Neurotech Entrepreneurship for Early Career Researchers

From Bench to Business: Neurotech Entrepreneurship for Early Career Researchers.

Designed to catalyze conversations, this event connects early career researchers, postdocs, and junior PIs with founders, operators, and mentors building in neurotech.

Come hang out at this casual event that will help you initiate conversations, meet potential collaborators, and find the people who have already taken the step you're considering.

Whether you are in a lab or building a company, we share a unique bond: navigating the rigors of an advanced degree, driving complex projects, and defending the work under pressure. Let's swap stories and strategies over a drink.

A special thank you to SfN for selecting this event and providing our space.

Please hit the link and register for the event!

Before You Arrive: Take a moment to ask yourself — if funding and equipment were not a constraint, what is the one question you would build a company around answering?

Agenda

5:00–5:20 PM — Welcome & open networking

5:20–5:35 PM — Introductions and icebreaker

5:35–6:35 PM — Conversation circuit: mentorship, funding, and getting research out of the lab

6:35–7:00 PM — Wrap-up and exchange contact info

Who Should Attend?

1. PhD trainees

2. Postdoctoral scholars

3. Junior PIs

4. Lab heads

5. Neurotech founders and operators

6. Industry professionals, investors, and analysts working across the neuroscience and neurotechnology ecosystem.

Why Attend?

Learn what the first two years of building a neurotech company actually look like.

Identify paths out of the lab you had not seriously considered.

Connect directly with established PIs, founders, and early-stage operators.

Exchange ideas with people bridging academic research and commercial neurotech.

Get hands-on time with an open biosignal acquisition platform.

Event Details:

📅 Sunday, November 15

⏰ 7:00–9:00 PM

📍 Venue: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Hall E, Washington, DC