The newsletter from Yale's hub for innovation and entrepreneurship | February 2023

The 2023 Yale Healthcare Hackathon welcomed 15 teams, over 100+ first time hackers, 30+ mentors, and 5 expert judges on February 24 - 26. The Emma's Story team took home the $5,000 Grand Prize sponsored by the Rothberg Catalyzer at Yale.

A MESSAGE FROM YALE VENTURES

Supporting Yale's engineering breakthroughs

This month we have engineering breakthroughs on our mind.

Yale Ventures announced the 10 Yale SEAS faculty-led projects that received inaugural awards from the Roberts Innovation Fund, our newest fund accelerator focused on commercializing breakthroughs coming out of Yale SEAS. Award recipients receive funding, mentorship, and access to industry experts and will have the opportunity to pitch at the Yale Innovation Summit coming up on May 31 - June 1.

We were also thrilled to learn of the historic investments that Yale has planned for Yale SEAS over the next decade and beyond. These major construction projects, a combination of new and renovated spaces, will support the school’s culture of innovation and collaboration. We look forward to continuing to support the Yale SEAS community.

We also want to make sure you saw this Yale news article highlighting several faculty entrepreneurs who are leading Yale's efforts to have an even greater impact for the good of humanity.

Looking ahead: Don’t miss this year’s Startup Yale on March 30-31, Yale’s biggest student entrepreneurship event filled with pitches and prizes hosted by Tsai CITY. We look forward to seeing you there as the event returns to in-person to support our inspiring student entrepreneurs.

Josh Geballe

Managing Director, Yale Ventures

Senior Associate Provost for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Yale University

Innovation Events

FEATURED EVENT

2023 Startup Yale

Startup Yale brings together Yale's biggest entrepreneurship awards in three days packed with pitches, prizes, and world-changing ideas. Yale innovators join community leaders, investors, and practitioners to reimagine the future. Grounded in inclusivity and impact, Startup Yale is a crossroads for a new kind of innovation ecosystem with over $160,000 in cash prizes! Reg ister

UPCOMING

Innovators Ignite: Spotlighting diversity in innovation March 7 | Register

Propelus I-Corps Training & Funding | Apply by March 16

CT Innovations: Climate Tech Social Kickoff March 19, 5 to 7 pm | Register

Collaborative CT: Networking Event March 23, 4:30 to 6:30 pm | Register

Connecticut Innovations x Tsai CITY Art Collaboration March 23, 5 to 7 pm | Register

SAVE THE DATE

YHack

April 7-9

Start in New Haven: Community Pitch Night

April 13

Yale Healthcare Conference

April 20 - 21

Planetary Solutions Project Spring Showcase

May 4

Yale Innovation Summit

May 31 - June 1, 2023

All innovation events

New & Noteworthy

Announcing the Roberts Innovation Fund Recipients: Accelerating the engine of innovation at Yale SEAS

New and innovative methods of controlling cells with artificial intelligence, securing cryptocurrency and blockchain systems, and advances in natural language processing are just some of the projects funded by the first Roberts Innovation Fund Awards, providing $500,000 of accelerator funding to support 10 new inventions led by faculty from Yale’s School of Engineering & Applied Science (SEAS). Learn more >

Hacking Patient Engagement at the 2023 Yale Healthcare Hackathon

Over 100 students, clinicians, and industry participants attended in person, forming 15 teams, coached by 30 mentors, with 5 expert judges, came together at the 10th annual Yale Healthcare Hackathon organized by the Yale Center for Biomedical Innovation and Technology (Yale CBIT) on February 24-26, 2023. Read the recap >

Yale Innovation News

ENTREPRENEUR-IN-RESIDENCE SPOTLIGHT

Susan Froshauer, PhD

Susan is a Yale Entrepreneur-in-Residence and CEO of Yale Spinout, Pangolin Therapeutics. She speaks with Yale Ventures about her work as a mentor, a key characteristic for aspiring entrepreneurs, and how to build high-performing teams.

Susan will also be presenting at next week's Innovators Ignite, presented by amplifyHERscience. There's still space to register!