Events

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 with a one-on-one meeting with a Weill Cornell Business Development and Licensing Professional. The February 26th office hours will be hosted by Donna Rounds, Ph.D., Associate Director, Business Development and Licensing. 

Donna joined the startup world as one of the founders of Physiome Sciences, Inc., the first in-silico drug discovery platform using computational models of cells, tissues and organs. She later joined the British Technology Group (BTG Plc) as a technology scout, where she visited academic institutions across the East Coast searching for biotech projects in the early stages of development. Later, Donna joined Columbia Technology Ventures (CTV) and managed a portfolio of world-class scientists and Nobel laureates at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. She was later recruited to lead the technology development program at Hospital for Special Surgery with a focus on musculoskeletal innovations and medical devices in orthopedics and rheumatology. Donna was on the scientific advisory board of Tohi Ventures and co-founded Nirova BioSense, which is dedicated to the development of optical sensors for real-time detection of ovarian cancer biomarkers.

Register here for your 30-minute private session.

The BioInnovate Conference is a premier life science ecosystem-building event that convenes academic inventors, investors, industry leaders and entrepreneurs to foster meaningful engagement and accelerate the translation of biotech, medical device and digital health innovations. The event draws a strong mix of local and national investors, industry representatives, entrepreneurs and ecosystem partners who visit Weill Cornell Medicine’s campus for a half day of presentations, panels, meetings and networking. 

The afternoon features dedicated partnering sessions, where innovators connect with investors and industry representatives through pre-scheduled 1:1 meetings arranged using a dedicated online platform. The platform hosts entrepreneurship-focused content from prior years.  

This conference is modeled after the annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference and provides an opportunity for innovators to showcase their product ideas in a risk-free setting. Follow-up discussions may continue after the partnering conference. 

Please join us for the information session by registering here. 

Are you a STEM researcher interested in making an impact with your technology innovation? The National Science Foundation’s I-Corps program can provide you with professional training, 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 on Wednesday, February 25 (12:00 – 12:45 p.m. ET) is designed for busy graduate students, postdocs and faculty interested in learning more about I-Corps regional and national programming. NSF I-Corps instructors and alumni will be in attendance to share their experience and answer questions. 

The NSF 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. 

Ready to secure non-dilutive funding to take your startup to the next level?  

Join 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 discuss and answer questions regarding writing and submitting a successful SBIR/STTR proposal and identifying strategies for making your SBIR/STTR proposal more competitive. 

Upon registering, participants will receive access to the SBIR/STTR video series, a set of short videos containing valuable background information, which they are encouraged to view prior to the workshop. The pre-workshop video series covers:  

• An overview of the SBIR/STTR programs 
• Program eligibility requirements 
• Differences between SBIR and STTR agencies 
• Using SBIR/STTR to enhance your company's value 

The event is free and open to the public. Register to reserve your spot.  

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: 

• Thursday, February 19, 2026 from 5 – 6 PM ET 
• Tuesday, March 10, 2026 from 6 – 7 PM ET 

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.   

Center for Technology Licensing (CTL) at Weill Cornell Medicine Office Hours with Eric Bryant are held monthly and open to all who wish to get answers to their intellectual property questions and gain more information about the advancement of their IP filings with a one-on-one meeting.

Eric holds a Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering from New York University, a Juris Doctor from New York Law School, and is a registered patent attorney. He works with the Weill Cornell office to execute on intellectual property strategy, review submitted invention disclosures, and manage domestic and foreign patent filings and patent prosecution.

Eric’s expertise encompasses a variety of technologies including, but not limited to, diagnostics tools and methods, pharmaceuticals, controlled release therapeutic devices, respiratory devices, surgical tools, biological technologies and nanotechnology.

To reserve your private, 30-minute Zoom session with Eric, click here. 

You are invited to attend a virtual info session for the Susan and Gene D. Resnick ’70, MD ’74 Prize for Excellence in Entrepreneurship (“Resnick Prize”). The Resnick Prize is an annual, university-wide competition that provides funding to startups with an active, intercampus collaboration. Startups initiated on the Weill Cornell (including Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar), Cornell Ithaca, Cornell Tech campuses are eligible to apply as long as the startup has a license to Cornell-owned technology that touches Weill Cornell Medicine through either a research or clinical collaboration. We are seeking exciting collaborations where teams can work together on a technology that will be commercialized via a startup. The winning company will receive up to $10,000 in prize money.

The Resnick Prize seeks to fund projects in all sectors (therapeutics, devices, digital health, research & AI tools, etc) impacting healthcare and patient outcomes. Teams must have incorporated their company to be eligible for the award.  

RSVP here. 

In 2021, Osage University Partners and three licensing experts presented a 5-part comprehensive series on the basics of startup licenses out of academia (follow this link to review).

Join OUP, certified licensing professionals, and a panel of experts for this “highlights" discussion as a refresher on academic startup licenses and updates on particular areas of negotiation. Topics will include:

• Field(s) of use and parsing technologies
• Net sales definitions, including the list of exceptions
• Milestones
• What makes negotiations work well with startup CEOs
• And everyone’s favorite - sublicensing and sublicensing consideration

Register here. 

The Science for Women's Health Innovation symposium hosted by Columbia Engineering will bring together over 140 industry leaders and Columbia researchers and collaborators to drive future generations of innovation in women's health.

Panels will cover topics such as gynecologic health, preterm/pregnancy health, pelvic floor, commercialization and regulatory path, and education and workforce. Our three confirmed keynote speakers include:

• Silvia Blemker | Professor of Biomedical Engineering | University of Virginia
• Sandra Brown | Dean and Professor | College of Nursing, Southern University
• Steve Levine | Sr. Director of Virtual Human Modeling | Dassault Systèmes

Register here. 

Ignite Connect 2026 is the third annual virtual partnering forum highlighting a curated portfolio of Cornell University originated technologies and venture teams that have progressed beyond concept validation and into investable projects.

Presenters featured in Ignite Connect are recipients of the Ignite or EI Catalyst Fund, competitive gap-funding programs designed to de-risk Cornell early technologies, validate market hypotheses, and advance projects past technical or commercial inflection points. These projects represent opportunities that are actively preparing for pre-seed investment, strategic partnerships, licensing, or sponsored development.

Weill Cornell innovators and startup founders will be presenting their technologies. Want to hear about their innovations and translational investment? Register here.