2024 Cleveland Biomedical Trainee Alliance (CBTA) Networking Day

Bringing together industry professionals and graduate-level Cleveland biomedical trainee talent.

By CWRU Graduate Education Office, Ohio Life Sciences

Date and time

Wednesday, March 6 · 11am - 5pm EST

Location

11038 Bellflower Rd

11038 Bellflower Road Cleveland, OH 44106

Agenda

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Check-in and Lunch

Opportunity to begin networking with professionals from a variety of fields.

12:00 PM - 12:20 PM

Welcome and Introduction

Speakers: Edward Carson, B.S.E. and Tessianna Misko, Ph.D. Enjoy a short welcome and over view of the days events from the 2023 CBTA Professional Development Conference Student Chair and the CBTA Ne...

12:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Concurrent Networking sessions

Industry Presentations (Gold or Platinum level sponsors): Hear short presentations from our industry sponsors about their company and career experiences. Career Roundtables: Rotate in small groups t...

2:40 PM - 3:40 PM

Industry Career Panel

Hear from experts on key considerations for trainees looking to enter industry.

3:50 PM - 4:50 PM

Partner Institution Leaders Panel

Hear perspectives from CWRU, Cleveland Clinic, and CSU leadership on the future directions for graduate and postdoctoral training .

About this event

Advanced degree talent specific to a company’s industry needs is notoriously difficult to seek out. And discovering industry positions that are a strong match for a grad student or postdoc’s specialized skill set is equally challenging. This event bridges that gap by giving employers access to local Cleveland talent with advanced degrees exploring career transitions.

We aim to drive long standing connections between employers and the untapped advanced degree talent pool brought forward by the Cleveland Biomedical Trainee Alliance (CBTA) workforce made up of over 1,600 biomedical graduate students (masters, doctoral and MD/PhD) and postdocs at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Clinic and Cleveland State University.

This event offers employers an opportunity to meaningfully engage with uniquely-skilled talent through a combination of:

Formal presentations
Round table discussions
Moderated panel discussions
One-on-one informational interviews

Event Details:

When: March 6, 2024 11-5pm (lunch available, event participation flexible)

Where: CWRU Tinkham Veale University Center Ballroom Cleveland, Ohio 44106

Is your company interested in sponsoring?

Explore our sponsorship levels:

• Bronze ($250-449) Full advertisement as a sponsor for event (In-person attendance is welcomed, but optional)

• Silver ($450-749) All Bronze benefits, plus reserved company table

• Gold ($750-1,000) All silver benefits, plus choice of participation in career panel or featured presentation

• Platinum ($3,000) All Gold level benefits, plus additional engagement (to be discussed with company upon registration)

Organized by

CWRU Graduate Education Office, Ohio Life Sciences

CBTA (Cleveland Biomedical Trainee Alliance)

The Cleveland Biomedical Trainee Alliance (CBTA) was formed with the purpose of bringing graduate and postdoctoral trainees together from across the Cleveland region for robust professional and personal development with opportunities for networking and career planning on a multi-institutional scale.

The CBTA is a partnership between the Cleveland Clinic Lerner Trainee Association, CWRU Biomedical Engineering Graduate Student Association, CWRU Biomedical Graduate Student Organization, CSU Association of Biomedical and Chemical Engineers and CWRU Postdoctoral Association, bringing over 1,600 biomedical graduate students and postdocs together from across institutions.

Ohio Life Science (OLS)

OLS is Ohio’s life sciences industry trade association, representing an industry that includes more than 4,200 organizations statewide. Ohio Life Sciences convenes and advocates on behalf of biotech, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, labs, digital health, gene and cell therapy, agricultural biotechnology, and research and academic institutions throughout Ohio. OLS is the voice representing and advocating for the common interests of our life sciences community.

Ohio’s life sciences industry is on the precipice of a generational opportunity to deliver on its promise of economic advancement and well-being for our state’s residents and to accelerate Ohio’s national leadership in this space.

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