Ignite Connect 2025: Accelerating Impact. February 4, 12-2 pm, Virtual. Logos for reserach & innovation, Corenll Center for Technology Licensing. Weblink: ct.cornell.edu/ignite

Welcome to Ignite Connect 2025: Accelerating Impact

About the Event

Join us at Ignite Connect 2025 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, February 4, 2025, at noon, on this one-of-a-kind virtual connection.

Schedule

12:00 – 12:10 p.m.

Welcome

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

Alice Li Showcase

12:10 – 12:25 p.m.

Ignite Connect Spotlight

Blake Stevens, Ph.D, ’05, Senior Vice President at Alexandria Venture Investments

Blake Stevens Headshot for Ignite Connect

12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

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

  • Therapeutics

  • MedTech

  • Energy and Environment

  • Engineering and Digital

Track 1: MedTech Presenters

Learn more about MedTech presenters.

Rache Simmons Headshot

Rache Simmons
Simmons Soft Tissue Implant for Lumpectomy

Conor Loy Headshot

Conor Loy
Romix Biosciences

Thomas Conroy Headshot

Thomas Conroy
SensVita

Tiffany St. Bernard
SOCAi Labs

Brandon Regensburger headshot

Brandon Regensburger
ExoPower

Alexa Schmitz Headshot

Alexa Schmitz
REEgen Inc.

Nabil Elkouh Headshot

Nabil Elkouh
Conamix Inc.

Jack Roe
DRYFIBER

Michael Choo Headshot

Michael Choo
Tu Therapeutics Inc.

Calyxis Marshall Headshot

Marshall Colville 
Calyxis

Ron Lennox Headshot

Ron Lennox
Adiutrix Therapeutics, Inc.

Evi Giannakakou Headshot

Paraskevi Giannakakou
ARMA BIO INC

Track 4: Engineering and Digital

Learn more about Engineering and Digital presenters.

Henry Haig Headshot

Henry Haig
Oscillate Photonics

Jon McCandless Headshot

Jon McCandless
Gallox Semiconductors Inc.

Raykar Headshot

Advait Raykar
Elm AI

Cheng Zhang Headshot

Cheng Zhang
SonicAI Labs

1:30-2:00 p.m.

Networking

Ignite External Committee Members

 

We would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to the Ignite Committee Members and Technology Advisors who generously volunteered their time and expertise to carefully evaluate the proposals submitted by applicants. We highly value your willingness to share your technical and market knowledge, which has greatly benefitted both the program and the selected projects. Your remarkable skills and dedication have enabled us to identify and guide projects that required funding to overcome critical barriers and achieve significant advancements toward de-risking the technologies. Your unwavering support is sincerely appreciated, and we look forward to continuing our partnership with you as we strive to make a positive impact in advancing Cornell’s innovation and growing entrepreneurship ecosystem.

Learn more about Ignite Committee Members and Technology Advisors here.

Partners

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CLSV logo
Jacobs logo
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Accelerate Cornell Innovation.
Ignite Commercialization and Venture