Bioentrepreneurship Initiative Fosters Entrepreneurial Community
April 12, 2023
Members of the Cornell entrepreneurial community gathered to celebrate a successful first year of the BioEntrepreneurship Initiative at the program’s culminating workshop on March 18 at Cornell’s academic space in Midtown Manhattan. In its inaugural year, the program of the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business unified MBA students and researchers to develop the next generation of life-science startup C-suite leaders and encouraged collaboration between Cornell’s Ithaca and New York campuses.
Student Teams Tackle Pressing Health Concerns During Health Hackathon
March 30, 2023
Asthma is personal for Tyler Bershad. “Like 26 million Americans, I have asthma,” said Bershad, an MBA candidate in business administration at Cornell Tech, during the 2023 Health Hackathon in February. “Asthma is the most prevalent chronic respiratory disease in humans and, unfortunately, those who are most vulnerable are children.”
3D-Printed Scaffold Could Improve Breast Reconstruction Results
March 8, 2023
Weill Cornell Medicine investigators have developed a technique to help surgeons reconstruct more natural-looking nipples for patients who have undergone breast reconstruction after mastectomy to treat breast cancer.
Startup Symposium & InvestConnect Conference Showcases Weill Cornell Medicine Newcos and Spinouts
March 6, 2023
Dr. Behzad Aghazadeh’s professional ambition carried him to different continents, scientific disciplines and career focuses. But the one constant for the Weill Cornell Medicine alumnus has been a commitment to entrepreneurship.
Radiation Oncologist Partners with Enterprise Innovation to Improve Women's Health Technology
February 17, 2023
In recognition of Cervical Health Awareness Month, Enterprise Innovation spoke with radiation oncologist Dr. Onyinye Balogun about her efforts to improve women's health technology. Dr. Balogun shared how an encounter with a cervical cancer patient inspired her to become an entrepreneur.
Neuroscientist Highlights Role of Enterprise Innovation in Advancing Translational Research
February 17, 2023
Enterprise Innovation interviewed rising innovator Dr. Anna Orr. In this conversation, Dr. Orr shares the translational research in neuroscience that is being conducted in her lab as well as how early-career faculty can leverage resources offered by the Weill Cornell Medicine innovation ecosystem to advance their discoveries.
On-Demand Male Contraceptive Shows Promise in Preclinical Study
February 14, 2023
An experimental contraceptive drug candidate developed by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators temporarily stops sperm in their tracks and prevents pregnancies in preclinical models. The study, published in Nature Communications on Feb. 14, demonstrates that an on-demand male contraceptive is possible.
Accelerating BioVenture Innovation Advances Another Cohort of Aspiring Entrepreneurs
December 16, 2022
BioVenture eLab’s intense 15-week Accelerating BioVenture Innovation (ABI) course culminated in an energizing pitch competition on Dec. 6 at Griffis Faculty Club.
$20M Gift to Boost Innovation in Health and Technology
December 8, 2022
By David Nutt
A $20 million gift from Andrew H. ’71 and Ann R. Tisch will foster engagement and collaboration between Cornell Tech and Weill Cornell Medicine, catalyzing new discoveries at the intersection of health and technology – ranging from precision, genomics-based medicine to the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning to improve clinical care.
Understanding Entrepreneurship Adds Value to Scientific Investigators’ Work and Enterprise Innovation Can Help
November 17, 2022
Dr. Nicholas Schiff, the Jerold B. Katz Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience in the Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, was among the early participants in entrepreneurship activity at Weill Cornell Medicine — even before the institution had the complete ecosystem that is Enterprise Innovation today.