INNOVATION - LECTURE SERIES 1 INTRODUCTION - Brian McIlroy - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

INNOVATION ‘- LECTURE SERIES 1

INTRODUCTION ‘- Brian McIlroy Executive Director, Buffalo Institute for Genomics and Data Analytics (BIG) 2

Critical Path September 22, 2016 – January 2017 • A VilCap Communities Life Sciences Accelerator Program • 12 companies will participate in 10-day program designed to assist scalable life sciences startups • Participating companies will use a peer selection ‘- process to provide each other feedback on their businesses and choose two companies to receive a $50K investment from the Launch NY Seed Fund • To learn more about Critical Path, visit buffalo.edu/cbls 3

MEDTECH 2016 – September 26-28, 2016 • Join the largest gathering of executives and senior leaders from New York State’s bioscience and medical technology (Bio/Med) industry • Discover first-hand how to effectively innovate and what the upcoming election means to the Bio/Med industry though ‘- • thought-provoking keynotes from industry leaders and political analysts; • interactive panel discussions, including an exclusive Collaboration and Growth track; • and opportunities for networking and partnerships featuring a Tech Showcase. • Register today at medtech.org/events/medtech2016 4

Career Experience Program • Brought to you by the CBLS and NYS Center of Excellence in Materials Informatics • Real-world experience for UB undergraduate and graduate students ‘- • Life Sciences and manufacturing/engineering companies wanted to participate • Deadline to apply is Tuesday, September 27 th • Contact Sandra Small for more information at sksmall@buffalo.edu 5

Millennials in the Workforce – October 4 • 4 p.m. – 5 p.m. • @ dig at the Innovation Center 640 Ellicott Street ‘- Buffalo, NY • Featuring Frank Ciccia, president of the Illuminare Group • Food and beverages will be provided Millennial – a person reaching young adulthood around the year 2000 6

PANEL DISCUSSION ‘- Moderator: Marnie LaVigne, PhD President and CEO, Launch NY 7

Panelists • Asish Shah , PhD, Sr. Director, Orthopaedics R&D, Integer • Rory Curtis , PhD, VP of Discovery Biology and Pharmacology, Albany Molecular Research Institute (AMRI) ‘- • Erick Estrada , Dir. Of Marketing Eye and Acne Skin Care, The Mentholatum Company 8

THANK YOU! ‘- Questions? 9