Events
Oct
21
FoundHer Stories | A Fireside Chat with Mariana Matus
Online - 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Northwestern University's Querrey InQbation Lab is hosting the FoundHer Stories series to amplify the startup stories of women scientist entrepreneurs.
Learn about Dr. Mariana Matus experience spinning out Biobot Analytics in 2017 from her doctoral research at MIT while working with Prof. Eric Alm. Dr. Matus will share how her company analyzes sewage with molecular technologies and AI to provide early warning of population health threats across the globe.
While the FoundHer Stories series is focused on supporting women innovators and entrepreneurs, all are welcome to register.
Please register in advance.
OUR SPEAKER
Mariana Matus, Ph.D., is the co-founder and CEO of Biobot Analytics. Originally from Mexico City, Mariana received her PhD from the Department of Biological Engineering at MIT in Computational Biology, where she specialized in the emerging field of wastewater epidemiology. In addition to her doctoral studies, Mariana co-founded the MIT Underworlds Smart Sewers Project, leading the vision and funding for a $4M interdisciplinary research project with collaborators from MIT s Department of Urban Studies and Planning. This work led to the creation of Biobot Analytics and set the scientific foundation for Biobot s wastewater platform, which is now serving the CDC and communities across all 50 US states. Mariana plans to expand Biobot s venture backed platform, which has secured $30M in funding, into countries all over the globe. Dr. Matus has been recognized for her leadership and entrepreneurial excellence through several awards. In 2020, she was named to the C&EN Trailblazing Women in Chemistry. She made Newsweek s list of America s 50 Greatest Disruptors in 2021, and their list of America s 50 Enterprising Idealists in 2022. Boston Globe named Dr. Matus #8 on their inaugural 50 Tech Power Players list for 2022, and most recently she was honored to be featured on the 2022 TIME100 NEXT list as an industry innovator.
https://northwestern.zoom.us/j/99718911344
Oct
30
Trienens-Q Cleantech Accelerator & Entrepreneurship Event
Evanston - 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Join the Paula M. Trienens Institute for Sustainability and the Innovation and New Ventures Office (INVO) to learn about opportunities and resources in sustainability and energy-related invention management.
Faculty and industry experts will share their insights on accelerator projects and translation opportunities in the cleantech space. Attendees will have an opportunity to participate in a facilitated panel discussion.
The event will be followed by a networking reception.
Location: Tech Institute J-wing Atrium J205
Date: Wednesday, October 30 4 - 6pm
Event Agenda:
4pm Opening Remarks | Trienens Institute
4:05pm INVO-Q current resources, programs, support | Sonia Kim Executive Director, Querrey InQbation Lab INVO
4:20pm Trienens-Q Accelerator and Entrepreneurship | Phillip Carter Director, Strategic Alliances INVO
4:30pm "Iron powders for hydrogen storage and CO2 utilization | Professor David Dunand Materials Science and Engineering
4:50pm Facilitated Discussion - Entrepreneurship opportunities and challenges | Gami Maislin Venture Partner Convergent Ventures | Shashank Churukanti Venture Associate Evergreen Climate Innovations | Ben Schlatka Partner Material Impact
5:30pm Refreshments and networking
About Guest Speakers
Shashank Churukanti is a Venture Associate at Evergreen Climate Innovations. Prior to joining the team, Shashank spent a decade at SpaceX, where he worked as a technical program manager on projects such as Avionics architecture of the Falcon 9 / Falcon Heavy launch vehicle, and a free-space electro-optical communication terminal. Shashank works on the investment team at Evergreen, where he analyzes new investment opportunities, conducts due diligence on prospective companies, analyzes market trends across a range of climate tech sectors, and provides consultation on product development for Evergreen s portfolio companies. Shashank received a dual bachelor s in Electrical Engineering & Economics from Northwestern University.
