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Are you excited about RNA therapeutics, protein biologics, or the future of genomic medicine? Join us for a virtual fireside chat with Dr. Igor Splawski, chief scientific officer at Yarrow Biotechnology, Inc., a company incubated by RTW Investments.
In this insightful discussion, Dr. Splawski will delve into his distinguished career in drug development, including his pivotal role as chief scientific officer at CureVac, where he led a team of 150 scientists pioneering mRNA technologies and therapeutics for infectious diseases, cancer, and rare diseases. He will also share his experiences from 15 years at Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR), where he worked with a team of over 100 scientists advancing antibody and protein therapeutics.
This is a one-hour long pitch day for current undergraduate and graduate student founders who are looking to connect with alumni, market mappers and students who can help them along their journey. Founder pitches will occur for the first 30 minutes, followed by individual breakout rooms for Networking and Q&A for each founder. Attendees will have the ability to join the breakout rooms for founders who interest them. Moderators will be present to ensure all questions are answered.
We welcome all student founders to submit a three-minute pitch deck here by October 14th for the opportunity to pitch in front of the Cornell community. This is your opportunity to showcase your startup and leverage the Big Red Spirit to achieve your goals!
A community formed from participating organizations will select 7-10 founders for our first virtual demo day, by October 18th.
Alumni attendees:
This is your opportunity to engage with entrepreneurship at Cornell from your desk! We look forward to your attendance and the wisdom you can share with current student Founders.
Student attendees:
This is your opportunity to learn more about projects across campus and founder’s journey’s.
Cornell innovators are invited to take a deep dive into intellectual property at this Innovation & Entrepreneurship Workshop. Learn what you need to know about IP and licensing to safeguard your technology and ensure the long-term success of your venture.
Moderated by Cornell Entrepreneur in Residence Julie Eagle, this panel discussion will feature experts including:
- Martin Teschl, Director of Business Development & Licensing for Physical Sciences at the Cornell Center for Technology Licensing
- Katie Hyma, Associate at Fish & Richardson P.C.
- Brian McCloskey, IP Counsel at the Law Office of Brian P. McCloskey
Register here. Questions? Contact crea@cornell.edu.
This workshop is part of the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Series presented by Cornell Research and Innovation. 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, staff, doctoral students, graduate students, undergraduates, and alumni across Cornell’s campuses.
Led by the NSF I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast (IN I-Corps), these free NSF I-Corps Regional Courses are designed for university-based STEM researchers and early-stage founders interested in evaluating the market potential of their technology and learning valuable entrepreneurial skills
In this month-long, virtual course (November 13 - December 18), 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.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Apply now. Application closes on Wednesday, October 23. Questions? Contact icorps@cornell.edu or visit www.in-icorps.org/regional-courses.
Center for Technology Licensing (CTL) at Weill Cornell Medicine Office Hours are open to all who wish to get an answer to their intellectual property questions and gain more information about the advancement of their IP filings with a one-on-one meeting.
The Tuesday, October 22, office hours will be hosted virtually by Eric Bryant, Intellectual Property Officer, Biomedical Sciences.
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 and select your preferred time.
Are you a STEM researcher interested in translating your technology innovation to impact? The National Science Foundation’s I-Corps program can provide you with entrepreneurial 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 Tuesday, October 22 (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.
Call for Applications!
A consortium of medical school partners are offering a Regional Life Science Innovation Bootcamp! The program provides innovators with a hands-on learning experience to successfully transfer research or ideas into products and services that benefit human health. This rapid two-week program utilizes the Lean Startup methodology, helping teams engage in 20+ customer discovery interviews with potential stakeholders in the healthcare, biotech, and life science sectors.
Teams of 1+ members consisting of science/engineering students, faculty, and researchers from any university or lab are HIGHLY encouraged to apply.
Life Science Innovation Bootcamp Fall 2024 Virtual Course Dates:
- Kickoff Session: Wednesday, November 6, 2024, 9 AM - 12 PM ET
- Mid Session: Wednesday, November 13, 2024, 9 AM - 12 PM ET
- Finale Session: Wednesday, November 20, 2024, 9 AM - 12 PM ET
This course is FREE and fully administered via Zoom. The Entrepreneurial Lead must be able to attend all three workshop dates!
Applications are being reviewed on a rolling basis until Tuesday, October 22, 2024, 12:00 PM ET: https://bit.ly/LifeSciBootcampFall2024
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 Oct 21 event features Dr. Christopher Paschall, Director BD&L, CtC Hub US. Reserve your spot here.
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the American Cancer Society (ACS) invite entrepreneurs developing cancer technologies to improve women's health to discuss the journey with the women leaders in the area! Panelists include NCI Director Dr. Kimryn Rathmell and VP of ACS extramural research Dr. Christina Annunziata, as well as women CEOs that are making an impact in the area.
This is a hybrid event, to be held at Portal Innovations Southline. Please select your preferred participation (in-person or online) in the attendance application.
Event Agenda
2:30-3:00 p.m. - Introduction and opening comments
3:00-4:00 p.m. - Fireside Chat with NCI Director, Dr. Kimryn Rathmell and Christina Annunziata, MD, PhD, Senior Vice President, Extramural Discovery Science at American Cancer Society
4:15-5:15 p.m. - Panel Discussion on Advancing Technology Development for Women’s Health (panelists below)
- Dawn Mattoon, Ph.D., CEO, Mercy BioAnalytics
- Anu Parvatiyar, Co-founder CEO, Ananya Health
- Maria Luisa Pineda, Ph.D., Co-founder & CEO, Envisagenics
- Eve McDavid, CEO & Co-founder, Mission-Driven Tech
- Shadi Saberi, Ph.D., Founder & CTO, iSono Health
- Kristin Sherman, CEO, Kovina Therapeutics
5:30-7:30 p.m. Portal Pours Networking Reception
Join Osage University Partners for a session where academic founders and partner technology transfer officers can ask managing partners Marc Singer and Bill Harrington anything and everything as it pertains to venture capital operations, decision-making and the current investing environment.
Since the purpose of this webinar is to answer your questions on venture capital and startups, submit your questions early. Query areas could include:
- Considering the fundraising environment, recommendations on how to stand out amongst the crowd
- The industry areas that are particularly interesting to VCs right now
- The best ways to get introductions to VCs
- Recommendations for first-time academic founders
Marc and Bill will also take questions from the audience the day of the webinar but sending your questions in advance will put them at the top of the queue. Register now.
