space, reimagining trials and treatments for patients.

See meeting agenda and register here. Please note that this meeting has a virtual admission option. After you fill out the first page of required information, click to the next page where you confirm your information as an attendee and select the virtual option at the bottom prior to submitting the registration. 

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Women in Bio Interview: Dr. Elizabeth Comen Presents "All in Her Head"

Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Location: BioVenture eLab, 1157 York Ave (between 62nd and 63rd St), New York, NY 10065

BioVenture eLab, a part of Weill Cornell Medicine Enterprise Innovation, invites you to an interview with Dr. Elizabeth Comen, author and breast cancer oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and assistant professor of medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College. This program is being hosted in collaboration with Women in Bio (WIB-Metro New York).

Join us for an interactive session with Dr. Comen highlighting her book "All In Her Head: The Truth and Lies Early Medicine Taught Us About Women’s Bodies and Why It Matters Today"an eye-opening account of medical history that is both a collective narrative of women’s bodies and experiences as well as a call to action for a new conversation around women’s health. The interview will be moderated by Dr. Lucia Regales, senior director of oncology clinical sciences at Curis.

Dr. Comen has appeared on "Good Morning America", "The Today Show", "The View", ABC News, NY1, Wall Street Journal online, Fox News and other news and print outlets, such as The New York Times, Today.com, Elle magazine, and Self magazine and is a well-known advocate in women's healthcare issues.

The event will be in-person at the BioVenture eLab space located at 1157 York Ave (between 62nd and 63rd St). Light snacks and beverages will be served and the event will feature a networking session with Women in Bio members and NYC life science industry representatives.

RSVP here. Registration is free for WIB members and $15 for non-members.

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Virtual Workshop: Solving Systemic Problems Through Entrepreneurship

Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 11:45am to 1:00pm

Now more than ever, we need deep tech solutions to address complex systemic problems facing society. Join this virtual workshop to meet and learn from entrepreneurs who are tackling these challenges. You’ll find out how they got off the ground and worked together within their sociotechnical ecosystems to make it happen.

Andrea Ippolito, founder of the baby-feeding support startup Simplifed and director of W.E. Cornell, will lead the session. She’ll be joined by panelists Dr. Katherine Saunders, co-founder of Intellihealth, and Brad Hartwig, CEO of Arbor.

Register hereQuestions? Contact crea@cornell.edu.

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I-Corps Regional Course For Deaf and Hard of Hearing Innovators (Deadline: 5/1/24)

Wednesday, May 1, 2024 - 9:00am to 5:00pm
Location: Virtual

In this month-long, virtual course (May 27 - June 26), deaf and hard of hearing 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. 

Register nowApplication closes on Wednesday, May 1.

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Bayer's Expert Mondays Webinar: Cell & Gene Market Access Planning Differences in EMEA & US

Monday, April 22, 2024 - 11:00am to 12:00pm

Calling 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 Apr 22 event features Dr. Markus Frick, Global Market Access Lead, Cell & Gene. Reserve your spot here

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AI Webinar Series, Part 1 | AI in University Commercialization Practices

Thursday, April 18, 2024 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Location: Zoom

As the world of AI continues to grow, we will dive into a couple of programs that have sprouted in the Technology Transfer space to understand how AI can be used to help the process of university commercialization functions. Marc Sedam of NYU and James Zanewicz of Tulane University will join us to discuss how their institutions have adopted the use of AI.

The presentation will give a brief overview of the strategy behind NYU's TOV-AI™ prompts, use cases including time and cost savings, and where technology transfer officers can find additional revenue through improved license compliance.

Tulane Medicine was one of the first Academic Medical Centers to join The Alliance for AI In Healthcare, recognizing the importance AI was going to play in the field. In addition to covering the AAIH and Tulane’s engagement with AI from an Industry perspective, the presentation will cover ways to employ AI in Business Development, Operational and Marketing/Communications initiatives.  

Register here

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Virtual Workshop: Attracting Startup Investment

Thursday, April 18, 2024 - 11:45am to 1:00pm

How can you make your startup stand out to investors? Learn what investors look for, from market validation to team composition to intellectual property, at this free workshop led by Ken Rother, director of Rev: Ithaca Startup Works, and featuring panelists Amogha Tadimety of Nanopath, Gabriel Rodriguez-Calero of Ecolectro, and Hakim Weatherspoon of Exostellar.

Register here. Questions? Contact crea@cornell.edu.

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Biotech I-Corps Regional Course BIO International Convention in San Diego, CA (Deadline: 4/17/24)

Wednesday, April 17, 2024 - 9:00am to 5:00pm
Location: Hybrid

In this month-long, hybrid course (May 13 - June 12), a select group of researchers working on life science technologies will "get out of their comfort zone" and talk to customers at the BIO International Convention to identify the best product-market fit. The course begins online and culminates with a trip to San Diego, CA for the BIO International ConventionUp to $5,000 (depending on team size) in travel reimbursement funding will be available for accepted teams (*International travel is prohibited. Travel reimbursement only available for domestic travel.).   

Register hereApplication closes on Wednesday, April 17.

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