OUP Webinar: Patient Data Licensing Series, Case Studies
Thursday, August 31, 2023 - 12:00pm to 1:00pmGuest panelists, Robin Rasor of Duke University and Nila Bhakuni of Baptist Health, will talk through a few cases they have worked on from their institutions. They will discuss the processes the data went through at the universities, how the companies found out about and received the data, the licensing and other agreements processes, and lessons learned. Join us for a practical discussion on how patient data is making its way from academic institutions to companies to help bring forth new life-saving innovations. Register here.
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Workshop: Developing Entrepreneurial Mindset
Wednesday, August 30, 2023 - 11:45am to 1:00pmThe Innovation & Entrepreneurship Workshop series is the Center for Regional Economic Advancement (CREA), a division of OVPRI’s, flagship offering for the Cornell Entrepreneurship Community. This series welcomes faculty, post–docs, graduate, and undergraduate students to explore the potential of launching a business grounded in their research and vision. Entrepreneurs are not required to attend every workshop, but the workshop is designed to explore the entrepreneurial journey from ideation to operation. Each workshop will be moderated by a relevant Cornell faculty member and feature subject matter experts as presenters. Questions? Contact crea@cornell.edu.
I-Corps Regional Courses Application Deadline 8/30/23
Wednesday, August 30, 2023 - 9:00am to 5:00pmLed by the NSF I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast (IN I-Corps), the free, month-long, virtual NSF I-Corps Regional Courses are designed for university-based STEM researchers and early-stage founders interested in exploring the market potential of their technology and learning valuable entrepreneurial skills.
September 25 – October 25: Hosted by Dartmouth College, an IN I-Corps Hub partner. Apply by August 30.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Apply now! Questions? Contact icorps@cornell.edu or visit www.in-icorps.org/regional-courses.
Accelerating BioVenture Innovation Kickoff Event
Tuesday, August 29, 2023 - 5:30pm to 8:30pmAccelerating BioVenture Innovation (ABI) is a 15-week course and training program in biomedical entrepreneurship. ABI builds teams around patented technologies originating from Weill Cornell Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Rockefeller University.
Join Weill Cornell Medicine and the greater NYC life science startup community for the kick-off of our Accelerating BioVenture Innovation accelerator with special guest - Erandi De Silva, PhD, Co-Founder & Senior Vice President of Product Development at Forge Biologics!
OUP Webinar: Setting up Boards for Your Startup: Pre-Funding and Post-Funding
Wednesday, August 23, 2023 - 12:00pm to 1:00pmThe final installment in OUP's Funding and Equity Webinar Series is focused on an important function for your startup – your boards. Bob Adelson and Bill Harrington, Managing Partners at Osage University Partners, will be our panelists.
- When do you need a Board of Directors?
- What is the purpose of the Board of Directors?
- What roles do the Directors play?
- What should the board composition look like at different stages of the company?
- How are the board members recruited and decided on?
- How often do the board meet and what other interactions do the officers in the company have with them?
- What other advisory boards should my company have and what purpose do they serve?
- How does compensation work for board members?
- What are the legal aspects of being a board member?
The panelists will also share a typical board meeting for a life sciences company and for a physical sciences company to help the audience understand what the board covers during meetings. Please submit any questions you have of the panelists below when you register.
Register here.
I-Corps Regional Courses Application Deadline 8/23/23
Wednesday, August 23, 2023 - 9:00am to 5:00pmLed by the NSF I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast (IN I-Corps), the free, month-long, virtual NSF I-Corps Regional Courses are designed for university-based STEM researchers and early-stage founders interested in exploring the market potential of their technology and learning valuable entrepreneurial skills.
September 18 – October 18: Hosted by Syracuse University, an IN I-Corps Hub partner.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Apply now! Questions? Contact icorps@cornell.edu or visit www.in-icorps.org/regional-courses.
Virtual Info Session for PHAR 9021 Fundamentals of Academic Business Development Course
Friday, August 4, 2023 - 12:00pm to 1:00pmThe Center for Technology Licensing (CTL) at Weill Cornell is offering a new experiential course for graduate students seeking to learn about innovation management and academic business development. The next class will be held Fall 2023 and is designed to provide hands-on experience cultivating, marketing and commercializing life science innovations. Interested? Join our virtual info session to learn more. https://bit.ly/PHAR9021-Fall2023
SBIR/STTR Workshop: Application Process & Funding Options for Startups
Thursday, July 6, 2023 - 11:00am to 12:00pmWondering how to secure non-dilutive funding to take your startup to the next level?
Join Cornell University's Center for Regional Economic Advancement and 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.
During the workshop, Macolini will share an overview of the SBIR/STTR programs, discuss eligibility requirements, and tell you how to use SBIR/STTR to enhance your company's value. He'll also answer questions regarding:
- Writing and submitting a successful SBIR/STTR proposal
- Locating additional non-dilutive funding sources
- Applying to the SBIR/STTR Assistance Program, which can help eligible companies, based in upstate New York, hire a qualified grant writing consultant to help them develop a proposal
Register here.
OUP Webinar: Funding and Equity in University Startups - Cap Tables and Exits
Tuesday, June 27, 2023 - 1:00pm to 2:00pmThe next webinar in OUP’s Funding and Equity Webinar Series will focus on cap tables over funding rounds and what happens to equity at exits. Panelists, Manny Stockman and Anurag Agarwal, will run through a sample cap table as it evolves from founding through possible exit scenarios. They will explain differences that may occur in high tech versus life science financings, and they will show how terms reviewed in the OUP valuations and term sheets webinar from February 2023 impact the cap table and resulting exits. Attendees will learn how dilution, increased valuation, down rounds, option pools, and liquidation preferences affect equity ownership and the possible outcomes for investors, founders and employees. Register here.
OUP Webinar: University Proof-of-Concept Funds – Case Studies on Goals and Operations
Tuesday, June 6, 2023 - 12:00pm to 1:00pmConsidering a proof-of-concept fund and wondering how to start and operate it? Or already have a proof-of-concept fund and considering some changes? Come join Osage University Partners and its panelists to hear descriptions of programs from three institutions (Northwestern’s N.XT program, Johns Hopkins’ University Grant Programs and related funding, and University of Washington’s CoMotion Innovation Gap Fund).
Topics covered will include:
- Missions of the funds
- What the fund provides besides funding
- How the fund operates
- Where the funding originated from
- The application and review processes
- Tracking of applications and awardees
- Best practices in operating PoC funds
- OUP’s resources on PoC Funds
Please submit any questions you have for the panelists when you register. This will help in materials preparation for the webinar. Register here.
