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We are very excited to announce that EBCC will be hosting an informal meet and greet event with Dr. Nabiha Saklayen. She is an Emory alumna (Physics & Mathematics, 2012) that is CEO and founder of Cellino Biotech, which is based in Cambridge, MA. Dr. Saklayen is a bio-inspired physicist developing technologies to redefine the cell engineering industry. She was recognized as a “Pioneer” in MIT Tech Review’s 35 Innovators under 35 list for her inventions in laser-based delivery methods.  As Cellino’s CEO & co-founder, Dr. Saklayen assembled a world-class, convergent team to enable the future of medicine. 

Meeting with Dr. Saklayen is an excellent opportunity for EBCC members to speak with a young, successful entrepreneur that has a STEM background (from Emory!). Tentatively, we have scheduled a short presentation from Dr. Saklayen at 2 pm on Friday February 8, 2019. We are booked in Atwood 360 to accommodate as many people as possible, but please contact Taylor (taylor [dot] hari [at] emory [dot] edu) or Erika (ecsatar [at] emory [dot] edu) to have your name added to the guest list.

Welcome to the Emory Biotech Consulting Club, where science and business meet! The Emory Biotech Consulting Club (EBCC) will be a semester-long start-up accelerator open to the entire Emory community, with emphasis on STEM and business graduate students. The intention of the club is to group interested candidates in small teams, and to pair teams with Emory investigators (PIs) or local start-ups to provide thorough market analyses and to develop early-stage ideas into preliminary business plans with executive summaries. The Emory Office of Tech Transfer (OTT) will be actively involved with the club, and aide in securing accelerator projects. Teams will be selected from applicant pools from the entire Emory community, where at least one MBA or business student will be placed on each team, if possible. Teams will work on developing their projects in their own time, but will have scheduled meetings with the start-up representative, OTT licensing liaison, and consulting expert throughout the semester. The number of teams will correlate with demand from PIs and applicants; EBCC is expected to operate with approximately 5 teams per cohort. Each cohort will culminate with a presentation of all projects as pitches to the Georgia Research Alliance (GRA), with discussion and questions from a panel of mentors, entrepreneurs, and experts.