GRO-Biotech Events — Week of 4/14
Here are the latest events and opportunities, in the life sciences and beyond!
Tuesday-Saturday, 4/15-4/26 Taste of Science Festival. The NYC Taste of Science Festival is back and in more venues than ever, with talks and parties across Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens. The full lineup of events can be found below:
Tuesday, 4/15 Silly Science, in collaboration with Astronomy on Tap
Wednesday, 4/16 Taste of Science: Hunger (a very apropos presentation topic, imo)
Monday, 4/21 Taste of Science: City Infrastructure
Wednesday, 4/23 Taste of Science: Fungus Among Us
Saturday, 4/26 NYC SciComm Block Party
(NEW!) Wednesday, 4/16 NYC Biotech x ML Meetup. Do you work in biotech or machine-learning or both? Or are just curious about the field? You should come by and hang out with a bunch of other practitioners, professionals, and enthusiasts at a bar in Williamsburg! This will be a very unstructured and very casual event, the fourth time this meetup has been hosted (typically 100+ people attend), and each time people have loved it, so you should come too!
Wednesday, 4/23 4th Annual CAT Symposium. The 4th Annual ASRC Industry (CAT Program) Symposium will showcase CUNY-wide Academic-Industry Partnerships that support New York State's mission as a leader in Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Job Opportunities in STEM. The event will feature exciting NYC-based startup companies representing diverse applications such as Sensing, Sustainable Materials, Climate Tech, Energy Storage, and Drug-Discovery sharing first-hand experiences navigating the challenges of funding, partnerships, and lab-to-scale of their technologies. Find out what’s happening in the West Harlem Innovation Triangle as we discuss the present and future of frontier technology development to advance human and planetary health.
Wednesday, 4/23 ECHO Biotech Happy Hour. This month’s edition of ECHO’s monthly happy hour hang will once again bring together the usual lineup of life sciences-oriented entrepreneurs, clinicians, healthcare operators, and beyond - this time back at Hill Country BBQ (live music performance still TBD this time around)
Thursday, 4/24 Nucleate NY Activator Alumni Showcase. Join Nucleate New York as they present their first Activator Alumni Showcase! This event is a unique opportunity to connect with the innovative minds that have completed previous Activator cycles and are now driving forward the future of biotechnology and entrepreneurship in Greater NYC. Don't miss the chance to engage with the next generation of leaders and visionaries in the heart of New York's vibrant life sciences scene!
(NEW!) Thursday, 4/24 Nanonite Monthly Nanotech NYC Social. Join the Nanotech NYC meetup for an evening of connection, collaboration, and camaraderie at their Nanonite Social, a recurring event hosted by Nanotech NYC. This monthly meetup offers a unique opportunity to mingle with fellow nanotechnology enthusiasts in a relaxed and informal setting.
(NEW!) Sunday, 4/27 Genspace Biotechnology Yard Sale. It's finally spring in NYC... and more importantly, April is Earth month, so help Genspace spring clean their lab & storage space and give all of their stuff a second lease on life! Come by and browse a mix of lab equipment, fabrication supplies, household items, and other curious finds from the Genspace community. As the world's first community biology lab operating for 15+ years... you can bet they have something for everyone.
Tuesday, 4/29 AI x Bio One Day Conference. On behalf of Fenwick, Bits in Bio, and LifeX Ventures, you’re invited to join this exclusive one day AI x Bio conference. Attendees will have the chance to hear from founders who are making significant strides in clinical and research settings, sharing their go-to-market experiences and insights on AI integration in biopharma and health systems. Come meet techbio CTOs, GLP1 revolution founders, scientists, doctors, and various healthcare stakeholders and join in on discussions around powering the next revolution in healthcare and biotech. Join for a day of stimulating conversation, coffee, and delicious snacks, at an event tailored for founders, investors, and innovators in the Healthcare and Bio space, curated by LifeX Ventures to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing.
Wednesday, 5/7 2025 WCBA and ABCT Pitch Day. Join FirstXFounder for their 14th Annual Pitch Day! Meet next generation biosciences leaders as they introduce their breakthroughs in therapeutics, diagnostics, medical devices, and digital health, featuring AI/ML, precision medicine, novel materials, gene therapy, and small molecule technologies. Meet the next generation of biosciences leaders in Metro New York and Connecticut for a day of pitching and networking!
Thursday, 5/8 NY Hardware Meetup. The hardware startup community sets up shot at Cornell Tech’s Roosevelt Island campus for the May edition of their meetup, taking place just before NY Design Week. Hosted in Cornell Tech’s MakerLAB, this 106th edition of the city’s long-running gathering of hackers, makers, entrepreneurs, and engineers will feature presentations on digital fabrication, as well as preview some of Design Week’s lineup.
(NEW!) Thursday, 5/8 EFL Frontiers 2025. Join Endless Frontier Labs to learn about, and celebrate, the inspiring work of their latest graduating startups! Don't miss out on this chance to connect with the program’s graduating founders, and their mentor pool of elite industry leaders, serial entrepreneurs, investors, and scientists, as they celebrate the progress of this year's cohort. Frontiers 2025 will conclude with an Awards Ceremony and Reception at the Bowery Hotel.
Wednesday & Thursday, 5/28-5/29 Yale Innovation Summit. The Yale Innovation Summit convenes the Northeast’s innovation and entrepreneurship community for two days of impactful conversations, purposeful networking, and Yale pitch competitions across six tracks of programming. Celebrating its 10th year in 2024, the event has become one of the region’s biggest innovation events, drawing investors, founders, and industry partners to Yale’s campus to create new connections and opportunities.
Friday & Saturday, 10/3-10/4 2nd Annual NY BCI Symposium. Following up on a stellar inaugural conference last fall, BCI’s leading minds and most exciting emerging startups will once again descend on the New York Academy of Medicine for two days of panels, presentations, and networking, all with the mission of advancing and expanding the brain-computer interface space. With NYC increasingly becoming the center stage for this technology revolution, this is a can’t-miss event for anyone working in neurotech, AI/ML, medtech, and beyond.