When:
Thursday, Oct 26, 2017 6:00p -
9:00p

Where:
Massachusetts Biotechnology Council
300 Technology Square
Cambridge, MA 02139

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Admission:
$15.00

Categories:
Business, Food, Innovation, Lectures & Conferences, Meetup, Tech

Event website:
https://innovationbiooct2017.eventbrite.com

Innovation Bioscience Initiative:
Innovation Bioscience is a training and incubation initiative focused on bridging the gap between biomedical research and healthcare need. The Deep Dives in Entrepreneurship series provides an opportunity to highlight upcoming training opportunities as well as learn from and connect with the vibrant start-up community of Greater Boston.


This session of Deep Dives in Entrepreneurship will focus on resources for life science start-ups. Getting a new start-up running is challenging enough but when you are a life science start-up this could present with an additional array of diverse resource challenges. Our panel presenters led by life science industry veteran Dr. Joanne Kamens will dive deep into the vast and dynamic resources available to life science start-ups in and around the greater Boston area.


Deep Dives Entrepreneurship Speakers:
1) Panel Moderator: Joanne Kamens, PhD, Executive Director at Addgene - Addgene is a mission-driven, non-profit dedicated to facilitating collaboration in the scientific community. Dr. Kamens spent 15 years in the pharmaceutical industry at Abbott Research Center and moved into the biotechnology sector as Senior Director of Research Collaborations at RXi Pharmaceuticals and founded the Massachusetts chapter of the Association for Women in Science (AWIS).
2) Seth Taylor, PhD, Co-Founder and CFO Mass Innovation Labs - Mass Innovation Labs offers a new approach to providing research scientists with an on-demand, pharma-grade research environment to accelerate scientific discovery and therapeutic commercialization. A serial entrepreneur Dr. Taylor also co-founded the popular networking event for life science professionals called Biotech Tuesday.
3) Allison Yost, MS, Associate at the MIT Engine, and Co-Director MIT Hacking Medicine - The MIT Engine looks to support early-stage teams and companies bringing scientific and technological breakthroughs to market. Allison is also the co-director of the MIT Hacking Medicine program and supported events that helped address some of healthcare's biggest challenges.
4) Meredith Fisher, PhD, Partner, Partners Innovation Fund - Partners Innovation Fund provides the necessary support to advance innovations in medical systems, therapy, drugs and medical devices. Previously, Dr. Fisher was in the private office at Bracebridge Capital serving as Director of Private Investments where she led investments in early-stage life science companies.
5) John Harthorne, MBA, Founder, and CEO of MassChallenge – Taking No equity and not-for-profit, MassChallenge helps entrepreneurs across any industry and reward the highest-impact startups through a competition to win a portion of several million dollars in equity-free cash awards. The Boston Business Journal has identified John as one of Boston's 50 Most Influential Business Leaders and the World Economic Forum elected John as one of the 2013 Young Global Leaders.
6) Travis A. McCready, JD President & CEO Massachusetts Life Science Center - Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC), is a $1 billion public-private partnership with the mission of advancing the life sciences sector in Massachusetts. Previously, Mr. McCready served as the Vice President for Programs at The Boston Foundation, directing the Foundation’s grants and community investment strategy to benefit the people of Greater Boston. In 2009, he was named one of Boston’s top “40 under 40” young business leaders by the Boston Business Journal.


Please join us for an amazing evening of the science entrepreneurship and networking. Event pre-registration is required with event sign-in beginning at 6:00 PM. Light food and refreshments will be provided. *Event subject to change.

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