Events

Click here to see a list of our past events. 

   

Feb
27
11:00am - 1:00pm Virtual

Do you have a project in need of funding? Are you interested in learning about engaging with industry partners?

James Bellush, Manager of Scientific Scouting, will be hosting weekly virtual office hours, every Friday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to help Weill Cornell investigators support their ongoing translational research projects through industry sponsored research collaborations and grants.

Please use the link here to schedule your private meeting with James. Questions? Email james.bellush@cornell.edu.

 

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Mar
02
9:00am - 6:00pm Verizon Executive Education Center (34 N Loop Rd, New York, NY 10044)

Weill Cornell Medicine is partnering with Cornell Tech again this year for the fourth annual edition of Health Tech Summit. The event will deliver the same dynamic programming, engaging discussions, and innovative, multidisciplinary audience cultivated over the past three years. Visionary leaders will share their expertise on the potential of AI in healthcare.

Dr. Robert A. Harrington, the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean, Weill Cornell Medicine, and Provost for Medical Affairs, Cornell University will deliver welcome remarks and moderate a fireside chat with Eric Horvitz, Chief Scientific Officer of Microsoft. Weill Cornell faculty members that are featured along with other luminaries include Dr. Robert Min, President and CEO of the Physician Organization and Chair of Radiology, Dr. Rahul Sharma, Chair of Emergency Medicine, and Dr. Fei Wang, Professor of Population Health Sciences.

Purchase your tickets here

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Mar
06
1:00pm - 2:00pm Virtual

You are invited to join an upcoming panel highlighting emerging innovations at the intersection of neurotechnology, rehabilitation, and data-driven surgery. Moderated by Philip Horner, PhD (Houston Methodist Research Institute / Weill Cornell Medicine), the discussion will explore how engineering, neuromodulation, and AI are converging to enable more precise and personalized treatments for neurological disorders.

The panelists will include:

Damiano Barone, MD, PhD,  Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at Houston Methodist:  Dr. Barone develops next-generation flexible bioelectronic interfaces, including circumferential implants for high-resolution neural recording and stimulation.

Dimitry Sayenko, MD, PhD, Paula and Joseph C. “Rusty” Walter III Chair in Neuromodulation at Houston Methodist:  Dr. Sayenko leads pioneering work in spinal neuromodulation combined with robotic exoskeletons to restore motor function following spinal cord injury and stroke.

Lisa Gfrerer, MD, PhD, Associate Professor in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine:  Dr. Gfrerer focuses on peripheral nerve reconstruction and has developed an AI-assisted migraine pain-mapping tool to improve surgical outcomes.

Together, these leaders will discuss how advances in neural interfaces, rehabilitation technologies, and AI-enabled clinical decision-making are shaping the future of neurologic care.

Please register here.

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Mar
10
6:00pm - 7:00pm Virtual

Over 10 weeks, Rev’s Prototyping Hardware Accelerator offers four tracks – Classic, AgTech, ClimateTech and MedTech - to guide product teams to determine if their ideas are commercially desirable, technologically feasible and economically viable. Upon completion of the program, participants are positioned to recruit team members, bring on partners, initiate work with contract manufacturers and pitch to investors. Teams will receive a stipend of up to $2,000 to advance their prototype. 

Register for an upcoming information session to have your questions answered by program leadership: 

Ready to bring your product idea to life? – Apply Now. The final application deadline is midnight (ET) on March 22, 2026. Questions about the program can be directed to rev@revithaca.com.   

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Mar
11
11:45am - 1:00pm Virtual

Biotech entrepreneurship sits at the intersection of science, innovation, and real-world impact. Join us for an engaging fireside chat with Sasank Vemulapati, co-founder of LoBio, to learn what it’s really like to build a company in this space.  

You’ll hear firsthand insights on launching a startup, navigating early challenges, and turning an idea into a growing venture. Sasank will share his experience in biotech entrepreneurship, including lessons learned from founding a startup and advice for aspiring entrepreneurs. 

Register here

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Mar
14
9:00am - 5:00pm

The BenDaniel Venture Challenge (BVC) is Big Red Venture’s Annual Pitch Competition. BRV will select five finalists to pitch their business ideas to a panel of investors during Entrepreneurship at Cornell Celebration on April 10. Winners will earn a cash prize totaling $25,000! Companies based in New York state or with a Cornell affiliation are eligible to apply. Big Red Ventures (BRV), Cornell’s early-stage venture capital fund, operated entirely by a team of MBA students, runs this competition each year, in partnership with Entrepreneurship at Cornell.

Application Deadline March 14th. Apply Here.

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Mar
18
9:00am - 5:00pm TBD, New York City

PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT HAS A REGISTRATION FEE. Early-bird ticket now is $399/person.

Women's Health Horizons is a global platform and summit series uniting changemakers to advance women’s health. Join 300+ senior leaders and 50+ world-renowned speakers from across the women’s health ecosystem in New York on March 18, 2026. This event will explore some of the incredible work that hospitals, pharmaceutical, and life science sectors are doing to advance women’s health. While final agenda will be released soon, you can expect workshops, panels, and fireside chats on therapeutic areas that disproportionately impact women in the US, as well as the role of these key stakeholders in closing the gender data gap, and much more.

Register here

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Mar
18
2:00pm - 4:00pm Virtual

Center 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 March office hours will be hosted by Brian Kelly, Ph.D., CLP, director of business development and licensing. 

Brian manages a portfolio of inventions focusing on oncology, gene therapy, metabolic diseases, the microbiome and endocrine disorders. Prior to joining CTL at Weill Cornell, he served as director of intellectual property for New York University’s tech transfer office. He has also held positions at the University of Minnesota as a licensing associate, Heide, Hyde & O’Donnell as an associate European patent attorney and Smith, Kline & French as a research chemist.

Register here for your 30-minute private session. 

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Mar
22
9:00am - 11:45pm Ithaca, NY

Ready to bring your product idea to life? – Apply Now. 

The final application deadline is midnight (ET) on March 22, 2026. 

Over 10 weeks, Rev’s Prototyping Hardware Accelerator offers four tracks – Classic, AgTech, ClimateTech and MedTech - to guide product teams to determine if their ideas are commercially desirable, technologically feasible and economically viable. Upon completion of the program, participants are positioned to recruit team members, bring on partners, initiate work with contract manufacturers and pitch to investors. Teams will receive a stipend of up to $2,000 to advance their prototype. 

Register for an upcoming information session to have your questions answered by program leadership: 

Questions about the program can be directed to rev@revithaca.com.   

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Mar
25
12:00pm - 1:00pm Virtual

During this webinar, we will explore the role of business development and partnering in helping advance life sciences innovation from the lab to the marketplace. Through a discussion with our seasoned panelists, we will compare the business development objectives and strategies across different ecosystem partners (venture capital, biotech and pharma) and the role (and goals) of academic partnerships.

Register here

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