Dr. Gami Maislin is a Venture Partner at Convergent Ventures supporting the fund s sustainability strategy, bringing to the role more than 20 years of experience in new technology development and R&D team leadership across a wide range of physics-based hard tech. Prior to this role, Gami was an executive at the RTX Technology Research Center, leading a department of 7 different technology disciplines. She was also an Engineering Fellow and Raytheon Certified Architect at RTX in a wide range of leadership roles, including new energy technology company sourcing & partnering, and advanced technology concept development, prototyping and systems-level architecting. In the commercial world, Gami worked as a Principal Investigator in startup and small businesses. She is a frequent judge and reviewer for cleantech incubators and sits on the Board of Advisors of Seaman s Holdings, an office focused on financial and societal stability. She is a recipient of a Boston Business Journal Women to Watch in Science and Technology award. Gami earned her PhD in optical physics from the University of Rochester.
Ben Schlatka, Company Building Partner at Material Impact, has a mission to make founders and their companies successful while leveraging unique insights into new areas of investment and firm driven venture creation. Ben co-founded, served as the CEO and exited MC10, a pioneer in wearable sensors and new end point development in life science research (acquired by Dassault Systemes). He has spent his career specializing in deep tech, material science based commercialization at both mature and startup organizations. He began his career as a corporate intraprenuer at IBM, and then went on to grow a series of successful startups including Volunteer Solutions.org (Sold to the United Way) and Nantero (Sold to Lockheed Martin). He frequently lectures on the formation and commercialization of disruptive science-based businesses. Ben received his MBA from Harvard Business School and his BA, Business Administration & Political Science from University of Massachusetts-Amherst.
Oct
31
Renal Grand Rounds - Connie Rhee
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Join us every Thursday from 12:00 - 1:00 pm for an exciting variety of speakers presenting on a variety of topics but not limited to clinical nephrology, basic, clinical, and translational research, and innovation in kidney diseases.
Nov
13
Q Founder Series | Partnering 101 for Startups
Online - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Partnering in life sciences is a critical way to access capital/capabilities, validate product or platform, build reputation, commercialize products, and/or realize value but you can spend a lot of time getting nowhere with big companies. This webinar will provide the basics of how to approach business development, from strategy to structure to execution.
OUR SPEAKER
Rachel Sha is the CEO at Vaxess Technologies, a company focused on transforming the delivery of next generation therapies and vaccines with its proprietary transdermal, microarray patch.
Prior to Vaxess, she was an Operating Partner at Engine Ventures, a venture fund spun-out of MIT that invests in Tough Tech companies primarily in the Boston area. She advised companies and worked with the investment team in exploring investment themes, opportunities, and programming. Before her time in venture, she spent seventeen years at Genzyme and Sanofi. Her last role at the firm was the Global Vice President of Digital Strategy, Partnering and Governance at Sanofi where she led global strategy, business development, and governance of digital programs to transform Sanofi and healthcare. She and her team partnered with leaders such as Exscientia, Owkin, Ping An, Sema4, Evidation Health, TriNetX, Happify, Aetion amongst many others.
She has long been a supporter of developing women entrepreneurs and she served on the Life Sciences Council of Springboard Enterprises and is an executive sponsor of Mass Next Gen. She was recognized as a 2021 HBA Luminary. Rachel holds a BS from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Chemistry and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
https://northwestern.zoom.us/j/93041725442
Nov
14
Renal Grand Rounds - Annet Kirabo
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Join us every Thursday from 12:00 - 1:00 pm for an exciting variety of speakers presenting on a variety of topics but not limited to clinical nephrology, basic, clinical, and translational research, and innovation in kidney diseases.
Nov
21
Renal Grand Rounds - Daniel Weiner
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Join us every Thursday from 12:00 - 1:00 pm for an exciting variety of speakers presenting on a variety of topics but not limited to clinical nephrology, basic, clinical, and translational research, and innovation in kidney diseases.
Nov
25
Nephrology Well-Being Talk: Yara Mikhaeil-Demo
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Dr. Yara Demo is a seasoned Physician Coach dedicated to helping physicians excel in their careers and lead with resilience.
