Join Lab 101 to learn how scientific companies operate, how their specialized functions translate into facilities, and how they make real estate decisions. This event discusses the types of wet lab spaces vital for research and development while enabling you to better navigate the key considerations of a tenant build-out, including layout, specialized equipment, …
Register to attend a free NIH webinar. Attendees will learn about a new targeted immunotherapy pancreatic cancer treatment centered on the Glypican-1 (GPC1) cell surface heparan sulfate proteoglycan protein which is overexpressed in pancreatic cancer. The webinar will be presented by Dr. Mitchell Ho, Deputy Chief, NCI Laboratory of Molecular Biology. Webinar overview: The inventors …
The BEAM Career Fair is primarily marketed to students pursing Biomedical Engineering and/or Engineering Mechanics degrees but is open to all disciplines at Virginia Tech. This fair is a great opportunity to recruit not only for full-time positions at both the undergraduate and graduate level, but for internships and co-ops, as well. Note: When registering for the fair, please ensure …
REGISTRATION IS OPEN – AGENDA AVAILABLE! Members $395 – NonMember $595 Virginia Bio Members receive $100 off the nonmember rate. Please reach out to Caron Trumbo to find out how.
BioSpark Virginia is a competitive live pitch event for Virginia life sciences start-ups, co-sponsored and organized by CvilleBioHub and the University of Virginia Licensing and Ventures Group (LVG). After an application process, 8 companies will be invited to deliver an eight-minute pitch before a panel of judges and an audience of life sciences investors. Participating …
Join CvilleBioHub and UVA Licensing & Ventures for the second edition of the BioDiscovery Summit, a festive gathering of researchers, entrepreneurs, and life science professionals. This in-person event will take place on Thursday, October 12, 2023 at 5:30 pm at the Irving Theater in Charlottesville. Enjoy extensive networking and a program featuring exciting flash talks from local CEOs, and a keynote conversation …
Biotech Fair – Fall 2023 Recruiters from corporate, government, education and non-profit organizations will attend this event to discuss full-time and/or internship opportunities with UVA students from all schools and majors. Strategically placed in the middle of the fall semester, this event provides an excellent opportunity to initiate, or expand upon, your recruitment efforts …
Hear experts discuss various forms of early-stage seed funding for health tech and health IT technology development. The funding needs, pathways to market, customer discovery, and commercialization goals for these technologies are much different than biotech and other life science technologies. This panel will discuss various funding sources and support for health tech and health …
SBIR Intro Webinar — The Basics of America’s Seed Fund This webinar will present an overview of the Federally funded Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) programs, commonly known as “America’s Seed Fund”. The program awards over $4B annually to small, US based companies to perform early stage R&D. The goal of SBIR is to commercialize or transition …
Join us to discuss the Future of Diagnostics with Dr. Eric Van Gieson, who brings 25 years in the field and most recently served as Program Manager at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). During his five years with the Agency, Dr. Van Gieson initiated programs to use host-based methods to mitigate the impacts of …
Bacchus Therapeutics: From Bench to Startup Scientists are constantly coming up with brilliant ideas. We are pleased that Bacchus Therapeutics is based on an innovative idea that has led to commercialization and investment. This event is meant to explore the pathway from bench to startup, through telling the Bacchus story. Dr. Arvin Gouw, founding CEO …
Open to all tech businesses, employees, technologists, and anyone interested in our region’s tech and startup scene. We do ask that you RSVP via Eventbrite so we know you’re coming.
Angel Academy CVA: Investment Fundamentals + Angel Group Connections Friday, October 13, 2023 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM Venture Central presents its first collaborative in-person Angel Academy in partnership with the Angel Capital Association, Charlottesville Angel Network, CAV Angels, and the Charlottesville Business Innovation Council. Learn angel investing from fundamentals to term sheets, and de-risking …
Learn how to obtain non-dilutive funding from and build relationships with the DoD!
REGISTER NOW 2023 VASEM Summit 2023 VASEM Annual Summit Sponsored by VIPC Celebrating VASEM and Virginia ‘s Smart Communities October 9, 2023 Evening VIP Event October 10, 2023 Richmond Marriott The Academy will be celebrating innovation and provide an inside look at Virginia’s Smart Community initiatives which have been recognized worldwide as being at the …
Join CvilleBioHub for a free lunch & learn presentation about accessing non-dilutive funding grants from the SBIR and STTR. The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs are highly competitive programs that encourage domestic small businesses to engage in Federal Research/Research and Development (R/R&D) with the potential for commercialization. During …
The Department of Defense and its participating components award over $2B annually in SBIR/STTR funding. This 5 hour, in depth live WORKSHOP presents proposal preparation tips for those who want to learn more about planning and preparing a DOD SBIR/STTR submission for an upcoming opportunity. The DOD SBIR 23.3 and STTR.C are set to be released on …
Building Your Startup Narrative The importance of storytelling in shaping perceptions of your business, and building company culture. Why telling your best story should be part of an intentional communications strategy. Digital presence and branding – what are the tradeoffs and some tips for avoiding disaster? Leadership charisma matters, but how do you walk the …
Rametrix Technologies Inc: Molecular Urinalysis as a Disease and Drug Screening Tool Dr. John Robertson, President and CEO of Rametrix Technologies, will discuss how the company’s Raman spectroscopy-based platform has the potential to improve medical care and outcomes. He will explain how the company designs and engineers around its spectroscopy platform which can be used …
Join us in welcoming Sally Allain, the Head of Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JLABS @ Washington, DC. With experience supporting biotech startups and external partnering for Johnson & Johnson Innovation, Allain will share her insights on the different features and value available at a healthcare and life sciences incubator, including what an application process …
We know that life science companies buy Directors & Officers coverage. But for many who are just starting their companies or are still in the building phase, the why is not always clear. Life science is a risky business but we also know that it is an innovative and health-altering mission. So how do we …
Register and join to learn about a new T-cell receptor (TCR) that targets CD22, being developed by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) as a cellular immunotherapy for the treatment of lymphomas and leukemias. CD22 TCR-T cells cleared leukemia at clinically relevant doses without causing systemic cytokine elevation. This webinar will discuss (i) novel CD22 specific …
We look forward to another great evening with our vibrant, collaborative, and innovative Bio community in a new location this month! Join us for Bio & Beer on Thursday, May 25th from 4:30 P.M. to 6:30 P.M in Ashburn. Dr. Crystal Icenhour is a scientist, businessperson, and entrepreneur with over 15 years of biotechnology industry experience. As an expert in infectious disease, she …