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[AM] Nucleate New York: The Forum
Nucleate New York Presents The Forum 2025 (formerly known as Demo Day), our 4th Annual Ecosystem Celebration on May 16th, 2025.
This flagship event brings together innovators, builders, and thinkers from across the ecosystem for a day of insight, connection, and momentum. Whether you're launching your first company, fundraising, advising startups, investing in breakthrough science, translating research at the bench, or building the infrastructure and communities that make innovation possible, the Forum is where biotech’s future takes shape.
🎙️ Our AM speaker lineup includes:
Jon Brennan-Badal | CEO, Opentrons Labworks
Ross McBee, PhD | CSO and Co-Founder, TomTex
Huafeng Xu, PhD | CEO and Founder, Atommap
📅 AM session programming
Activator Founder Stories: 21 Nucleate Founders present a poster session sharing their innovations.
Company Stories: Hear the unfiltered stories from founders about how they built and scaled their successful biotech ventures in New York.
Refreshments and Light Bites: Drinks and lunch are on us! Mingle and share what you’ve seen from our Activator teams and company story speakers!
🎙️ Why you should attend
Interactive Sessions: Participate in candid conversations and hear directly from top founders, operators, and investors as they share hard-earned lessons and practical strategies for building successful biotech ventures in intimate settings.
Discover Cutting-Edge Tech: Meet Nucleate’s emerging founders as they showcase state-of-the-art innovations. Dive into one-on-one conversations and explore the breakthroughs shaping the future of biotech in NYC and beyond.
Build Deep Connections: Nucleate New York brings together founders, researchers, investors, and ecosystem builders to strengthen the greater biotech network. If you’re building, fundraising, operating, researching, or investing in biotech or eco, come share your ideas and thesis with the community!
Don't miss this opportunity to connect with the brightest minds in biotech and help shape the future of innovation in New York City.
Please note: Due to space limitations, the AM and PM sessions require separate registrations. If you would like to attend the PM session, please register using the following link: Nucleate New York: The Forum, PM.
The Forum is powered by Fenwick & West LLP, New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), and Pliancy,
Nucleate New York's Activator program is supported by New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), Pliancy, and Gunderson Dettmer.
We want to thank our HQ supporters for championing our open-access mission and empowering the next generation of biotech entrepreneurs!
Platinum: Eli Lilly and Company, Genentech, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, MilliporeSigma
Philanthropic Support: Lyda Hill Philanthropies
Preferred Partners: Pillar VC, Amino Collective, Excedr, Mercury, Brex, Fedsprout
In-Kind Support: AcademicLabs, Lens.org, SynBioBeta
About the Event Host
Nucleate is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering the next generation of biotech leaders. With chapters spanning 41 geographic regions and participation from over 280 academic institutions, Nucleate sparks new intellectual communities and embeds emerging talent within a global biotech community. Through open-access educational programming, Nucleate helps democratize biotech innovation — removing barriers and helping founders concentrate on building transformational technologies. Visit www.nucleate.xyz for more information, and visit https://nucleate.xyz/privacy-policy/ to read our privacy policy.