**In light of the heightened uncertainty raised by the COVID-19 pandemic, IMAGINE IF! NYC local program and competition have been canceled until further notice.** **STAY TUNED for future Innovation Forum New York events!** For the first time in New York, IMAGINE IF! pre-accelerator pitch competition is now launching! IMAGINE IF! seeks to identify disruptive ideasaaa

IFNY wants everyone to know our amazing members! Dr. Lander Egana-Gorrono is our Operations Manager, in charge of all things related to the Imagine IF! competition. He is a postdoctoral fellow at NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City. His research involves the study of macrophage biology in the context of cardiometabolic diseases suchaaa

IFNY is one of 22 global branches of Innovation Forum, spanning three continents and fostering over 10,000 innovators. Run entirely by volunteers, IFNY aims to accelerate biomedical innovation in New York City by promoting collaboration between academia, industry and government. This 2019 was a very successful year for IFNY. In March, in collaboration with the MSK Officeaaa

Last month, IFNY co-hosted the “Fundraising for Life Science Startups” workshop in association with Biolabs@NYU Langone. The event was led by Dennis Ford, Founder & CEO of Life Science Nation (LSN), as well as creator of the Redefining Early Stage Investments (RESI) conference series. Dennis and LSN have a successful track record of helping lifeaaa

On September 19, 2019, at Weill Cornell Medical College entrepreneurs and STEM professionals gathered for the “Women’s Health: Building Businesses to Break Boundaries” panel discussion. The event, organized by Innovation Forum New York in collaboration with the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs at Weill Cornell Medicine, started with four successful women entrepreneurs each talking about theiraaa

Presenter: Dennis Ford, Founder and CEO, Life Science Nation (LSN) Time: September 9th, 2019, 4-6 PM Location: BioLabs@NYULangone, 180 Varick St, 6th Fl, New York, NY 10014 RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fundraising-for-life-science-startups-tickets-69491213089 Dennis Ford is an entrepreneur and author with expertise in sales, marketing, and business development. He has spent most of his career finding, vetting and launching aaaa

This month, Sabyasachi Dash of IFNY sat down with Fran Strauss, Principal at HealthMark Strategies in New York City. Fran is a proven Reimbursement & Payer Commercialization strategist and Market Access executive with expertise in genetic testing, molecular diagnostics, medical/mobile devices, personalized medicine and diagnostic laboratories. She works with commercial and government payers, employers, unions andaaa

Presenter: Vix Reitano, Founder and CEO, 6boro Social Time: May 30th, 2019, 6:30PM Location: Harlem Biospace, 423 West 127th Street, New York, NY 10027 Sign up: https://if-nycworkshop-may19.eventbrite.com Learn the fundamentals of the tools to use when it comes to creating a digital brand that gets noticed. From what platforms to avoid to what types of contentaaa

It is not uncommon to hear entrepreneurs and investors stress the importance of networking as a key ingredient for success in the world of startups. Indeed, legendary investor and founder of the ultimate networking platform Reid Hoffman once said “If you are not receiving or making at least one introduction a month, you are probablyaaa

Over the previous 20 years we have seen a significant change in the healthcare industry. Small molecules have been pushed out of the blockbuster limelight by biologics. Decreasing sequencing cost has allowed more targeted R&D and the use of increasingly interdisciplinary data to influence prognosis has become standard practice. All of this points to aaaa