Thank you to everyone who attended the first event of our Innovate2Impact series on Tuesday, October 21 at Tufts University School of Medicine!
More than 100 researchers, clinicians, investors, students, and faculty convened at our Innovation Expo to discover emerging innovations and explore transformative health-related research.
Jonathan Davis, MD, kicked off the event by providing an overview of Innovate2Impact, and Kirk Taylor, MD, President and CEO of the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, delivered a talk titled, “The Need for Medical Innovation & Scientific Research.” The Expo continued with six fascinating Lightning Talks and a Poster Session and a Networking Reception featuring more than 20 poster presentations and five resource tables.
Lightning Talk presenters shared innovations including an ingestible diagnostic device for IBS, an intervention to reduce cardiotoxicity in breast cancer patients, smart microbes to direct high precision therapeutics to disease sites, rapid saliva diagnostics to detect stress and inflammation, focused ultrasound to enable cell-specific immune modulation in brain cancer, and an AI-enabled platform to more efficiently run clinical trials at scale.
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The Innovate2Impact series continues with the two-part Pitch Lab, which is aimed at helping innovators prepare compelling pitches to seek funding opportunities and to catch the interest of collaborators. Participants will attend both dates.
Pitch Lab
#1: Refinement Workshop (Monday, December 15 at 5:00PM)
What to expect:
- Understand key elements of a successful pitch
- Develop a strong narrative using storytelling
- Refine your pitch to result in a compelling delivery
#2: Pitch Practice Workshop (Wednesday, January 14 at 5:00PM)
What to expect:
- Articulate the value of and audience for your innovation
- Receive feedback on pitch content, structure, and delivery
- Build confidence in communicating the impact of your work
