Bio Seminars

New and seasoned employees alike will learn something new about the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology on this half-hour tour, offered the first Thursday of every month at 10 a.m. Before you know it, you'll be navigating the building and discussing Beckman's research like a pro! Tours are led by Lexie Kesler, Beckman's outreach specialist.

Startup companies and their employees who work within the EnterpriseWorks building are invited to join us for networking and breakfast from 9-10am on the first Friday of every month. 

We are excited to bring back the Research Park Softball League in 2023! Registration is required by May 26!

Join Director Nadya Mason and your colleagues this summer for informal conversation and coffee in the Beckman West Garden. This Gather in the Garden Series will be from 10-10:30 a.m. every Tuesday through the end of July.

Join us on Tuesday, June 6 from 12-1pm for "Building Your Personal Brand on LinkedIn" with Jarai Carter in the EnterpriseWorks Atrium.

Join us for this exclusive event to hear pitches from the future leaders of agriculture during the Illinois AgTech Accelerator 2023 Showcase! Sign up here.

Join us for the Women in Tech Luncheon with Dr. Nadya Mason on Wednesday June 7 from 12-1 PM at EnterpriseWorks. Professor Mason is an experimental physicist who works at the intersection of complex materials, superconductivity, and nanotechnology. She is particularly recognized for her work elucidating the electronic properties of low-dimensional correlated materials.

Join us at the Ameren Innovation Center from 10:30 am-12 pm for Kaustuv Mukherjee's "Storytelling Through Data" (Sponsored by Ameren).

Join us for Startup Café featuring Brandon Yates, CEO of DeepWalk, as he presents, “Founding a Tech Startup: 50 Mistakes and 3 Wins.” Brandon is a University of Illinois alumni and cofounder of DeepWalk. He will discuss what went right and what went wrong in the 4 years preceding their $1.4M seed round.

Starting in May 2023, the Verizon 5G Innovation Hub is now hosting open hours.

Join the AI User Group on Friday, June 9 from 12:00 - 1:00 PM. Welcome to "Working with AI" - a meetup group for anyone in the Champaign-Urbana area interested in exploring the exciting field of Artificial Intelligence and its real-world applications.

Join us on Monday, June 12 from 9am-1pm for an introductory course to the Agile framework presented by Jessica R Norris and Brad Sullivan, AGILE Team at Ameren. The class covers the values and principles described in the agile manifesto, how to enhance communication with user stories and cross-functional teams, and much more.

Help us welcome the Illini 4000 to campus during their cross-country bike ride to raise awareness for cancer research. The welcome event will be on Monday, June 12, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the South Entrance of the Beckman Institute. The riders will arrive at the Beckman Institute between 3:30 to 4:00 p.m.

We are excited to bring back the Research Park Softball League in 2023! 

Join Director Nadya Mason and your colleagues this summer for informal conversation and coffee in the Beckman West Garden. This Gather in the Garden Series will be from 10-10:30 a.m. every Tuesday through the end of July.

Join us on Tuesday, June 13 from 12-1pm for "The Dos and Don'ts of Business Etiquette" with Patricia Simpson in the EnterpriseWorks Atrium.

Join us on Wednesday, June 14 for the "World Blood Donor Day" Drive from 1-4 pm in the EnterpriseWorks Lot. For patients in need, donated blood can change everything. Blood products are used to help people – our friends, family, neighbors, and coworkers – as they treat cancer, chronic diseases, and traumatic injuries.

Join Beckman Director Nadya Mason and other members of the Beckman community for coffee and cookies in the Beckman Atrium. The Cookie Collab is scheduled for 3 p.m. the third Thursday of each month.

Meet interns from across the Research Park on Thursday, June 15 from 5-6:30PM at the Ameren Atrium & Dock! Learn who else is in your field and what cool projects they're working on. Appetizers and soft drinks will be provided.

This is a group for those interested in distributed ledger technology, including blockchains, cryptocurrency, cryptography, smart contracts, DApps, and more.

We are excited to bring back the Research Park Softball League in 2023! 

In observance of Juneteenth, EnterpriseWorks will be closed for the day.

Join Director Nadya Mason and your colleagues this summer for informal conversation and coffee in the Beckman West Garden. This Gather in the Garden Series will be from 10-10:30 a.m. every Tuesday through the end of July.

Join us on Tuesday, June 20 from 12-1pm for "Financial Fitness" with Susan Toalson McGinty in the EnterpriseWorks Atrium.

Starting in May 2023, the Verizon 5G Innovation Hub is now hosting open hours.

Join us on Thursday, June 22, 2023 from 5-6:30pm on the Atkins Patio. Register at this link!

Neil Iyengar, a Medical Oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center will give a seminar titled “Targeting Metabolic Perturbations to Improve Cancer Outcomes

Join cancer researchers, clinicians, and survivors and explore impactful cancer research and treatment strategies that incorporate the patient perspective.

We are excited to bring back the Research Park Softball League in 2023! 

Join Director Nadya Mason and your colleagues this summer for informal conversation and coffee in the Beckman West Garden. This Gather in the Garden Series will be from 10-10:30 a.m. every Tuesday through the end of July.

Cancer arises from the multi-step accumulation of genetic and epigenetic alterations. Understanding the interplay between genomics and epigenomics at all stages of malignant transformation is essential for developing personalized strategies to improve cancer detection, prevention, and treatment.

Join us on Tuesday, June 27 from 12-1pm for "Stress Management" with The Counseling Center in the EnterpriseWorks Atrium.

Which company will win the coveted golden paddle? Could it be yours? Sign up for one of the year's most anticipated events in Research Park: The 12th Annual Table Tennis Tournament.

Join us for headshots and team photos on June 28 between 9:00-12:00 at EnterpriseWorks. Signup is recommended.

Which company will win the coveted golden paddle? Could it be yours? Sign up for one of the year's most anticipated events in Research Park: The 12th Annual Table Tennis Tournament.

Join us for headshots and team photos on June 29 between 9:00-12:00 PM at EnterpriseWorks. Signup is recommended.