The Innovation Bridge Series

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Welcome to the 2023-2024 series that will help you discover many aspects of innovation and the entrepreneurial mindset. The series is open to all students and postdoctoral fellows who want to explore how their skillset can open opportunities, whether it is to start a new initiative themselves or to assist other organizations in successful ventures.

Students and postdoctoral fellows are in a unique position - talented, creative, analytical, problem solvers, innovators - yet, they rarely rank themselves high in their business acumen. Having an entrepreneurial mindset has a far greater scope than starting a business that sells a product or service. Innovation, creativity, and an entrepreneurial mindset are what is needed to create solid policies, develop new processes and establish best practices. These are the skills that graduate programs build and can be transferred to any organization.

The Innovation Bridge Series will take you on a journey of exploring questions that relate to the entrepreneurial mindset and will help you bridge your skills with the larger entrepreneurial ecosystem that needs you.


Accelerators, Incubators, Scale-Up + Seed Stage Start Ups

(1 hour PD credit)

Date: March 20, 2024 | 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. MST
Open to all members of the campus community (students, postdocs, faculty, and staff)

Register on campusBRIDGE   |   Zoom Link

Overview

You have a great idea for a product or service that you want to implement and you know it is going to cost money. How do you do this when you can barely feed yourself and don't know how to "raise capital" for their budding venture. Is raising money even where you should be spending your most energy? You have heard there are grants and loans available - what does equity free mean? What does scale-up mean and should you be talking to "venture capiitalists"? Where should I begin with getting my idea off the ground?

Presenter

Dr. Paramita Chaudhuri Basu

Dr. Paramita Chaudhuri Basu

Dr. Paramita Chaudhuri Basu is the Director, Programs & Ecosystem Development at Applied Pharmaceutical Innovation. She is a life science enthusiast with a passion for innovation and entrepreneurship. With a rich background and subject matter expertise in life science, biotech and healthtech, Paramita has worked with several startups supporting them with their business readiness and technology commercialization needs. She is a trained facilitator, mentor and coach. She leads the Health Innovation Hub, a community incubator for early-stage entrepreneurs, and facilitates community events and programs to build up the life sciences innovation ecosystem in Edmonton.


More sessions are to be announced for 2024. Stay tuned...

Previous Presentations

Previous Presentations

  • October 28, 2020 What Is the World of Creativity, Innovation, and ET? with Drs. Deborah James and Tony Briggs
  • November 12, 2020 Now What? Developing Your Innovation with Luke Butterworth
  • January 27, 2021 Finding Your Place in the World of Innovation and Entrepreneurship with Mark Benning
  • February 17, 2021 Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Building the Team and Network for Success with Sandra Spencer
  • March 17, 2021 Using Your Passion to Build a Sustainable Community Venture with Omar Yaqub
  • April 21, 2021 Is Consulting a Career For You? with Julianna Cantwell
  • May 5, 2021 Mitacs Entrepreneurship Accelerate Opportunity with Trevor Wiltzen, Dr. Eric Loo, Dr. Amirreza Sohrabi, and Dr. Matt Baron Anderson
  • September 29, 2021 Innovation for Emerging Scholars with Dr. Tony Briggs 
  • October 27, 2021 Making the World a Better Place with Matt Moreau
  • November 24, 2021 What do I do with my idea? With Manish Jha
  • January 26, 2022 Do you have the 'innovation" gene? with Jane Halford
  • February 3, 2022 Leading Within with Marian Gayed
  • March 23, 2022 Accelerators, Incubators, Scale-up and Seed Stage Start-Ups with Dr. Paramita Chaudhuri Basu
  • April 23, 2022 Building a Team for Success with Sandra Spencer
  • September 21, 2022  Innovation for Emerging Scholars with Dr. Tony Briggs 
  • October 19, 2022 Venture Capitalist Journey with Dr. Moein Giashi
  • November 23, 2022 Intellectual Property, Tech Transfer, and Another Piece of the Puzzle with Dr. Quang Tran
  • January 25, 2023 How to Raise Funds with Dr. Paramita Chaudhuri Basu
  • February 15, 2023 A Risky Path with Evan Hu
  • March 29, 2023 So You Want To Be a Consultant with Kristina Polziehn
  • April 26, 2023 Do You Want To Serve Your Community? How About Social Entrepreneurship? with Dr. Leo Wong 
  • May 24, 2023 How to get engaged in entrepreneurship? with Dr. David Bressler
  • September 27, 2023 Innovation for Emerging Scholars with Dr. Tony Briggs
  • October 18, 2023 Entrepeneurship, Innovation and the Library with Céline Gareau-Brennan and Patti Sherbaniuk
  • November 29, 2023 Start to Start-up with Dr. Mike Lipsett
  • January 31, 2024 Is a Careein Consulting for You? with Julianna Cantwell