Biocom and AdvaMed are hosting a day-long conference exploring the implications of healthcare reform and its impact on the medical device industry. This event will outline the latest important developments on healthcare reform, telehealth, reimbursement, regulatory, intellectual property and financing strategies. Register online here.
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HIVE.mobile: Interactive Design for Mobile Devices
Now that Internet-enabled devices are in nearly every pocket or purse, design and development for the mobile platform has rapidly become a key sector of interactive design. Join us for an evening focused on the design and development of applications, websites, and experiences for mobile devices. Leaders from companies in both the design and mobile … Continue reading “HIVE.mobile: Interactive Design for Mobile Devices”
The Early-Stage Life Sciences Technology Conference VI
Here’s a one stop shop for pitching your newly developed technology to investors. This Massachusetts Technology Transfer Center event brings research institutions and newly formed companies to present their technologies to angel investors, venture capitalists, and corporate investors. Check out the website for company qualifications and registration information.
HeLa Book Discussion
The riveting story of Henrietta Lacks and the HeLa cells is also a story of bioethics, informed consent, and the Institutional Review Boards whose duty it is to protect human research subjects while advancing the field of medicine. Please join us for a discussion of “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” hosted by the Northwest … Continue reading “HeLa Book Discussion”
Providence Geek Dinner
Providence Geeks, a Rhode Island innovation group, meets roughly every month for dinners, but March’s event has something special in store. Geeks co-founders (and brothers) Jack and Chris Templin will unveil a business endeavor of their own: Lockify, a web-based system for the safe sharing of sensitive information. You can RSVP to this one on … Continue reading “Providence Geek Dinner”
An Industry Insider and Veteran Consumer Recap the CTIA Wireless 2010 Show
Wireless industry veteran Andy Abramson, the CEO of Comunicano, and TV personality and wireless technology enthusiast Sam “The Cooking Guy” Zien will offer their perspectives from inside and outside the wireless industry’s annual conference. CommNexus has organized this entertaining and informative presentation—and more information is available online. Registration begins at 5:30, or you can register … Continue reading “An Industry Insider and Veteran Consumer Recap the CTIA Wireless 2010 Show”
Start Here Open House: Vivox
These startup open houses sure do run the gamut. Tune in this time to Vivox, a Natick company that delivers voice-chatting platforms for online games. As always, registration is free for this New England Venture Capital Association event.
Start Here Open House: RatePoint
You’re invited to this free startup open house at RatePoint. Learn how the company helps small and medium businesses use customer reviews and feedback to their sales and marketing advantage, at another event organized by the New England Venture Capital Association. Sign up for free online!
Babson Healthcare & Life Sciences Club 7th Annual Industry Forum
Check out the entrepreneurial opportunities in healthcare, at this Babson Healthcare & Life Sciences Club event. Panels will cover the influence of funding, IT, reform, and social media on the industry, and the CEOs of Vertex Pharmaceuticals and Athenahealth will serve as keynote speakers. Register online.
PAX East “Made in MA” Party
PAX, the three-day game festival, is on its way to Boston, so meet up the night before it starts for a party that celebrates that $2 billion gaming industry in Massachusetts! You can register here for this networking event, hosted by the Mass. Technology Leadership Council.
MTLC Breakfast Seminar: Leveraging Marketing Resources for Maximum Revenue Growth
Calling all tech marketers: come learn about strategies for maximizing revenue, including the use of social media and diversifying across media platforms, at this breakfast seminar held by the Mass. Technology Leadership Council. Register here.
PharmaVentures’ Thought Leadership Conference: Pharmaceutical Deal Making After the Economic Crisis
Take a look at the big deals in pharma over the past year, and learn what it all means in the context of the tumultuous economy, at this PharmaVentures conference. The event features a panel of executives from top-name drug companies and another with private equity investors in the biotech space. Email to RSVP.
Babson Energy & Environmental Conference 2010- Sustainability in Action
Come check out how your company can use sustainable strategies to strengthen business and drive profits all while helping the planet, at this energy and environment conference at Babson College. Seminars and panels (one of which will be facilitated by NPR’s Tom Ashbrook) will explore clean tech strategies and the companies implementing them. Register on … Continue reading “Babson Energy & Environmental Conference 2010- Sustainability in Action”
UW Business Plan Competition
The University of Washington’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, part of the Foster School of Business, is holding the investment round of its annual Business Plan Competition on April 28. This is the marquee event of the year for the center, and has awarded prizes of $812,000 over the past 12 years. The investment round … Continue reading “UW Business Plan Competition”
UW Environmental Innovation Challenge
The University of Washington’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, part of the Foster School of Business, is holding its annual Environmental Innovation Challenge on April 1. This event pulls together interdisciplinary teams of students to develop business plans for new cleantech companies, and to compete for a $10,000 prize. For more information, click here.