Dec
12
Renal Grand Rounds - Matthew Sampson
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Join us every Thursday from 12:00 - 1:00 pm for an exciting variety of speakers presenting on a variety of topics but not limited to clinical nephrology, basic, clinical, and translational research, and innovation in kidney diseases.
Dec
19
Renal Grand Rounds - Jennie Lin
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Join us every Thursday from 12:00 - 1:00 pm for an exciting variety of speakers presenting on a variety of topics but not limited to clinical nephrology, basic, clinical, and translational research, and innovation in kidney diseases.
Jan
09
Renal Grand Rounds - Stephen Persell
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Join us every Thursday from 12:00 - 1:00 pm for an exciting variety of speakers presenting on a variety of topics but not limited to clinical nephrology, basic, clinical, and translational research, and innovation in kidney diseases.
Jan
16
Renal Grand Rounds - David Chu
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Join us every Thursday from 12:00 - 1:00 pm for an exciting variety of speakers presenting on a variety of topics but not limited to clinical nephrology, basic, clinical, and translational research, and innovation in kidney diseases.
Jan
23
Renal Grand Rounds - Paul DeCaen
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Join us every Thursday from 12:00 - 1:00 pm for an exciting variety of speakers presenting on a variety of topics but not limited to clinical nephrology, basic, clinical, and translational research, and innovation in kidney diseases.
Jan
30
Renal Grand Rounds - Peds/Neph Case Conference
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Join us every Thursday from 12:00 - 1:00 pm for an exciting variety of speakers presenting on a variety of topics but not limited to clinical nephrology, basic, clinical, and translational research, and innovation in kidney diseases.
Feb
06
Renal Grand Rounds - Daniel Batlle
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Join us every Thursday from 12:00 - 1:00 pm for an exciting variety of speakers presenting on a variety of topics but not limited to clinical nephrology, basic, clinical, and translational research, and innovation in kidney diseases.
Feb
13
Renal Grand Rounds - Zahraa Hajjiri
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Join us every Thursday from 12:00 - 1:00 pm for an exciting variety of speakers presenting on a variety of topics but not limited to clinical nephrology, basic, clinical, and translational research, and innovation in kidney diseases.
Feb
20
Renal Grand Rounds - Jai Radhakrishnan
Online - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Join us every Thursday from 12:00 - 1:00 pm for an exciting variety of speakers presenting on a variety of topics but not limited to clinical nephrology, basic, clinical, and translational research, and innovation in kidney diseases.
Feb
20
Renal Grand Rounds - Jai Radhakrishnan
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Join us every Thursday from 12:00 - 1:00 pm for an exciting variety of speakers presenting on a variety of topics but not limited to clinical nephrology, basic, clinical, and translational research, and innovation in kidney diseases.
Mar
06
Renal Grand Rounds - Brent Miller
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Join us every Thursday from 12:00 - 1:00 pm for an exciting variety of speakers presenting on a variety of topics but not limited to clinical nephrology, basic, clinical, and translational research, and innovation in kidney diseases.
Mar
13
Renal Grand Rounds - Dinee Simpson
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Join us every Thursday from 12:00 - 1:00 pm for an exciting variety of speakers presenting on a variety of topics but not limited to clinical nephrology, basic, clinical, and translational research, and innovation in kidney diseases.
Mar
20
Renal Grand Rounds - Leonardo Riella
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Join us every Thursday from 12:00 - 1:00 pm for an exciting variety of speakers presenting on a variety of topics but not limited to clinical nephrology, basic, clinical, and translational research, and innovation in kidney diseases.
Apr
03
Renal Grand Rounds - David Cherney
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Join us every Thursday from 12:00 - 1:00 pm for an exciting variety of speakers presenting on a variety of topics but not limited to clinical nephrology, basic, clinical, and translational research, and innovation in kidney diseases.
Apr
17
Renal Grand Rounds - Arohan Subramanya
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Join us every Thursday from 12:00 - 1:00 pm for an exciting variety of speakers presenting on a variety of topics but not limited to clinical nephrology, basic, clinical, and translational research, and innovation in kidney diseases.