Do you have an idea for a medical device but aren’t sure what to do next or how to produce it? Join us in the brand-new BioVenture eLab for an exciting evening to discuss medical device innovation as we begin a new initiative to gather like-minded individuals interested in the field.

All backgrounds are encouraged to attend: i.e., surgeons, clinicians, researchers, business, graduate students, engineers etc.

Join us Tuesday, November 24 for a roundtable discussing healthcare entrepreneurship with entrepreneurs from JLABS @ NYC! This panel is part of the Weill Cornell Medicine Accelerating BioVenture Innovation (ABI) entrepreneurship training program that builds teams and business plans around patented technologies from Weill Cornell Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Rockefeller University.

Speakers include:

Erika Milczek, PhD, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Curie Co

Kwaku Owusu, MS/MBA, Founder & CEO, Drugviu

Maria Luisa Pineda, PhD, Co-founder & CEO, Envisagenics

Moderated by Stephen Pitt, PhD, Head of JLABS @ US North East

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

5:30-7:00PM

ABI is organized and sponsored by Weill Cornell Medicine’s BioVenture eLab and the Office of BioPharma Alliances & Research Collaborations.

Clear your calendar - It's going down! You're invited to take part in the festivities. Come one, come all, bring a guest, and hang loose. This is going to be epic!

Starting your own business and picking the right niche in no time

We are excited to announce that Bioventure eLab, which is part of the Biopharma Alliances & Research Collaborations, is collaborating with AmplifyHer Ventures to announce a unique competition open exclusively to Weill Cornell associated companies, led or founded by a woman. Our collaborator, AmplifyHer, will make an investment of up to $50K into a startup based on a technology developed by a woman scientist, or with a female in a leadership role at the company. The winner will be announced at our Startup Symposium in late February.

The selection committee includes:

Tricia Black, Partner, AmplifyHer Ventures

Meghan Cross, Cornell ‘08, Partner, AmplifyHer Ventures

Howard Morgan, PhD ‘68, Chairman, B Capital Group

Scott Nolan, Cornell ‘03, MEng ‘04, Partner, Founders Fund

Beckie Robertson, Cornell ‘82, Managing Director, Versant Ventures

Apply here

Important Dates

Competition Announced: December 3, 2020

Applications Due: January 15, 2021

Diligence Meetings: Jan 15 - February 2021

Finalists Selected: February, 2021

Winners Notified : ~1 week before showcase

Winner Presentations at Startup Symposium: February, 2021