Upstate Innovation Day at CNY Biotech Accelerator
Tuesday, January 23rd, 2024 8:00am to 4:00pm
: CNY Biotech Accelerator, Upstate Medical University 841 E. Fayette St., Syracuse, NY 13210
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Event Schedule
8:00 – 8:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 8:45 Welcome/Special Announcement
8:45 – Noon Institutional Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program, hosted by the Upstate Office of Industry Research
Noon – 12:45 Boxed Lunches/Virtual Lunch Break
12:45 – 4:00 MDIC Pitch Event, hosted by CNY Biotech Accelerator
Judges:
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- Silvia Garcia Codony, Assistant Vice President, New York Ventures, Empire State Development
- Melissa Stancato, Sr. Global Product Manager, Vision Screening & Diagnostics, Baxter
- Bryan Margulies, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer, Zetagen Therapeutics
- Daniel Kolinski, Regional Director, Central New York Region, Empire State Development
- Michael D’Eredita, Ph.D., Director, The Keenan Center for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Creativity, LeMoyne College
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12:45 – 12:50 | Welcome/Introduction: Kathi Durdon |
12:50 – 1:00 | Advanced Gene Transfer Company (AGTC), Omar Bakht |
1:00 – 1:10 | Judge Q&A |
1:10 – 1:20 | Client Presentation: DUB Biologics, Tere Williams |
1:20 – 1:30 | BiRed Imaging: Satish Kandlikar |
1:30 – 1:40 | Judge Q&A |
1:40 – 1:50 | Client Presentation: Expressive Neuroscience, Eric Olson |
1:50 – 2:00 | CoreHaptics, Tomás Henriques |
2:00 – 2:10 | Judge Q&A |
2:10 – 2:20 | Judge Score Card Completion |
2:20 – 2:30 | Client Presentation: As You Are, Dana Dean |
2:30 – 2:40 | Break |
2:40 – 2:50 | Lighthanded Enterprises, Steven Burns |
2:50 – 3:00 | Judge Q&A |
3:00 – 3:10 | Client Presentation: Azimuth Biologics, Adam Waickman |
3:10 – 3:20 | PodoSight, Ron Miller |
3:20 – 3:30 | Judge Q&A |
3:30 – 4:00 | Reception/Award Presentation |