World TB Day
Become part of the solution to eliminate TB. Take the first step by joining an interactive discussion about TB led by scientists, persons affected by TB, community leaders and members of the Washington State TB Advisory Council. This free public event will be held from 6 to 8 pm on March 24 at Olympic Sculpture … Continue reading “World TB Day”
Lee Hood and Neurosurgeon Greg Foltz on Curing Cancer
Leroy Hood, the president of the Institute for Systems Biology, and Greg Foltz, a brain cancer specialist at the Swedish Neuroscience Institute, will speak about their new campaign to cure cancer. The event will run from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm on June 15 at the Washington Athletic Club. Tickets are $20. For more information, … Continue reading “Lee Hood and Neurosurgeon Greg Foltz on Curing Cancer”
Algae World Summit: From the Lab to Commercial Scale
The algae-biofuels industry is pushing to take technology from the laboratory to commercial-scale plants, which is the theme of this three-day conference in Del Mar, CA. Key industry players attending the event include algae biofuels refiners, oil and chemical companies, utilities, industrial carbon dioxide generators, financiers, transportation companies, and government officials. More information and online … Continue reading “Algae World Summit: From the Lab to Commercial Scale”
Introduction to Intellectual Property with the Sughrue Mion Law Firm
An understanding of intellectual property is essential to companies, universities, entrepreneurs, researchers and inventors. Anyone involved in innovation—from gene therapy treatments to surfboard designs—needs to know what their IP is and how to protect it. This introductory program will explain that and focus specifically on the patent process, including strategies for protecting IP on a … Continue reading “Introduction to Intellectual Property with the Sughrue Mion Law Firm”
New Frontiers in Life Sciences Analytics
Leaders in life sciences analytics from Pfizer, Centocor/Johnson & Johnson, and U.C. San Diego offer their insights in how analytics is transforming life sciences, healthcare, biotechnology, and related research. San Diego is on the cutting edge in applying new information technology tools. The San Diego Software Industry Council has organized this event to highlight research … Continue reading “New Frontiers in Life Sciences Analytics”
Wireless Life Sciences Alliance Commercialization Day
Commercialization Day, which is open to the public, follows a two-day, invitation-only wireless health investor’s meeting & convergence summit. The all-day event is intended to provide insights into the most promising opportunities in the convergence of wireless technology, healthcare, clinical trials, medical devices, and diagnostics. Get yourself invited to the invitation-only sessions, and get more … Continue reading “Wireless Life Sciences Alliance Commercialization Day”
Managing Growth When Your Light Remains Under a Bushel
More than two-thirds of the products made by San Diego’s D&K Engineering are complex electromechanical devices that were developed confidentially for the military and major manufacturers. The engineering company has grown to $50 million in revenues through “word-of-mouth” marketing. Now D&K Engineering is considering worldwide expansion. The San Diego MIT Enterprise Forum explores what key … Continue reading “Managing Growth When Your Light Remains Under a Bushel”
NWEN Breakfast Buzz: Funding, the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Info and registration here. Who: What keeps you up at night? How to fund your business tops the list for many entrepreneurs, and never more than in 2010. Hit with a barrage of funding (or not so much funding) options, how do you choose: bootstrapping, debt, angel and VC financing, other? What better way than … Continue reading “NWEN Breakfast Buzz: Funding, the Good, the Bad and the Ugly”
NWEN Think Tank: Space Exploration and Earthbound Technology
Info and registration here. Space research has always pushed the limits of what was achievable, and continues to be fertile ground for commercial spin offs and opportunities for entrepreneurs. How has space exploration led to new and transformative solutions to earth bound problems? Join us and find out how research and products developed for space … Continue reading “NWEN Think Tank: Space Exploration and Earthbound Technology”
The Resurrection of Project Finance Panel
Examine the ways clean energy entrepreneurs can get around the lack of capital they so often encounter, at this event sponsored by the New England Clean Energy Council. A panel of CEOs, investors, consultants, and lawyers in the clean energy space will discuss financial incentives, and debt and equity structures that project developers should consider … Continue reading “The Resurrection of Project Finance Panel”
TechFlash Live: The Future of Advertising
Registration and info here. As the economy recovers, advertising is at a crossroads, with digital innovations creating better ways for companies to reach their customers and build their brands using everything from traditional websites to video games. In the meantime, many technology startups are faced with a dilemma — bet the future of their businesses … Continue reading “TechFlash Live: The Future of Advertising”
Start Here Open House: HubSpot
Start your morning with breakfast at Cambridge’s HubSpot, makers of software to help small businesses get discovered by shoppers on the Web. CEO and founder Brian Halligan will talk about why his company got its start in the Bay State, at this startup open house organized by the New England Venture Capital Association. Register for … Continue reading “Start Here Open House: HubSpot”
Start Here Open House: Kiva Systems
Check out the makers of the robots that are working the distribution centers of retailers from Staples to Walgreens to Gap. Kiva Systems will open its Woburn facility for a tour and demonstration to reveal what goes into its robotic order fulfillment system.
