Advancing Scientific Discovery Through External Collaborations Join Pitt’s Office of Industry and Economic Partnerships and Pfizer for a discussion on Pfizer’s Emerging Science & Innovation organization and ways they collaborate with academia to advance scientific discoveries. Topics Include: How Pfizer partners with academia Examples of existing Pitt partnerships Pre-clinical research collaboration Scientific areas of focus […]
Join the Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence's PantherLabWorks and JPMorgan Chase for a Happy Hour and Fireside Chat with a a panel of entrepreneurs as they discuss the challenges and opportunities of hiring, developing and retaining veteran talent. Register
Katie Booth is a writer, ghostwriter, and editor whose work has appeared in The Believer, Harper's Magazine, McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern, and elsewhere, and has been recognized by Longform, Longreads, and Best American Essays. She has received fellowships from the Massachusetts Historical Society, and the Library of Congress. Her first book, The Invention of Miracles: Language, Power, and Alexander Graham Bell’s Quest to […]
Come celebrate student innovation & entrepreneurship at Pitt with the Big Idea Center during our Student Innovation Showcase. Throughout the evening, we will highlight student and team accomplishments as well as present the awards for our 2023 Randall Family Big Idea Competition and Spirit of Entrepreneurship prize. Join us for our formal presentation followed by […]
Clifford P. Brangwynne, PhD, June K. Wu ’92 Professor of Engineering and professor of chemical and biological engineering at Princeton University, will present the 2023 Dickson Prize in Medicine Lecture, “Living Droplets: A Liquid Phase Paradigm for Biological Organization,” on Friday, May 12 at 3 p.m. in the Frick Fine Arts Building (livestream link: https://pitt.zoom.us/j/99561707371). […]
You are invited to join the 2023 Pittsburgh Gene Therapy Bootcamp for weekly public lectures, starting this Friday, August 25th. These lectures will be followed by light refreshments and a meet-and-greet with the speaker. We have an incredible lineup of speakers for this pilot season of the PGTB program, starting with Dr. Joseph Martel, who will […]
Learn the ins and outs of staffing your startup with attorneys from K&L Gates.
This recurring monthly event at LifeX is intended to ignite connections and fortuitous collisions among Pittsburgh’s network of life science and health tech ecosystem! The February event features Eric Lagasse and Paolo Fontes of Pitt startup LyGenesis, currently in clinical trials for its therapy to grow functional liver tissue inside lymph nodes.
Learn about how to apply for SBIR/STTR grants in this one hour virtual workshop hosted by Cornell University. Ready to secure non-dilutive funding to take your startup to the next level? Join Kirk Macolini, President of InteliSpark, LLC, for this virtual workshop providing insights into the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small […]
Course Overview In this ~month long virtual course (April 1 - May 1), researchers working on a deep tech innovation “get out of your comfort zone” and talk with customers (virtually) to identify the best product-market fit. You may apply with a team of 1-3 people. Teams may not split attendance between members. Please only […]
Learn about the legal and economic/business issues associated with raising funds for your startup.
Join in a fun negotiation exercise where you play the role of a startup investor in a session led by experienced startup legal experts from K&L Gates.