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SUMMARY:Innovators in Practice: Building a Digital Health Startup Within an Academic Health System
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an Innovators in Practice session with Marisa MacClary\, digital health entrepreneur and expert in academic innovation. Marisa will share strategies for developing and launching digital health startups within academic health systems\, including navigating institutional partnerships\, resource constraints\, and early validation. \n​About Marisa: \n​Marisa MacClary has been designing and deploying innovative healthcare software solutions for physicians\, hospitals\, and health systems for over 25 years. She co-founded digital health company Artifact Health in 2014\, and as CEO\, led the company for seven years through its acquisition by Iodine Software in 2021. Under her leadership\, Artifact Health supported over 80\,000 healthcare providers at more than 200 health systems and was named one of KLAS’s “”Top 20 Emerging Solutions”” in 2022. As Executive Vice President for Iodine Software\, she helped expand Artifact (renamed Interact) to over 100\,000 healthcare providers at 500+ hospitals across the country. \nPrior to co-founding Artifact Health\, Marisa founded consultancy Health Tech Associates\, where from 2001 to 2013 she designed and deployed clinical technology platforms for organizations including Johns Hopkins Medicine\, BBN Technologies\, and Salar Inc. She is a graduate of Wesleyan University with a BA in Biology and the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College with an MBA. She recently became a certified Emergency Medical Technician and is currently pursuing an MPH degree at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. \n​This event is part of Yale Ventures’ Innovators in Practice series\, a speaker and workshop program that brings together entrepreneurs\, investors\, experts\, and students in the fundamentals of startup leadership and venture creation. Each session offers candid\, experience-based perspectives on the challenges and rewards of building impactful companies.
URL:https://bioct.org/event/innovators-in-practice-building-a-digital-health-startup-within-an-academic-health-system/
LOCATION:101 College St\, 101 College St\, New Haven\, CT\, 06510
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SUMMARY:Yale Ventures Innovators in Practice: Why You Need a Company Manifesto — Building Clarity\, Focus & Urgency
DESCRIPTION:​​Join Mark Josephson for an Innovators in Practice session titled “Why You Need a Company Manifesto — Building Clarity\, Focus & Urgency.” Mark will discuss how to define a company’s mission\, vision\, and values\, and how those principles create a foundation for strategic alignment and organizational culture. \n​About Mark: \n​Mark Josephson has over 30 years of experience as a CEO and leader at venture and private equity backed companies. He specializes in driving growth\, raising capital\, and leading organizations to successful exits. As a three-time CEO\, he led the sale of several companies: Castiron (2024)\, Bitly (2017)\, Outside.in (2011)\, and About.com. Mark also grew AOL Local to over $50M in revenue in 2013 and rew Seevast to over $100M in revenue in 2006. \nThis event is part of Yale Ventures’ Innovators in Practice series\, a speaker and workshop program that brings together entrepreneurs\, investors\, experts\, and students in the fundamentals of startup leadership and venture creation. Each session offers candid\, experience-based perspectives on the challenges and rewards of building impactful companies.
URL:https://bioct.org/event/yale-ventures-innovators-in-practice-why-you-need-a-company-manifesto-building-clarity-focus-urgency/
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SUMMARY:Yale Ventures Innovators in Practice: Challenging the Status Quo — Non-Obvious Patterns & Transformational Leadership
DESCRIPTION:​Join Danielle Cohn for an Innovators in Practice session designed to inspire you to challenge the status quo at every stage of a company or career. Danielle will highlight the power of non-obvious pattern recognition — spotting signals others miss — and how this skill\, paired with elite communication\, unlocks innovative thinking and drives transformational outcomes. \n​About Danielle:\nDanielle is the former founder and head of Comcast NBCUniversal’s global accelerator\, LIFT Labs\, where she built programs that launched more than 100 startups and connected a network of 3\,000+ founders across future-of-work\, customer experience\, accessibility\, media\, and connectivity. She now leads Wave Ventures\, advising companies on growth strategy\, startup–enterprise partnerships\, business development\, and leadership\, and is the Founder & CEO of My Inspirement™\, a nonprofit lifestyle-decisioning platform helping people of all ages plan\, share\, and live a greater life\, together. \nThis event is part of Yale Ventures’ Innovators in Practice series\, a speaker and workshop program that brings together entrepreneurs\, investors\, and experts to train Yale’s Venture Associates in the fundamentals of startup leadership and venture creation. Each session offers candid\, experience-based perspectives on the challenges and rewards of building impactful companies.
