Events Calendar
This feed is a curated compilation of events throughout the sprawling entrepreneurship ecosystem at and around Columbia.
Columbia Technology Ventures
Events
Patents 101
Columbia University Lerner Hall, Satow Room, 5th Floor, New York, United StatesAs the Columbia technology transfer experience demonstrates, patents can provide a successful vehicle for generating research funding for university inventions. Unfortunately, many seemingly harmless events occurring after the conception of an invention can jeopardize the right to file for a patent. Jeffrey M. Sears, PhD, Chief Patent Counsel for Columbia University, will present a patent […]
Hacking for Energy -Student Info Session
Lewisohn Hall 212D 2970 Broadway, New York, NY, United StatesNew Spring 2017 course! Hacking for Energy Are you a grad student interested in entrepreneurship and working in the energy industry? Then Hacking for Energy is the course for you! Hacking for Energy challenges students to develop and test solutions for critical problems facing the energy industry using the Lean Startup methodology. Students may apply to the […]
Fireside Chat with Nina Tandon and Hemai Parthasarathy
Columbia University Medical Center 630 West 168th Street, Fourth Floor, Faculty Club, New York, NY, United StatesJoin Columbia WIN for a discussion between two leading members of the early-stage biotech community. Nina Tandon, CEO and co-founder of EpiBone, and Hemai Parthasarathy, Scientific Director of Breakout Labs and the Thiel Foundation (and investor in Epibone), will discuss the current state of biotech investing, their lessons on lifescience entrepreneurship, and some advice for […]
Lightspeed Partner, Krish Parikh on Entrepreneurship
CS Lounge Computer Science DepartmentLightspeed partner, Krish Parikh, will be visiting Columbia on Monday, February 13, from 12-1PM to host a session for students interested in learning about VC/startups/entrepreneurship. Lightspeed Venture Partners is an early stage investor in both enterprise and consumer companies, including Snapchat, Nest, Nutanix, Docker, and GrubHub. Krish will give insight into what trends VCs are […]
Hacking for Energy: The Final Presentations
Pulitzer Hall 2950 Broadway, New York, NYJoin the Columbia Technology Ventures and PowerBridgeNY as they celebrate the end of the inaugural class of Hacking for Energy. Student teams will present the results of their efforts to create solutions for problems […]
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Inaugural Alexandria LaunchLabs 100K Prize
On June 13th, 2017, Alexandria LaunchLabs will celebrate its grand opening by awarding $100,000 to its top member company. All Alexandria LaunchLabs applicants, including current LaunchLabs member companies, are eligible to win. Applicants […]
The ABC’s of SBIR/STTR Funding
Lerner Hall, Columbia University 2920 Broadway, New York, NY, United StatesAttend this free, two-hour program and learn how the federal SBIR/STTR programs can provide a source of R&D funding between the initial development of your innovative idea and proof that […]
2018 ELabNYC Info Session
OPEN TO ALL COLUMBIANS Speaker: Mary Howard, Andrea Westervelt, Andrew Kruegel The Columbia Design Studio Room 430 Riverside Church 490 Riverside Drive New York, NY 12:00pm Register here ELabNMBIYC is a […]
New Frontiers in Robotics: Bringing Imagination to Market
OPEN TO ALL COLUMBIANS A new showcase of Columbia’s groundbreaking advancements in the field of robotics! This half-day event will feature Columbia’s leading researchers in the robotics field, presenting their cutting-edge technologies relating to health, industrial automation, and artificial intelligence.
Patents, Licenses, and Science-based Startups: Tech Transfer at Columbia and Beyond
OPEN TO ALL Wednesday, March 14th 4:30pm - 6:30pm Davis Auditorium - CEPSR Room 412 530 West 120th Street Register here About the Event: Each year, Columbia University researchers create over 400 scientific inventions, which turn into over 200 new patent applications, over 100 licenses to industry, and over 20 new IP-backed startups. These […]