Events

The Fast-Pitch Competition showcases our passionate and talented student founders across Columbia University, featuring pitches of their innovative, world-changing companies, with an ambition to scale across healthcare industry. The day will include inspiring guest speakers who take on healthcare challenges in the entrepreneurship space every day, and will conclude with a networking reception. This competition is open to all Columbia University graduate and undergraduate students who have an idea for a startup solution that addresses public health and healthcare issues. Agenda: 10:00am-1:00pm Fast-Pitch Competition 1:00-2:30pm Networking Reception Submission Process: Submit a pitch video (3-minutes max.) Qualifying submissions will receive notice that they are eligible to pitch their idea live and will receive a link to register via Eventbrite Registered participants will receive mentorship by experts in the field Participants will present their pitch deck to the judges at the Columbia Healthcare Ventures Fast-Pitch Competition on November 17 Timeline: Applications open: Sept 14 Applications close: Oct 24 Applications reviewed: Oct 25-26 Participants notified: Oct 27 Mentor introduction: Oct 30 Fast Pitch Competition: Nov 17

Translational Therapeutics Accelerator (TRx) Pilot Award This service is provided by the Accelerate Resource. The Translational Therapeutics Accelerator (TRx) Pilot Award is currently accepting pre-proposal applications. The TRx Pilot Award provides investigators with the resources to position their therapeutic discoveries for future commercial value.  Therapeutic projects in any stage of development, with a valid target and a translational/commercialization trajectory are encouraged to apply. Therapeutic strategies including small molecules, biologics, novel delivery approaches, gene therapy, and cell therapeutics will be considered. Selected pre-proposal projects will go through the Life Science Accelerator Boot Camp. After attending the LSA Boot Camp, teams will be eligible to submit a full pilot award application. Deadline: November 20, 2023 by 5 p.m. Duration: One (1) year Award Amount: $75,000 Learn more and apply here.

Open to those who are looking for more information about DBS surgery for Parkinson’s disease, Tremor, or Dystonia. Presentation will include overview of symptoms necessitating referral to DBS and DBS surgery process. We will also have Q&A with neurosurgery, neurologists, and patients who have undergone DBS surgery.g the meeting. Meets the first Friday of each month, 3-4PM EST Register in advance for this meeting: https://columbiacuimc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0lf-GvrDkoGNO6QYtZXn_DCnRMwkrclcF0  After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Do you want to be self-reliant in doing statistical analyses? Stats on Your Own is a non-credit hybrid course: four 2-3-hour lecture videos and four in-person workshop sessions (with zoom option) on Tuesdays 2-5pm, November 14th  – December 5th, 2023. This mini-course to Statistics Self-Reliance will help you to know how your data should be analyzed, or when you need to consult a biostatistician. Geared towards junior researchers (residents, fellows, faculty), this workshop will help you become self-reliant in doing statistical analyses, and to know: The correct statistical procedures to analyze one's data, and How to carry out the analyses. We will teach: The basic 2x2 contingency table using our online tool; The little that Excel can do (t-tests, correlations, scatter plots); A simplified power analysis (sample size determination) using our online tool; More advanced analyses using the popular (free) software R, facilitated by our special-purpose R functions: anova (one-way, covariance, two-way, repeated measures), nonparametric analyses, linear regression, logistic regression, Kaplan-Meier, Cox. NON CREDIT COURSE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | COST: $100 per registrant REGISTRATION DEADLINE: November 9, 2023 Learn more and register.