WTIA Spring Energy Technology Series: Smart Grid
Info and registration here. Heard all the buzz about “Clean Tech” but don’t know the facts? Starting your own energy tech business and need connections to potential customers, partners or investors? Interested in working in the energy technology industry but don’t know where to navigate? Then G.E.T. Smart — at our WTIA Spring Energy Technology … Continue reading “WTIA Spring Energy Technology Series: Smart Grid”
MIT Enterprise Forum Start-up Clinic
Here’s another installment of the MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge’s start-up clinics, where startup CEOs dish on their businesses and get audience feedback. This one will highlight Neotron, developers of neutron detectors, and Teravio, a company developing THz sensor technology. Register online.
MIT Sloan BioInnovations 2010 Conference
This year’s BioInnovations conference, sponsored by the MIT Sloan BioMedical Business Club, brings together more than 300 healthcare pioneers to discuss life sciences technology, policy, and commercialization. Xconomy is partnering on this event, which will feature CEOs, academics, consultants, and investors from names such as Microsoft, Partners HealthCare System, Genzyme, and Vertex Pharmaceuticals. Register here.
Inaugural Meeting of San Diego Entrepreneurs Exchange
Moderator Scott Thacher, CEO of Orphagen Pharmaceuticals, will lead a panel discussion on “How I Started My Company and Why” with company founders Richard Lin of Explora Biolabs, Gonul Velicelebi of CalciMedica, Jiwu Wang of Allele Biotech, and Douglas Lappi of Advanced Targeting Systems. Attendance is free; donations welcome. More information is available online here.
A Non-Invasive Window Into the Brain
Severe neuropathologies are usually diagnosed after significant, largely irreversible brain damage already has occurred. Hear Philip Low, the founding chairman and CEO of NeuroVigil, whose goal is to reliably provide access to patients’ own brain health in real time. He has developed groundbreaking computational techniques that allow for a rapid quantification, analysis, and classification of … Continue reading “A Non-Invasive Window Into the Brain”
Game Strategy: Seeing Two Moves Beyond Console, Online, Mobile
More than 50 percent of the game industry’s $60 billion in annual revenue has traditionally been generated by three companies: Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo. But now the landscape is shifting as new game platforms and categories are introduced almost daily. The San Diego Venture Group hosts a panel discussion about the gaming industry, which has … Continue reading “Game Strategy: Seeing Two Moves Beyond Console, Online, Mobile”
San Diego’s Successes and Challenges in Translational Research
Gary Firestein, UCSD’s dean of translational medicine, and Beth Anne Baber, co-founder and CEO of The Nicholas Conor Institute for Pediatric Cancer Research, discuss new paradigms in applying translational medicine and translational research as a catalyst. More information is available here.
Seattle 2.0 Awards
Registration and info here Marcelo Calbucci’s blog post here. Technology startups have been the birthplace of some of the biggest changes in our way of life this century, from how we buy houses to how we manage our family photos, from how we entertain ourselves on the Web to how we run our businesses. The … Continue reading “Seattle 2.0 Awards”
Lemelson-MIT Student Prize Ceremony
Come see the work entered in the 16th annual $30,000 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize competition, which recognizes collegiate innovators and looks to support future entrepreneurs. The free event features presentations by the award winners, and a celebratory reception.
