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Welcome to Ignite Connect 2024: Accelerating Impact

About the Event

Join us at Ignite Connect 2024 for a groundbreaking experience. This event is the convergence point for the most innovative technologies and fresh venture ideas born from the Ignite gap funding program and Cornell’s dynamic innovation ecosystem.

Get ready to engage with a diverse network of industry pioneers, savvy investors, and visionary entrepreneurs. Our event is more than just a meeting of minds; it’s a platform where partnerships are forged, and future technologies take flight.

Join us on Wednesday, January 31st, 2024, at noon, on this one-of-a-kind virtual connection.

12:00 – 12:05 PM

Welcome by Alice Li, Ph.D. ’98, CLP, Executive Director, Center for Technology Licensing (CTL) at Cornell University

12:05 – 12:20 PM

Opening Remarks by Krystyn Van Vliet, Ph.D., Vice President of Research & Innovation at Cornell University

12:20 – 12:50 PM

Executive Interview: Innovating for Impact

With Peggy Koenig ’78, Chair of Executive Committee Cornell BOT and Chair Emeritus of Abry Partners, LLC, and Greeshma Gadikota, Ph.D., Co-founder of  Carbon To Stone and Associate Professor, Croll Sesquicentennial Fellow, Civil and Environmental Engineering at Cornell University

12:50 – 2:15 PM

Pitch Sessions: Dive into any of the five concurrent sessions depending on your expertise of interest.

Track 1
Therapeutics & Vaccines
Presenters

Track 2
Diagnostics & Biotech Tools
Presenters

Track 3
MedTech & Digital Health
Presenters

Track 4
Materials & Energy
Presenters

Track 5
High Tech & Hardware
Presenters

2:15 – 3:00 PM

Networking: connect one-on-one with:

• Presenters
• CTL’s Business Development Team
• Incubator Partners from
  • The Center for Life Science Ventures
  • The Praxis Center for Venture Development
  • The Runway Startups Program
  • BioVenture eLab