Application Deadline: September 28
Applications are currently being accepted for the upcoming Fall Penn I-Corps course (starting October 15).
Learn more here: https://pci.upenn.edu/icorps/
Use this link to sign-up for an upcoming I-Corps Information session.
The I-Corps team is also happy to come to talk at your events, lab meetings, and to individual researchers. For more information, please email tomas@upenn.edu or pbertone@seas.upenn.edu.
Please see the request for applications below, along with registration details for an information session this Friday, September 17th at 12pm.
Students interested in a certificate program should review Policies Governing Participation of BGS Students in Certificate Programs. Authorization is required through the form Authorization to Participate in a Certificate Program.
ITMAT Education Request for Applications
The annual request for applications for our education programs in clinical, translational, entrepreneurial, and regulatory science has opened. Applications are due October 22, 2021.
ITMAT Ed offers funded educational programs for:
ITMAT Ed Programs include:
We encourage the submission of applications where the research question is oriented through a health equity lens whilst also seeking to attract an inclusive and diverse student body.
Prospective applicants are invited to learn more about these programs at a virtual information session on September 17th at 12 pm. Registration is available here.
Prospective applicants can also schedule a one-on-one to discuss program options, funding eligibility and obtain feedback on your application. Contact Megan Maxwell, MSW mmaxwell@upenn.edu to schedule.
The Penn I-Corps Program teaches entrepreneurs how to test and validate their startup ideas by performing customer interviews; participants walk away with feedback from at least 20 potential customers. As such, it helps you develop a product/market fit strategy for your ideas. I-Corps is free to participants, and accepted teams receive grants of up to $2,000 for their startup. This short course meets five times over six weeks, starting on March 19. The program is restricted to Penn affiliated students, staff, researchers, or faculty with Penn-generated ideas and technologies originating in academic research.
Why Participate in I-Corps:
● Penn I-Corps can qualify you for participation in National NSF I-corps ($50k), which in turn entitles you to apply for an NSF PFI-TT (Partnerships for Innovation- Technology Translation) grant ($250k) and correlates with a high ratio of success in SBIR grant applications (~$1M)
● Participants do not need to have a full team upon signing up. We can help pair those with startup ideas with those who want to join a team, so you are not going through the process alone.
● By de-risking your idea, Penn I-Corps improves your chances for selection to the Penn Health-Tech Medical Devices and Health Technology Development programs.
● For Penn Faculty: Penn I-Corps enables you to pursue your technology development through your graduate students and post-docs. They can form a team with your backing. You can allocate $499 of the $2000 grant toward stipends for lab-personnel.
Apply Now: Space is limited; Penn I-corps evaluates teams on a first-come-first-serve basis. Applications are rolling, and we are currently accepting them. The final application deadline for the Spring is February 24, 2021.
If you are interested in learning more about I-Corps, come to one of our upcoming information sessions. Register here!
To date, Penn I-Corps trained 148 teams comprised of 373 individuals. The courses enabled teams to participate in valuable programs, such as YCombinator, DreamIt, Wharton Venture Initiation, and HAX hardware accelerator. Thus far, six companies are generating revenue and creating jobs. Thirty-four received $25 million in external funding and created 47 jobs in the Philadelphia area. The Penn President’s Innovation Prize was awarded for the past three years to I-Corps teams. Seven teams have participated in the National I-Corps program, and eight teams received SBIR/STTR grants.
The MBA Fund is thrilled to announce its second annual Startup Pitch Day in partnership with the investors behind Lyft, DoorDash, AngelList and more.
Applications are due April 5, 2020. Virtual interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis.
They will be giving away $75,000.
This prize is open to all alumni and current students across any department from The University of Pennsylvania. Learn more & apply here.
Flagship Pioneering conceives, resources, and builds life-changing bioscience companies that create breakthroughs in health and sustainability. They also offer a summer Fellows Program, which will take place June 1, 2020 – August 21, 2020.
Penn Career Services is hosting an information session with a representative of Flagship Pioneering who will discuss the Fellows Program in more detail:
March 9, 2020
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Smilow 10-146AB
RSVP here
The MBA Fund has announced its second annual Startup Pitch Day in partnership with the investors behind Lyft, DoorDash, AngelList and more. Last year companies received nearly $1 Million in prizes.
This prize is open to all alumni and current students across any department from The University of Pennsylvania.
Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis, and submissions are due on March 27th: Learn more & apply here
iBiology offers a number of free online courses for professional development:
Goal: Effectively design and execute your wet lab experiments
You: Senior undergrads, grad students or postdocs looking to learn or brush up on your experimental design skills
Why?? Real scientists + real case studies + useful tools and templates = powerful experimental skills building
Link: http://bit.ly/LE-self-paced
Goal: Develop a great scientific question and build your research plan around it
You: Senior undergrads, grad students or postdocs looking to learn or brush up on how to design research projects or build achievable plans
Why?? Fantastic scientists give you the skills to tackle the exciting unknown of research
Link: http://bit.ly/PYSJ-self-paced
Goal: Learn the core principles of business in a course built for scientists
You: Senior undergrads, grad students or postdocs looking to move into business roles or bring key business concepts to your research
Why?? Practicing businesspeople, all trained scientists from diverse backgrounds, show you what you need to know about business
Link: http://bit.ly/BCLS-self-paced
PennHealthX and the Wharton Health Care Club will be hosting a Healthcare Startup Networking event focused on healthcare entrepreneurship. This event will be held Mon, October 28th at 6 PM in Hunstman hall (room TBD). We hope to connect motivated founders looking to drive medical innovation with students across different schools. Everyone is welcome!
Space will be available for posters and presentations, though neither is required. Students in attendance will have a variety of research, medicine, consulting, banking, and education and represent different schools across campus. We are creating an environment where potential team members can meet to tackle these projects.
To sign-up or learn more about this opportunity, click here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfowJDwg2Tlt4agZX5rYHRr6P_3yBB6z_FwDwnj2ocsTmPAsw/viewform
This three-part Nature series explores the world of entrepreneurship for business-minded scientists.
Part one details the potential roles that scientists can play within a start-up, depending on their desired level of involvement. These roles might range from adviser or board member to chief executive.
The second part of the series examines the reality of failure-rates among start-ups. The author notes that in the United States, only one-third of start-ups last a decade. They go on to explain the importance of managing expectations (especially among investors), pivoting after disappointments, and learning from failure.
The third and final installment introduces the importance of investor relations, from developing a pitch to ensuring a healthy team culture.
Join the Ernest E. Just Biomed Society on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at 12PM in JMEC 506 for the next event in their seminar series. Dr. Fernando Albertorio will present, “Highway to Innovation – What Science Taught About Building a Business.”
Lunch from Qdoba will be served!
To learn more about Dr. Albertorio:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernandoalbertorio/
http://lesley.edu/stories/fernando-albertorio