Show Me the Money (Social Games Seattle)
How to Properly Monetize Your Social Game Info and registration here. Show Me The Money, presented by Social Games Seattle, is THE event in the Pacific Northwest to show you how to properly monetize your social games. By offering high-level keynotes and discussions, as well as networking with other social game developers and game executives, … Continue reading “Show Me the Money (Social Games Seattle)”
Global Health Dialogues
What is the best part of any scientific conference you have attended? The seminars? Nope. The poster sessions? No way! The plenary speech? You have to be kidding. The vendors? Not much swag in this economy. The best part of any conference is sitting around the table at a restaurant or pub discussing the latest … Continue reading “Global Health Dialogues”
Using Analytics to Design a Better User Experience
The San Diego Software Industry has organized this event and recruited speakers from Certona, Adobe’s Omniture business unit, Social Media 404, and FICO to explain how to use analytics to design a user experience to meet your business needs. Registration begins at 5:30 p.m., or register online here.
What Angel Investing is All About
This full-day seminar provides an overview of the angel investing process, including the details of finding, evaluating, and structuring deals, and developing angel-entrepreneur relationships. This highly interactive program provides practical information on best practices in angel investing. More information and online registration is here.
Through the Looking Glass to Biotech’s Future
Biocom celebrates its very merry un-birthday at a very merry dinner party. The nonprofit group plans to take San Diego’s biotech and medical device industries through the looking glass, to view what the future has in store for the life sciences industry. Online registration is here.
How to Deliver a Presentation
This full-day workshop on the art of the presentation offers participants an opportunity to practice, get feedback, watch a videotapes of their presentations, and one-on-one coaching for each participant. Learn how to quickly plan for any presentation, deliver clear and concise presentations, deliver a presentation in a way that connects with scientific and non-scientific audiences. … Continue reading “How to Deliver a Presentation”
Undertanding the Venture Capital Term Sheet
What is a pre-money valuation? Should you accept funding from a venture capital firm if it is offered on a fully participating preferred basis? Join Connect, Finistere Ventures, and the McDermott Will & Emery law firm as they provide guidance on the art of negotiating a VC term sheet and how these terms affect a … Continue reading “Undertanding the Venture Capital Term Sheet”
Social Media Marketing: What’s Smart and What’s Not
Global marketer Qualcomm is using Social Media Marketing to achieve very specific goals and objectives. Cherry Park, Qualcomm’s director of digital marketing, explains how and why Qualcomm is using Social Media Marketing. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m., or you can register online here.
Breakfast Seminar: Enernet: Internet Lessons for Solving Energy featuring Bob Metcalfe
Think the Internet has no place in solving the world’s energy problems? Think again. Ethernet inventor and Polaris partner Bob Metcalfe will explain how the lessons learned in building the Internet (particularly when it comes to networking) can be applied to meeting needs for clean and cheap energy, at this Mass. Technology Leadership Council breakfast … Continue reading “Breakfast Seminar: Enernet: Internet Lessons for Solving Energy featuring Bob Metcalfe”
Alliance of Angels 10-Minute Pitch Clinic
Get inside tips on how to hone a 10-minute business pitch in order to wow angel investors, at this interactive workshop held by the Alliance of Angels. Hear the group’s ideas on best practices for pitches, and get direct feedback on the messaging surrounding your startup. Buy your ticket here.
Leveraging New and Emerging Technologies to Enable Patient-Centered Primary Care
Learn about the role technology plays in the shift to patient-centric primary care, where patients take greater responsibility for their own healthcare treatments and management. Panelists at this Mass. Technology Leadership Council event will discuss the technologies and tools surrounding medical record keeping and information exchange. Register on the Eventbrite site.
Accelerating Start-Up Growth: Seed Funding Models Helping Entrepreneurs Launch Sustainable Businesses
Learn the pros and cons of early stage seed funding models that have risen up as an alternative to venture capital, at this roundtable discussion put on by the MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge. Investors and entepreneurs will discuss what conditions lead to successes or failures for startups that go this route. Registration is here.
Ignite Clean Energy Competition 2010 Kickoff
It’s here: the official launch of this year’s Ignite Clean Energy (ICE) competition, a team-based business plan contest for entrepreneurs in clean energy. Get an overview of what this year’s competition will look like, hear from past competitors, and link up with potential teammates. Register here