Bench to Bedside Initiative

Bench to Bedside Initiative We unite members of the tri-institutional community and professionals in NYC interested in entrepreneurship and/or venture capital in the life sciences.

The Bench to Bedside Initiative (formerly, Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Club at Weill Cornell) was founded as a club in 2010 and has resulted in the creation of numerous seed-funded biotech startups. Our mission is to help scientists and clinicians in our community translate their ideas into products that can help patients. Current Members
Sarah Kishinevsky, PhD Candidate, President and Co

-Founder

Benjamin J. Burnett, PhD Candidate, Class Liasion

Denisse Izquierdo, PhD Candidate, Club Liaison

Joel Schrock, PhD, Johnson MBA School Liaison

Bench to Bedside Initiative is also offered as a 1 credit elective course through Cornell and Rockefeller University. Bench to Bedside, hosted by the Bench to Bedside Initiative and the Sanders Tri-Institutional Therapeutics Discovery Institute, Inc., teaches basic financial analysis and principles of entrepreneurship. Lectures will cover evaluating the market potential of a technology, building basic financial models, funding mechanisms, and writing and presenting a business plan to potential investors. Lectures are open to members of Cornell University, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Institute, and Rockefeller University. We welcome leaders in the local NYC healthcare and biotechnology sector.

$100,000 Weill Cornell Medicine BioVenture eLab Business Plan Challenge! Wednesday May 9th, 2018Come meet inventors, inv...
05/01/2018

$100,000 Weill Cornell Medicine BioVenture eLab Business Plan Challenge!

Wednesday May 9th, 2018

Come meet inventors, investors, and aspiring entrepreneurs! Watch Weill Cornell Medicine Business Plan Teams pitch to a panel of judges at the Second Annual BioVenture eLab Biomedical Business Plan Challenge

Judges include:
Barbara J. Dalton, PhD, Vice President, Pfizer Venture Investments
Omar Gaya, Senior Director, Corporate Strategy and Strategic Analysis, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Arthur Klausner, MBA, Former CEO of Gem Pharmaceuticals; Former Partner, Domain Associates; Former Partner, Papas Ventures
Shiv Krishnan, PhD, Head, Business Development & Licensing, Technology Platforms, Sanofi
Thong Q. Le, President and Chief Executive Officer, Accelerator Life Science Partners
Donna See, MBA, Chief Business Officer, TARA Biosystems, Inc.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2018-weill-cornell-medicine-bioventure-elab-100k-biomedical-business-plan-challenge-tickets-39737636340

12/13/2017

Congrats to BK PolyVax and Ikaria Therapeutics on winning 1st and 2nd place last night! Also thank you to our judges, mentors, lecturers, Tri-I licensing officers and entire team/community on another successful class!

Pitch day is here! Come tonight to watch the final teams compete followed by food and networking! RSVP here:
12/12/2017

Pitch day is here! Come tonight to watch the final teams compete followed by food and networking!

RSVP here:

Bench to Bedside Initiative Pitch Day for Fall 2017 Entrepreneurship Program for Healthcare Inventors. Come meet world-class scientists, clinicians, investors and aspiring entrepreneurs! The Bench to Bedside Initiative (BBI) is hosting our Finalist Pitch Day! Business plan teams will pitch patented?...

Tomorrow @ 6 PM: BBI Pitch Day Finals + Networking + Food!RSVP with the link below
12/11/2017

Tomorrow @ 6 PM: BBI Pitch Day Finals + Networking + Food!

RSVP with the link below

Bench to Bedside Initiative Pitch Day for Fall 2017 Entrepreneurship Program for Healthcare Inventors. Come meet world-class scientists, clinicians, investors and aspiring entrepreneurs! The Bench to Bedside Initiative (BBI) is hosting our Finalist Pitch Day! Business plan teams will pitch patented?...

The Pitch Day Finals will be are in only 4 days! RSVP with the link below here to see who will be this year's winner!
12/08/2017

The Pitch Day Finals will be are in only 4 days! RSVP with the link below here to see who will be this year's winner!

Bench to Bedside Initiative Pitch Day for Fall 2017 Entrepreneurship Program for Healthcare Inventors. Come meet world-class scientists, clinicians, investors and aspiring entrepreneurs! The Bench to Bedside Initiative (BBI) is hosting our Finalist Pitch Day! Business plan teams will pitch patented?...

One week left until the Pitch Day Finals! Get your tickets at the link below to see who this year's winner will be!
12/05/2017

One week left until the Pitch Day Finals! Get your tickets at the link below to see who this year's winner will be!

Bench to Bedside Initiative Pitch Day for Fall 2017 Entrepreneurship Program for Healthcare Inventors. Come meet world-class scientists, clinicians, investors and aspiring entrepreneurs! The Bench to Bedside Initiative (BBI) is hosting our Finalist Pitch Day! Business plan teams will pitch patented?...

Makerspace night in the new WCM ELab! Weill Cornell Medicine Weill Cornell Medical College Alumni
12/04/2017

Makerspace night in the new WCM ELab! Weill Cornell Medicine Weill Cornell Medical College Alumni

‪Arduino/electronics workshop in the new Weill Cornell Medicine ELab space led by Dr. Michele Fuortes‬
11/15/2017

‪Arduino/electronics workshop in the new Weill Cornell Medicine ELab space led by Dr. Michele Fuortes‬

Tonight is the night! BBI Elimination Round at Weill Cornell Medicine to decide the final teams moving forward to Pitch ...
11/14/2017

Tonight is the night! BBI Elimination Round at Weill Cornell Medicine to decide the final teams moving forward to Pitch Day in December.

11/14/2017

The Final Elimination Round for BBI's Shark Tank is tomorrow (Tues, Nov 14th): come watch the remaining 18 of 21 teams compete for the 6 final slots! Join us in Belfer 204, 6-9pm.

Computational & biomedical devices workshop! One of many workshops taking place in the new WCM Dean's ELab and Makerspac...
11/10/2017

Computational & biomedical devices workshop! One of many workshops taking place in the new WCM Dean's ELab and Makerspace! Find more info at elab.weill.cornell.edu Weill Cornell Medicine Weill Cornell Medical College Alumni

Great BBI session last night hearing from two OrbiMed Advisors venture capitalists & two successful startups betterPT & ...
10/04/2017

Great BBI session last night hearing from two OrbiMed Advisors venture capitalists & two successful startups betterPT & PHD Bio Sciences! A lot of enthusiasm around innovation and entrepreneurship at Weill Cornell Medicine Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center & The Rockefeller University

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