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As part of the 10-year anniversary celebration of the UA College of Medicine, join us for a complimentary catered luncheon to introduce programs from the University of Arizona Office for Research, Innovation and Impact at the Phoenix Bioscience Core. Learn about the launch of University of Arizona FORGE in Phoenix and hear from innovation partners Tech Launch Arizona and BIO5. BIO5 Director, Dr. Jennifer Barton, and Tech Launch Arizona Associate Vice President, Doug Hockstad, will join FORGE Founding Director Brian Ellerman along with other invited speakers.
Attendance is limited. Please register in advance to attend.
- 12-noon: Doors open – Lunch is available
- 12:15 pm: Beginning of the official program
- 1pm: End of the official program
- 1pm - 2 pm: Networking event
FORGE (Finding Opportunities and Resources to Grow Entrepreneurs) is a unique entrepreneurial community combining experiential student and community venture education alongside startup acceleration through three major initiatives. FORGE Student Venture Pathways cultivates entrepreneurial thinking for students across all majors, through ongoing Venture 101 entrepreneurial education, mentoring, and coaching. FORGE Ahead sponsors resident startup acceleration, providing services and access to resources critical for scale and launch. FORGE Communities works alongside organizations and individuals who are passionate about their local innovation ecosystems, providing support for entrepreneurs and changemakers striving for impact wherever the University of Arizona has a presence. Learn more at forge.arizona.edu
Tech Launch Arizona is the office of the University of Arizona that creates social and economic impact through commercializing inventions stemming from UA research. The office builds connections between talented UA faculty, researchers and staff and experienced entrepreneurs and investors, to strategically link an ecosystem that refines ideas that start in university research and innovation and grows them into new products and thriving businesses that benefit society. Since its inception in 2013, the office has licensed hundreds of inventions for commercialization and facilitated the launch of over 125 startups, and its work has generated over $1.6 billion in economic output for Arizona. techlaunch.arizona.edu
BIO5 Institute at the University of Arizona connects and mobilizes top researchers in agriculture, engineering, medicine, pharmacy, data and computational science, and basic science to find creative solutions to humanity’s most pressing health and environmental challenges. Since 2001, this interdisciplinary approach has been an international model of how to conduct collaborative research, and has resulted in disease prevention strategies, innovative diagnostics and devices, promising new therapies, and improved food sustainability. bio5.org