URL:https://bioct.org/event/yale-ventures-innovators-in-practice-challenging-the-status-quo-non-obvious-patterns-transformational-leadership/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260220T110000
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SUMMARY:Innovators in Practice: Venture Development & Strategy — Translating Scientific Training to Investing
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an Innovators in Practice workshop with Alyssa Jarvi focused on venture development and strategy\, with particular emphasis on how scientific training translates into investing and company creation. Drawing on perspectives from academia\, venture capital\, and startup formation\, Alyssa will discuss how scientists can apply experimental thinking\, technical diligence\, and analytical rigor to evaluate biotech opportunities and build strong venture strategies.​ \n​About Alyssa: \n​Alyssa is a scientist-turned-investor and Senior Associate at Foresite Capital Management with prior experience evaluating biotech assets and helping launch companies at a multi-billion-dollar healthcare investment firm. \n​This session will be especially valuable for students interested in biotech entrepreneurship\, venture capital\, and science-driven investing\, offering a practical and candid perspective on applying research skills to real-world venture decisions. \n  \n​This event is part of Yale Ventures’ Innovators in Practice series\, a speaker and workshop program that brings together entrepreneurs\, investors\, experts\, and students in the fundamentals of startup leadership and venture creation. Each session offers experience-based perspectives on the challenges and rewards of building impactful companies.
URL:https://bioct.org/event/innovators-in-practice-venture-development-strategy-translating-scientific-training-to-investing/
LOCATION:101 College St\, 101 College St\, New Haven\, CT\, 06510
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SUMMARY:BioCT Annual Holiday Party / Yale Life Sciences Pitchfest
DESCRIPTION:BioCT’s Annual Holiday Party\, which directly follows Yale Life Sciences Pitchfest\, provides the opportunity to connect with colleagues\, make new acquaintances\, and celebrate the Entrepreneur of the Year\, an award recognizing individual who are imaginative\, passionate and game-changers in Connecticut life science and whose accomplishments are recognized outside of the state. \nOne of the most popular events of the year\, the event draws C-level executives\, academics\, industry leaders\, researchers\, students\, and more. \nYale Life Sciences Pitchfest is a one-day event held each December to showcase faculty innovators presenting breakthrough research projects in therapeutics\, medical devices\, and digital health. Over the course of the day\, Yale faculty-led teams presents their projects in 5-minute pitches followed by a 3-minute Q&A with a panel of judges. Following the pitches\, judges deliberate to determine the faculty awards\, recognizing the most exciting life science research coming out of Yale laboratories this year. \nThe Yale Life Sciences Pitchfest serves as the semifinals for The Blavatnik Fund for Innovation at Yale. The Fund\, supported by a grant from The Blavatnik Family Foundation\, is a Yale Ventures accelerator for Yale faculty that supports the commercialization of applied research and technology in the life sciences. \nSponsorships are currently available\, click here for details. \nThank you to the generous sponsors supporting BioCT’s Annual Holiday Party: \nPresenting Sponsors: Shipman & Goodwin\, Winstanley Enterprises \nEntrepreneur of the Year Award Sponsor: Shipman & Goodwin \nGold Sponsors: DavosPharma\, GenScript\, PharmaResources\, Scout \nSilver Sponsors: Aon\, BioRelo\, Jubilant Biosys\, MilliporeSigma\, Nona Biosciences\, Sai\, Syngene \n  \nBronze Sponsors: Biolabs New Haven\, CBIZ\, CDD Vault\, CFGI\, CapeHaven\, Halda Therapeutics\, HighCape Capital\, Twist Biosciences
URL:https://bioct.org/event/bioct-annual-holiday-party-yale-life-sciences-pitchfest/
LOCATION:101 College St\, 101 College St\, New Haven\, CT\, 06510
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SUMMARY:HealthTech Pitch Night + amplifyHERscience Speed Networking
DESCRIPTION:HealthTech Pitch Night brings together students at all levels (graduates & undergraduates) who have diverse skills (i.e.\, engineering\, computer science\, business\, finance)\, with HealthTech innovators who’ve identified needs and/or solutions. These innovators are looking for someone to join their team! \nWho should attend? \n\nStudents interested in joining a HealthTech project\nAnyone looking to network with Yale innovators\nIndividuals ready to pitch their a HealthTech idea\n\namplifyHERscience Speed Networking \nJoin amplifyHERscience for a 30-minute\, fast-paced\, high-energy meetup—just before HealthTech Pitch Night from 6-8PM. It’s a no-pressure space to share insights\, exchange ideas\, and build valuable connections. Register here.
URL:https://bioct.org/event/healthtech-pitch-night-amplifyherscience-speed-networking/
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