University of Minnesota Technology Commercialization invites you to the Discovery Launchpad Open House, Tuesday, March 12. Discovery Launchpad is the U's new incubator to help researchers launch companies based on their innovations. Did you know that the UMN launches on average fifteen new startups each year?

Discovery Launchpad Open House

Tuesday, March 12, 5:00 - 7:30 p.m.

McNamara Alumni Center, 2nd Floor

Please join us for a tour of our new collaborative work space, available to Discovery Launchpad participants, and learn about how the program works and the many benefits it offers to researchers interested in starting a company based on their inventions.

We'll be joined by special guests Kenny Beckman, PhD, Director of the Biomedical Genomics Center and Associate Professor, and Daryl Gohl, PhD, R&D Leader of the Biomedical Genomics Center, who will share their story of starting and selling CoreBiome with Dan Knights, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering, a researcher in the BioTechnology Institute and previous CEO of CoreBiome.

Event Highlights:

Learn how UMN researchers launched and sold CoreBiome
Tour the Discovery Launchpad incubator
Meet Discovery Launchpad advisors
Learn the first five steps in launching a UMN startup
Hear 30 second pitches from current UMN startups
Enjoy hors d'oeuvres and other refreshments.

Please RSVP if you plan to attend this free event!

UMN Discovery Launchpad Open House