Future Neuro Founders Workshop
The Future Neuro Founders Workshop is a virtual workshop for scientists (PhDs, postdocs, professors) who want to start a neuroscience-related startup. All things brain and mental health with a heavy focus on science-first companies. All speakers are founders and VCs focused on neuroscience!
This is a two day workshop on November 15th and 22nd from 10am - 1 pm PT.
Agenda:
1. Why do you want to start a company? What kind of company do you want to build?
Matias Serebrinsky, Founding Partner @ PsyMed Ventures
2. Mapping out the development path with timelines milestones and tying it back to funding rounds
Alexandra Sakatos, CEO @ Ancilia Bio
3. Engaging with VCs
Amit Etkin, CEO @ Alto Neuroscience
4. Business models in neuro (partnerships, pharma, techbio platform, consumer, others)
Ian Peikon, Co-CEO @ Cajal Neuro, Tyler Benster, CEO @ Reflex Neuro, & Brian Pepin, CEO @ Rune Labs
5. Validating that a scientific insight translates into a startup
Patrick Malone MD PhD, Partner @ KdT Ventures & Brooks Leitner, Partner @ PsyMed Ventures
6. Putting together a team (FT, PT, advisors, vendors)
Jacob Robinson, CEO @ Motif Neurotech
Note that spots are limited.