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This workshop is part of a virtual series presented by the Center for Regional Economic Advancement, a division of the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation at Cornell University. Designed to explore the entrepreneurial journey from ideation to operation, the series is open to anyone with a vision for a startup, including researchers, faculty, doctoral students, graduate students and undergraduates across Cornell’s campuses.
Join us to learn about how to protect your intellectual property. Questions? Contact crea@cornell.edu.

Led 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.
October 23 – November 21: Hosted by West Virginia University, an IN I-Corps Hub partner. Apply by September 27.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Apply now! Questions? Contact icorps@cornell.edu or visit www.in-icorps.org/regional-courses.

Calling pre-seed and seed innovators and entrepreneurs in Oncology, Cell and Gene Therapy, Cardiovascular, Immunology, Radiology and Digital Health! Do you have that breakthrough innovation in health care but bringing that disruptive science to life and navigating entrepreneurial waters is a different beast?
Bayer’s mission is to boost innovation in EMEA and bring it to the patients who need it most. We are looking to enable and support standout innovation in health care by providing cost-free mentorship and knowledge exchange.
Join Bayer's Expert Mondays, dedicated to topics that can support you, your innovation and your startup in its growth! Benefit from Bayer's global expertise, network with fellow founders and the Bayer Pharma team, and ask your questions.
Please note: These sessions are not intended for service providers, consultants, IT providers, etc., but are limited to drug developers and researchers in health care who are seeking collaboration with big pharma and out-licensing opportunities later in their journey.
Please note that recordings will not be sent to those who did not attend live.

This workshop is part of a virtual series presented by the Center for Regional Economic Advancement, a division of the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation at Cornell University. Designed to explore the entrepreneurial journey from ideation to operation, the series is open to anyone with a vision for a startup, including researchers, faculty, doctoral students, graduate students and undergraduates across Cornell’s campuses.
Join us to learn what you need to consider when launching your startup. Questions? Contact crea@cornell.edu.

BioVenture eLab, part of Weill Cornell Medicine Enterprise Innovation, is delighted to announce a unique opportunity for those benefiting from or considering SBIR/STTR funding to help de-risk their inventions.
The National Cancer Institute’s Gregory L. Evans, PhD, Program Director and Team Leader for its SBIR/STTR programs, will visit the Weill Cornell Medicine campus on Tuesday, September 19. Dr. Evans will give an overview of the NIH/NCI SBIR/STTR grant program. In its most recent re-authorization of the program, Congress made certain changes to the application forms. It is important that you learn the details and understand what new information is required.
Whether you are looking to apply for an SBIR/STTR grant for the first time or have previously applied and are planning to re-submit, don’t miss this opportunity to speak directly with this prominent NCI representative.

When reaching out to investors for funding, you might wonder how some teams have succeeded in those initial conversations, while others haven't. Aside from describing the product and highlighting how it can help patients and medical providers, how can you showcase your startup to let investors know that your company has the key advantages that will set it apart?
BioVenture eLab, part of Weill Cornell Medicine Enterprise Innovation, is hosting a panel "Navigating The Current Climate: How To Be Attractive To Investors with Holley Edyvane, Principal & Entrepreneur-in-Residence with Miramar Global". The panel will feature Francesca Barone, M.D., Ph.D., CSO with Candel Therapeutics, Stuart Chaffee, Ph.D., Entrepreneur-in-Residence with Atlas Venture, and Dave Greenwald, Ph.D., Vice President, Business Development at Deerfield Management.
The panelists will pay special attention to these key areas:
- Leadership team
- Differentiated science
- Data validation
The speakers will also offer tips on sources for gap funding. There will be ample time available for Q&A.
This event will be hybrid with limited in-person capacity at BioVenture eLab (1157 York Ave). Others are encouraged to participate via Zoom.

Led 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.
October 9 – November 8: Hosted by the University of Pittsburgh, an IN I-Corps Hub partner. Apply by September 13.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Apply now! Questions? Contact icorps@cornell.edu or visit www.in-icorps.org/regional-courses.

Join Osage University Partners for a Q&A webinar with panelists from the first three Patent Data Licensing webinars. General Data Protection Regulation will be discussed, as well as any outstanding questions you have on the area. Submit your questions ahead of time to get in the queue! Register here.

Guest 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.

The 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.
