Ignite Connect 2024

We are delighted to extend an invitation for the Ignite Connect: Accelerating Impact, one of the new signature events of the Ignite Cornell Lab to Market program series. This virtual event serves as a unique venue to connect investors, industry partners, and stakeholders with technology innovations and companies that have benefited from the Ignite Gap Funding Program.

Date: January 31, 2024
Time: Noon – 3:00 PM
Location: Online (Register here)

About the event:

Ignite Connect is an opportunity to explore and engage with researchers and founders around their technologies and ventures emerging from Cornell University.

This dynamic virtual experience aims to create connections and serves as a catalyst, bridging innovative technologies with resources and opportunities for meaningful impact.

Agenda Highlights:

• Welcome Remarks: From Krystyn Van Vliet, Vice President for Research & Innovation
• Executive Interview: Peggy Koeing, Cornell University Trustees Executive Committee Chair, speaks with** Greeshma Gadikota**, Assistant Professor and Croll Sesquicentennial Fellow in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Co-Founder of Carbon to Stone, an Ignite program recipient
• Startup and Technology Pitch Sessions: Through interactive presentations, discover the latest innovations from Cornell labs and startups, recipients of Ignite awards.
• Networking Opportunities: Connect with innovators and founders for impact (collaboration, mentoring, funding, and more).

Find Your Track:

• Therapeutics/Vaccines
• Diagnostics/Biotech Tools
• MedTech/Digital Health
• Materials/Energy
• High Tech/Hardware

Five to six technology or startup presentations per track. Visit our website for more details.