Yale Life Sciences PitchFest 2023
The annual Yale Life Sciences Pitchfest is a one-day event showcasing Yale faculty-led breakthrough research projects in therapeutics, medical devices, and digital health. Over the course of the day, each Yale team presents their projects in 5-minute pitches followed by a 3-minute Q & A with a panel of judges, networking, and awards. The Yale Life Sciences Pitchfest serves as the semifinals for The Blavatnik Fund for Innovation at Yale, a faculty accelerator that supports the commercialization of applied research and technology in the life sciences. The Fund is supported by a grant from The Blavatnik Family Foundation.
AGENDA
7:30 am: Networking, Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30 am: Welcome remarks
8:45 am: Pitch Block 1
10:00 am: Meet the pitch presenters, networking break
10:30 am: Pitch Block 2
12:00 pm: Meet the pitch presenters, Lunch
12:30 pm: amplifyHERscience Speed Networking
1:00 pm: Pitch Block 3
2:15 pm: Meet the pitch presenters, networking break
2:45 pm: Pitch Block 4
4:00 pm: Meet the pitch presenters, reception begins
4:30 pm: Awards Ceremony
4:45 pm: Reception
Meet the presenters
The judges
- Rob Bettigole, Founder & Managing Partner, Elm Street Ventures
- Michael Draper, Senior Vice President, Evotec
- Cynthia D. Green, Venture Advisor, CGreen LLC
- Jennifer Griffin, Partner, Mission BioCaptial
- Alexia Kedves, Senior Director, Curie.Bio
- Bridget Martell, Biopharma Executive and Entrepreneur
- Mitra Miri, Principal, Osage University Partners
- Chris Pacheco, Executive Partner, 82VS
- Norma A. Padrón, Chief Executive Officer, EmpiricaLab
- Ronak Savla, Director of Strategic Ventures, Catalent Pharma Partners
- Roland Wandeler, President, Leontus, Inc
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