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:

      • 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

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