Jennifer Beecham

PanV, Inc. from @VirusesImmunity lab at Yale pitching for the Alexandria Innovation Prize today! @Yale_Ventures

Biotechs pitching for $30K Blavatnik Accelerator Awards! Exciting end to the biotech programming today #YaleInnovation23

Wrapping up the first pitch block in Emerging Biotechs is PanV out of @VirusesImmunity lab #YaleInnovation23

“State of the biotech venture market” panel - funding at the early stage is still there if you have in vivo POC data. Establish relationships early by seeking out the funds who are open to hear a concept, even if they don’t fund at that stage. #YaleInnovation23

Get to your point quickly! Don’t be too technical and don’t be too long - don’t assume people know the scientific significance of what you are presenting. Also don’t spend the first three slides talking about how you found the discovery. @MichelmoreSara #YaleInnovation23

Relationship building is a key takeaway from “How to Pitch to Biotech VCs,” VCs aren’t just a check, they are a long term relationship - during your pitch and subsequent meetings get to know each other #YaleInnovation23

Ending the day with a live performance! Innovation in arts track being led by @IgnightMOC #YaleInnovation23

Running into my mentor @sylmcb as we look for overflow space for the keynote panel #YaleInnovation23

Diversity in Research panel moderated by @Yale_Ventures Morag Grassie highlighting the ways @MIT Future Founders, Equalize, @Princeton Empower, and @Yale_Ventures amplifyHERscience are intentionally bringing more diverse academic founders into entrepreneurship #YaleInnovation23

“Data tells a story but community tells us the truth,” @darceylynn10 Director of Health Equity @ynhhealth sharing the importance of being in the home and on the frontlines of home health to better understand what is causing health inequities #healthequity #YaleInnovation23

#YaleInnovation23 kicking off with a full house. Hanging out with Anita (@Novartis) and @venturediva and Rachel (SVB) in the overflow courtyard for the welcome remarks

Wrapping up our day is @MJhaveriPhD describing how she is using music to help biotechs tackling cancer out of the valley of death. Check out her crowdfunding platform @MusicBeatCancer! #amplifyherscience @Yale_Ventures

@OnsMSaad1 developed the technology behind @PanluminateInc when she was a PhD, a great founder talk! #AmplifyHERscience @Yale_Ventures

Hearing about the interesting science of pangomers that forms the foundation of Pangolin Therapeutics from Susan Froshauser #amplifyHERscience @Yale_Ventures

Sharing brand new intranasal data from RIGImmune is CEO Susan Sobolov. RIGImmune was founded by Yale faculty @VirusesImmunity and Anna Pyle. Amazing journey so far, and they are currently raising a $25M Series A! #AmplifyHERScience @Yale_Ventures

@LFiellin sharing the story of how she founded Playbl, @play2PREVENT #amplifyherscience @Yale_Ventures

Innovator’s Ignite kicks-off! “Our goal…women can be innovators. We can secure patents, start companies, sit in the C-suite.” Dr. Morag Grassie, one of the founders of amplifyHERscience #YaleVentures. #WomensDay2023 #EmbraceEquity

Congratulations Barbara Ehrlich, founder of Osmol Therapeutics, winner of the 2023 amplifyHERscience award! @Yale_Ventures #womeninscience

Afternoon (virtual) keynote! Favorite question “Which will have a bigger impact, CRISPR or chatGPT?” The response: “Why don’t you ask chatGPT?” 😅 wonderful interview of Jennifer Doudna by @apoorva_nyc #amplifyherscience @Yale_Ventures

Great morning with our faculty innovation showcase #womeninscience #amplifyherscience @Yale_Ventures