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Antibody and Bioresource Core Facility Services
2024-06-20 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Thursday, June 20, 12-1pm ET: BioVenture eLab, a part of Weill Cornell Medicine Enterprise Innovation, invites you to attend our virtual interview “Spotlight: Antibody and Bioresource Core Facility Services.” The Antibody and Bioresource Core Facility (ABCF) supports researchers by making it easier for them to develop new monoclonal antibodies (MAbs). As an informational resource as well as service provider, the facility collaborates closely with faculty from MSK and Rockefeller University. It also supports Weill Cornell Medicine researchers as third-party clients. Attend this virtual interview to discover more about the core facility and how it can support your project. The 45-min interview will be followed by a 15-minute Q&A session for the audience.
Join to discover ABCF’s resources and capabilities, including:

Generating custom MAbs
Distributing cell lines and hybridomas developed at MSK and RU
Performing mycoplasma testing

Interviewers
Loren A. Busby, CFA, Director, Weill Cornell Medicine BioVenture eLab
Carlo Yuvienco, PhD, Director, Ford Center Incubator @ The Rockefeller University
Featured Guest
Frances Weis-Garcia, PhD ’96, Director, Bi-Institutional Antibody and Bioresource Core Facility

Webinar: Finding Your Startup CEO, Part 1
2024-06-21 12:00 - 17:00
Topic: Finding Your Startup CEO, Part 1
When: Friday, June 21, 2024 | 12:00pm ET
Registration: Click Here
Webinar Description: Join OUP for a two-part webinar series on finding a CEO for your academic startup company. We will hold the first part of this webinar series on June 21st and will focus on the evaluation process for CEO candidates. OUP Managing Partner Marc Singer will discuss the importance of the leadership team to a startup’s success and explore methods for evaluating outside CEOs. The webinar will highlight relevant backgrounds and important characteristics of a startup CEO, and it will provide tools to assist with candidate evaluation. Marc will also provide data on the performance of different types of CEOs, including grad students and professors, from OUP’s tech portfolio.
The second part of the webinar series will be held later this summer and will focus on sourcing of the CEO and other C-suite talent. OUP Managing Partner Matt Cohen will moderate a panel featuring a recruiter, a talent professional from a VC firm, and a serial academic entrepreneur. Dates and additional information coming soon.
This webinar is open to all of OUP’s academic institution partners. The webinar will be recorded and available on YouTube within a week of the live version.

Industry Focus: AI
2024-10-15 12:00 - 17:00
Join us for an insightful webinar exploring the current landscape of AI and generative AI investing, with a special focus on the critical role of university spinouts in shaping the sector. Moderated by Ajay Rayasam, Senior Associate at OUP, this session will feature two up-and-coming voices in venture capital: Jordan Windmueller, Principal at A* Capital, and James Wu, Investor at First Round Capital. In addition to discussing the trends and opportunities in AI/ML investing, the panel will delve into the rise of prominent academic labs and how these labs have significantly influenced the current generative AI landscape. The speakers will also share their firms’ perspectives on the future of the industry and discuss specific investment themes they are excited about. The webinar will be conducted in an open-ended Q&A format, encouraging active participation from attendees. This is a unique opportunity to engage directly with experts and gain valuable insights into the rapidly evolving AI investment landscape. This webinar is free to all of OUP’s academic institution partners.
Register now.

New York Area Life Science Innovation Bootcamp Fall 2024
2024-11-06 08:00 - 11:30
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.
A/V Testing in Zoom Room will open at 8:30 AM EST.
The Entrepreneurial Lead must be able to attend all three workshop dates!
*Supported by New York NSF I-Corps Hub Award #2048498
Why participate in the Life Science Innovation Bootcamp?

Gain deep customer insights into the therapeutics, diagnostics, medical devices, and digital health markets, to better align their technology with real-world clinical and healthcare needs.
Receive guidance from experienced mentors, often experts in life sciences, who help navigate regulatory challenges and complex paths to commercialization in biotech or healthcare innovation.
Learn what it takes to turn your research into a startup company.
Identify commercial potential for your technology needed to submit an SBIR/STTR proposal to NIH, NSF, DoD, NASA and more for non-diluted funding
Acquire up to $1,500 in this Regional program for Customer Discovery related expenses such as traveling to conferences and industry trade shows

Academic-based research teams receive lineage and eligibility to apply for the $50,000 I-Corps Grant to participate in the NSF National I-Corps Teams Program
Full program details here.
Application form here.

Cross-Campus Innovation Exchange | Climate & Energy
2026-01-23 12:00 - 17:00 | Cornell Tech, New York City, 2 West Loop Road, New York, NY, 10044, United States
Campus Climate Tech and Columbia Climate Fund are bringing together a critical mass of faculty, postdocs, PhDs, and Masters & undergrad engineering student leaders focused on advancing climate tech across top research institutions in the Northeast.

​Meet your peers across departments and other universities

​Network with potential employers

​Explore opportunities for collaboration on research and startup ventures

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​There will be:
​1) Opening address by our lead sponsor: NY Ventures
​2) Panels on commercializing university research
​3) Major industry players will pitch the innovation areas where they see the greatest opportunity for academia & startups to advance
​4) Opportunities to present your research
​5) A workshop to match with your future co-founder and a primer on techno-economic analyses
​6) Panel on climate tech resources and initiatives being driven across NYC
​7) Plenty of networking time at the venue and an after party at 6:30 pm at Granny Annie’s Bar & Kitchen located next door.
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