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Entrepreneruship Showcase Panel

Event Type

Seminar/Symposium

Sponsor

Molecule Maker Lab institute

Location

1030 NCSA

Date

Apr 30, 2024   11:30 am - 12:30 pm  

Speaker

Mike Foley, Jed Taylor, Earl St. Rose, Susan Martinis (Moderator: Martin Burke)

Registration

Registration

Contact

Sabrina Abdulla

E-Mail

abdulla3@illinois.edu

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Originating Calendar

Molecule Maker Lab Institute Events

Are you curious about entrepreneurship as a career path? The Molecule Maker Lab institute is hosting an “Entrepreneurship Showcase Panel” on April 30^th from 11:30AM-12:30 pm CST (with FREE LUNCH!) in 1030 NCSA. Join in person or virtually to hear from talented and accomplished individuals who will be discussing their journeys from academia to entrepreneurship and their motivations for pursuing their career path:

• Jed Taylor: Executive Director of the Technology Entrepreneur Center here at UIUC
• Earl St. Rose: Co-founder and COO of DevPro Biopharma
• Mike Foley: Chief Executive Officer, Deerfield Discovery & Development
• Susan Martinis: Vice Chancellor for Research & Innovation at UIUC & founding member of Cubist Pharmaceuticals.
• Chaitan Baru: Senior Advisor in the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) Directorate at the National Science Foundation.

 

RSVP here for headcount and to make sure enough food is ordered, as well as to receive the zoom link if you plan to attend virtually. Early RSVPs (By April 17^th) get to make suggestions for what we should order for lunch in the comments!