Join us for a presentation and faculty panel discussion on Friday, September 8 to learn about Yale Ventures accelerator funding opportunities for Yale faculty innovators: Blavatnik Fund for Innovation at Yale, Colton Center for Autoimmunity, and Roberts Innovation Fund. In addition to funding, these three funds offer expert mentoring and business training for faculty-led projects in support of the commercialization of breakthrough Yale innovations that impact the world’s greatest challenges.

At the event, program directors will share details about the application process and you will hear from a panel of past faculty awardees about their experiences. We welcome Yale faculty at every stage across domains. Lunch will be served.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND 

This event is meant for Yale faulty PIs and their immediate teams. 

WHERE
The Blake Hotel, 9 High St., New Haven

WHEN
Friday, September 8, 11am - 1pm

AGENDA

11 am - 12 pm: Accelerator Funding overviews program directors, Morag Grassie, Makoto Yoshioka, and Claudia Reuter will share application details and timelines.

12-  1 pm: Lunch & Past Awardee Discussion - Over lunch, one awardee from each accelerator fund will share their experiences engaging with Blavantik, Colton, and Roberts, including Yale faculty Anne Eichmann and Charalampos (Babis) Papamanthou. There will be time for questions.

Space is limited so please RSVP thoughtfully no later than September 4.