The Manufacturing Mindset: Thinking like a Manufacturer from Day One

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Location: N210

Join Heejae Kim, Associate Director of Manufacturing Sciences and Technology at Vertex Pharmaceuticals, for an in-depth conversation on how early manufacturing strategy can make or break the path from academic discovery to scalable therapy. Drawing from his experience at the intersection of research, process development, and commercial production, learn how adopting a manufacturing mindset early helps academic founders transform their innovations into robust, manufacturable, and investment-ready products.

This event is presented by IALS Venture Development in collaboration with the UMass Amherst Technology Transfer Office and the U.S. NSF Accelerating Research Translation (ART) program.
 
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1:1 sessions are available, first come first served.