Events

This is a high-energy, hands-on, global event which brings together scientific leaders and business experts to mingle with scientists, post-docs, professors, entrepreneurs, innovators, and venture capitalists.

This hands-on workshop will introduce participants to pitch decks and milestones, both of which are widely used by research-driven translational teams and startup founders to engage with potential investors, end users and other stakeholders.

IALS Venture Development offers Startup Law Office Hours with Matt Whitehead for founders who want to gain a better understanding of legal issues in support of their efforts toward startup formation, team development, and working with investors.

This hands-on workshop will introduce participants to eight key elements that form the basis of an initial Spinout and Impact Plan.

Undergraduate, Stockbridge, UWW

Undergraduate, Stockbridge, UWW

IALS Venture Development offers Startup Law Office Hours with Matt Whitehead for founders who want to gain a better understanding of legal issues in support of their efforts toward startup formation, team development, and working with investors.

Undergraduate, Stockbridge, UWW

Submissions for the Letters of Intent (LOI) for the 2025 Translational Seed Awards are due by 3 p.m.

Office hours take place on the first Friday of the month, 10:00 a.m. to noon. Email your preferred date and time to tto@umass.edu

More information www.umass.edu/tto

Are you a graduate student or postdoc interested in how your work and talents can build on ideas for positive societal impact?

Speakers: Dr. Sella Brosh, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of NVision Imaging Technologies and Dr. Paul Weavers, General Manager of North America for NVision Host: S. Sendhil Velan, Director of hMRC

Come for the free, healthy and sustainable meal, featuring locally sourced items, provided by UMass Dining on Haigis Mall, and stay for the programming from more than 20 departments showcasing what they do best.

Come learn how the current investment climate is shaping decision-making across the sector, what early-stage research-driven startups can do to differentiate themselves, and how to approach both dilutive and non-dilutive capital options strategically.

Christina Kelliher, Assistant Professor, UMass Boston

Manning/IALS Innovation Program and U.S. NSF Accelerating Research Translation Program

Attendance by lead faculty PIs is mandatory at one of the sessions as a prerequisite to submit a letter of intent. Affiliated graduate students, business mentors, and/or startup co-founders are welcome to attend with the PI.

Registration Required

Prof. Shuo Xiao, Rutgers University.

Manning/IALS Innovation Program and U.S. NSF Accelerating Research Translation Program

Attendance by lead faculty PIs is mandatory at one of the sessions as a prerequisite to submit a letter of intent. Affiliated graduate students, business mentors, and/or startup co-founders are welcome to attend with the PI.

Registration Required

Manning/IALS Innovation Program and U.S. NSF Accelerating Research Translation Program

Attendance by lead faculty PIs is mandatory at one of the sessions as a prerequisite to submit a letter of intent. Affiliated graduate students, business mentors, and/or startup co-founders are welcome to attend with the PI.

Registration Required