APRIL AT THE INQBATION LAB

JOIN US FOR A GREAT LINEUP OF SEMINARS THIS MONTH

April 11 | Q Founder Series

Lessons on How NOT to Build a Startup

April 15 | Saturday Tech Talks at the Q (for high school students)

Collaborative and Interactive AI

April 18 | Q Founder Series at Feinberg

Fundraising Terms and Structures for Startups

April 20 | Osage University Partners (OUP) Series

Funding and Equity in University Startups,

What to Expect when seeking funds from VCs

April 26 | FoundHer Series

Lessons from Founding StreetLight Data:

The Business is Always Harder than the Technology

More information and registration links below

Northwestern Appoints Lisa Dhar as New AVP for Innovation

Lisa Dhar, PhD, the Interim Executive Director of the Querrey InQbation Lab, has been appointed to be the new Associate VP for Innovation at Northwestern. In her new role, she will support the university strategy as it relates to innovation and entrepreneurship through activities at INVO, the Querrey InQbation Lab and The Garage.

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New Q Startup Residents

The InQbation Lab now has nine resident startups! It welcomed two new resident startups last month: Skyway Biosciences (Prof. Thom McDade and Prof. William Funk) and MFNS-Tech (Prof. Vinayak Dravid). Skyway is developing novel sampling technologies to enable accurate and actionable blood lead testing for newborns and children. MFNS has developed a nanostructure coating that actively sequesters oil and oil-related complexes for use in clean-up of oil spills and contaminated water.

Resident Startup Fundraising Activity

The InQbation Lab's latest resident company, MFNS Tech, recently received seed funding from Good Growth Capital which will enable the expansion of its operations and acceleration of its tech development. Read More

Q PROGRAM UPDATES

KELLOGG-Q LAB ENTREPRENEURIAL RESIDENCY

We are excited to introduce our inaugural cohort of Kellogg-Q Lab Entrepreneurial Residents. This program offers MBA students the opportunity to be embedded in Northwestern research centers and institutes to gain exposure to cutting-edge technologies and to bring their business expertise to the research community. This year, the Entrepreneurial Residents will be embedded within ISEN and QSIB.

Q SUMMER SCHOLARS PROGRAM

We also would like to announce our Q Lab Summer Scholars, a group of outstanding undergraduate and Master’s students who will spend eight weeks working at Northwestern startups. The Summer Scholars will gain entrepreneurial experience in deep tech and conclude their summer with a “demo day.”

TECH TALKS AT THE Q

Our February and March Tech Talks have been standing-room-only attendance from local high school students! A big thank you to our speakers Professor John Rogers and Professor Kevin Lynch for inspiring our next generation of entrepreneurs.

April will bring our much-anticipated talk from Professor Larry Birnbaum on AI.