Yale Life Sciences PitchFest is coming up on December 8. As a valued member of the amplifyHERscience community, please register here as our guest. We will have a table at the event, and hope you will stop by to say hello and learn about the various ways we can support you.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Join us to watch 32 of Yale’s most promising innovators present their projects to a panel of industry leaders. Presentations will be in the areas of therapeutics, medical devices, digital health, and healthcare IT, including:

• Farida Ahangari, Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine
• Francine M. Foss, Professor of Medicine, Hematology and Cell Therapy
• Thuy Tran, Assistant Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology)
• Anne Wyllie, Research Scientist, Epidemiology / Yasmine Ali, Business Development Manager, will be presenting
• Lisa Fucito, Associate Professor of Psychiatry
• Minhee Sung, Instructor of Internal Medicine

S2S is an invitation-only symposium featuring the most innovative therapeutics startup ideas from the world’s top research institutions. Submissions from researchers are reviewed by a senior advisory group composed of experienced biotech investors. Selected presenters work 1-on-1 with advisory group mentors to further refine their concepts and prepare a 15-minute presentation.

Equalize is a virtual mentor program and pitch competition designed to take national action around the disparity of women academic inventors forming university startups in Medtech, therapeutics and physical sciences. The program promotes academic women inventors with startup technologies to engage the investor and corporate community, build networks, and create a sustainable effort to drive women-founded university startups.

Repro Grants is a “fast grants” program that awards $25K-$100K to ambitious research projects aiming to deepen our understanding of the female reproductive system.

The application form takes around 30 minutes to complete. A decision will be given within 21 days of applying. If you get approved, you’ll receive the wire as quickly as your institution can receive it. 

The program is meant for technical teams that are just getting started with their own companies and would like a bit more help to do so.

Once selected the team will receive $400,000 as starting capital on a $4 million post-money SAFE note.

The team will have the option to have regular check-ins with the SciFounders team and connect with other technical founders running their own companies to help you make progress.

The Fellowship is open to everyone, and you don’t have to be based in the US to apply.

WIB-FAST is designed to help women entrepreneurs who seek advice on raising capital (Angel, Seed, or Series A), commercialization or business plans, and legal or scientific strategy. Selected entrepreneurs will benefit from weekly meetings with experienced advisors, custom-selected for each WIB-FAST company. Application to the WIB-FAST program is accepted on a rolling basis. The 2023 WIB-FAST program will begin in January.

In this workshop, Danielle Silva, Assistant Vice President at Capital Advisors Group, will give an overview of the nuts and bolts of fundraising and venture capital in the life sciences space. She will cover the stages of investment from pre-seed to exit/IPO, different types of investors, including venture capital funds and family offices, and deal structures, including equity and debt. Danielle will also give an overview of the top ten fundraising mistakes she’s seen in her decade of experience helping life science companies raise funding and discuss changes to the landscape over the past couple of years.

Do you find it difficult to say “No” in the workplace? Saying “No” isn’t always a bad idea. It may even provide you with the protection you need to be your best self. Join this session and we will discuss setting boundaries, communicating expectations, and the fine line between being a team player and being overworked.

Hear from a panel including university technology transfer officer, founder, pharma investor, & IP attorney about:

  - How to identify the value of your idea

  - How to secure intellectual property

  - How to negotiate idea ownership

This is a fireside chat between Amanda Castellano from Merrill Lynch and Marie Rocha from Realist Ventures. They will be diving into the dynamics of managing your board, investors, and founders and strategies to get the most out of every stakeholder. Dynamics will be discussed from the finance, venture, and company perspective and how best to leverage these relationships through effective scenario planning, strategic planning, and financing.

Windows of Opportunity

Theia

Organization

Theia is a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to inspiring and empowering the next generation of women entrepreneurs and investors in healthcare. Their resources will support you in your entrepreneurial journey and pursuit of changing healthcare. Gain insight into entrepreneurship with their framework for company building and their podcast, “Spotlight on Women in Health Ventures.” Join their virtual network of rising young professionals and successful entrepreneurs and investors on Instagram and LinkedIn!

The amplifyHERscience team