Here’s to our scientist-entrepreneurs!
From inventing the technologies that change our world to launching the #startups that translate these breakthroughs to building the companies that deliver products, they drive #innovations from lab to market.
To empower our next generation of change-makers, Northwestern’s Farley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Northwestern's Querrey InQbation Lab launched its first Entrepreneurial Bootcamp for #PhD students. This 2-day sprint featured an incredible set of speakers, panelists, workshops, and #networking.
Thank you to - -
⭐ John Rogers, co-founder of recently launched startups Epicore Biosystems, Sibel Health, Rhaeos, Wearifi, Inc., NeuroLux, @Hemorhythmics, and @NuSera, for sharing (i) his experiences launching Active Impulse Systems (AIS) as a grad student, (ii) his time at Bell Laboratories, and (iii) the incredible opportunities at the interface of engineering and healthcare. (Loved seeing you wear your AIS t-shirt!)
⭐ Bryce Meredig, Ph.D., co-founder of Citrine Informatics, for relating his journey from PhD to MBA to founder and digging deep into the why of entrepreneurship.
⭐ Eduardo Acuna for introducing the ins and outs of finding the right market for your technology, product-market fit, and customer discovery with his extraordinarily engaging and interactive teaching.
⭐ Omar Farha, James Hedrick, and Yosi Kratish for providing innumerable “golden nuggets” from their paths from scientists to founders of Numat, Azul 3D, Inc, and NylaNova.
⭐ Heather Barnes for giving us immediately useful tips for networking with her wonderfully energetic approach.
⭐ Ryan Jeffery and Hayes Ferguson for walking us through a pitch/unpitch with Yosi and his deck for NylaNova.
⭐ Sonia Kim, Arjan Quist, and Mike Raab for previewing the programs and resources at Northwestern.
⭐ Our ecosystem for joining us in an evening reception so we could practice what we just learned.
⭐ The masterminds behind all of this - Hayes, Sonia, Kandra Parrott and Cassandra Philips and Audrey Meyersieck, M.Ed and Erica Masini.
⭐ Deepak Ahuja for his very generous support of this program.
⭐ And above all, our incredibly enthusiastic, energetic, and entrepreneurial PhD students – the future is bright!
What a sprint!! Can't wait to roll out more!
McCormick School of Engineering, Paula M. Trienens Institute for Sustainability and Energy, The Graduate School at Northwestern University
