GRO-Biotech Events — Week of 5/19

Here are the latest events and opportunities, in the life sciences and beyond!

Monday, 5/19 Wine X Design. Wine X Design brings together the frontrunners of New York City's dynamic industrial design community during Design Week. ​This carefully curated gathering unites Senior Designers, Design Directors, Design Entrepreneurs, Design Managers, Innovation Leads, Design Strategists, Design Executives, Design Educators, Design Researchers, Design Scientists, and other design practitioners and academia, representing the diverse talents that make NYC a hub for design innovation.

Monday-Wednesday, 5/19-5/21 Pint of Science Festival NYC. Pint of Science takes over Slattery's Midtown Pub for three evenings of lectures from a ton of local scientists working on everything from neuroscience to immunology. The full lineup of events is below:

• Monday, 5/19 The Enigma of the Mind: Studying the ups and downs

• Tuesday, 5/20 Ninja Warriors: what do immune cells, physics and bananas have in common?

• Wednesday, 5/21 Tails, Tools, and Tiny Cells: Uncovering the secrets of our bodies

(NEW!) Tuesday, 5/20 The Lifecycle of a Life Science Company. Join a panel of industry experts at Aon’s NYC office for an exclusive Life Science Industry Event, bringing together key leaders across the sector for an insightful discussion and networking happy hour.

Wednesday, 5/21 Building a Resilient Biomanufacturing Ecosystem. Evolving regulations and global market dynamics are reshaping the future of biomanufacturing across the globe. In this webinar, industry experts will unpack critical factors influencing location and implementation strategies for CDMOs, global biopharma and global medtech companies looking to enter or grow within the U.S. market. Discover ways to make informed decisions around site selection and project management that balance risk, cost and opportunity in an ever-changing global environment.

(NEW!) Wednesday, 5/21 BSL5 Biotech Happy Hour. Are you working in synthetic biology or biotech? Are you bio-adjacent? Peripherally interested in things that may or may not have to do with biology? Then come on by, have a drink, meet some people, talk about cool stuff, talk about not cool stuff — whatever you feel like! Fresh off the backs of Synbiobeta and the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotech report, this promises to be a particularly lively gathering of the NYC biotechnology community.

(NEW!) Thursday, May 22 West Harlem Innovation Collective Series. ​The West Harlem Innovation Collective is pleased to invite you to a unique and intimate evening of community on Thursday, May 22, at Heyground Harlem—an entrepreneur incubator space located in the Innovation Triangle–West Harlem, within the Factory District's historic Malt House. The evening will mix networking with a conversation between Michael Cialone, Business and Corporate Development Partner on the Bio + Health team at a16z and Dr. Sam Sia, Founder of Harlem Biospace, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, and Vice Provost for the Fourth Purpose and Strategic Impact at Columbia University. Learn about a16z's interest in bio and therapeutics, its new $750 million life-science and healthcare fund, and current investor sentiments in therapeutics and life sciences.

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.

(NEW!) Wednesday, 6/4 Ethics Implications of the Genetic Revolution. Join Genspace for a special lecture and discussion, Ethics Implications of the Genetic Revolution, featuring Dr. Jacob M. Appel, a renowned bioethicist, professor, and author. With extensive expertise in psychiatry, medical education, and ethics, Dr. Appel will lead a thought-provoking conversation on the complex ethical questions surrounding genetic engineering.

Thursday, 6/5 STAT Locals - NYC. STAT’s “Locals” happy hour series returns for the summer to help encourage new connections and collaborations within the life science communities we report on. Bringing the programming-free casual comingling back to the beautiful rooftop of West End Labs, this promises to be another fantastic night of networking that brings the entire NYC biotech community together.

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.
Early-bird registration is now available!