Nucleate Rhode Island: BioHack

Join Nucleate Rhode Island for our inaugural BioHack event. This is event is sponsored by CIC and RILSH, in collaboration with the tech transfer offices of Brown University and the University of Rhode Island.

BioHack comprises two days of programming that allow students and trainees in the life sciences to experience the planning and development of a company from an IP already established by faculty at Brown. Teams will identify IP of interest from pre-selected lists, and plan out the necessary steps towards commercialization, under the guidance of industry experts. At the culmination of the event, industry leaders will serve as judges, score each company, and select a winner. A $3,000 prize purse will be distributed. Event programming will include: office hours, where teams can meet with industry experts to work through design challenges; debrief panels, where experts can speak to the group about advice best suited to the pre-selected IP categories; lectures, from experts about skills necessary for all teams such as pitching and IP transfer. Final pitches, judging and a networking celebration will occur at the end of the event.

The event begins Friday, November 13th at 6:30pm. Day 1 will comprise team formation and a networking reception, going until 9:30pm. The event continues on until Saturday, November 14th, starting at 9:30am. Working sessions, lectures and panels will take place until 4:00pm. Pitches, judge deliberation, awards and networking will take place from 4:00pm - 9:30pm.

This event will be located at CIC Providence, 225 Dyer St.

About the Host:

Nucleate is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering the next generation of biotech leaders. With chapters spanning 41 geographic regions and participation from over 280 academic institutions, Nucleate sparks new intellectual communities and embeds emerging talent within a global biotech community. Through open-access educational programming, Nucleate helps democratize biotech innovation — removing barriers and helping founders concentrate on building transformational technologies. Visit www.nucleate.org for more information, and visit https://nucleate.org/privacy-policy/ to read our privacy policy.

We want to thank our HQ supporters for championing our open-access mission and empowering the next generation of biotech entrepreneurs!

Platinum: Eli Lilly and Company, Genentech, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, MilliporeSigma

Silver: Sanofi, CDD Vault

Philanthropic Support: Lyda Hill Philanthropies

Preferred Partners: Pillar VC, Amino Collective, Fenwick, Mercury, Fedsprout, ​Citrin Cooperman

In-Kind Support: AcademicLabs, Lens.org