From Lab to Market: The Deep Tech Landscape Today  | 6:00-7:00pm ET

This 60-minute webinar will include a concise primer on key concepts, a moderated fireside conversation with a scientist-founder, deep tech investor, or technology transfer leader with experience bringing research-driven technologies toward market, and audience Q&A. Participants will also receive a one-page resource sheet highlighting key concepts and resources for further learning. 

Join live, watch later. The best experience happens live: join the conversation, ask questions, and engage with the instructor in real time. Register now to secure your spot and receive access to the recording, giving you the flexibility to tune in live, catch up later, or revisit the content anytime.

By the end of this session, participants will be able to: 

• Describe the major stages involved in translating a scientific discovery from the laboratory toward commercialization. 
• Explain the roles of invention disclosure, technology transfer, licensing, incubators, and early institutional investment in the lab-to-market process. 
• Identify common barriers that contribute to the “valley of death” between scientific discovery and commercial adoption. 
• Compare funding sources available at different stages of commercialization, including grants, Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) funding, foundation support, philanthropic or impact-oriented capital, and venture investment. 
• Identify current areas of investor interest across the deep tech landscape. 
• Map their own research or technology onto the lab-to-market pathway and identify funding sources that may be appropriate at its current stage. 

This session is designed for: 

• STEM researchers exploring how scientific discoveries move from the laboratory toward commercialization. 
• Researchers considering technology transfer, licensing, startup formation, or other lab-to-market pathways. 
• Scientists interested in understanding funding options and current investment activity across deep tech sectors. 

No prior experience in venture capital, finance, startups, or commercialization is required. 

To earn a Certificate of Participation, register by January 25, 2027, and attend all four sessions live in full. Registration remains open after the series begins and includes access to all recordings for one year, but late registrants are not eligible to receive a certificate.

This course is being offered exclusively for Academy members. Nonmembers can purchase membership directly during event registration in order to participate.

*Our Student community includes Postdocs and Fellows

Inside the Deal: Dealflow and How Investors Judge Science Startups | 6:00-7:00pm ET

This 60-minute webinar will include a concise primer on key concepts, a moderated fireside conversation with an early-stage investor from a deep tech seed fund, and audience Q&A. The guest may also walk through how they would assess an example science startup. Participants will receive a one-page resource sheet highlighting key concepts and resources for further learning. 

Join live, watch later. The best experience happens live: join the conversation, ask questions, and engage with the instructor in real time. Register now to secure your spot and receive access to the recording, giving you the flexibility to tune in live, catch up later, or revisit the content anytime.

By the end of this session, participants will be able to: 

• Describe how early-stage investors source and screen potential science and deep tech investments. 
• Explain how opportunities move through the investment funnel from initial review to deeper diligence and potential investment. 
• Identify key factors investors assess when evaluating an early-stage science venture, including team, technology, market, timing, and intellectual property. 
• Recognize common red flags that can prevent an investment opportunity from advancing. 
• Describe the basic purpose and components of a venture capital term sheet. 
• Apply a team, technology, market, and timing framework to assess the investment potential of an early-stage science venture. 

This session is designed for: 

• STEM researchers who want to understand how investors source, screen, and evaluate science-driven ventures. 
• Founders or aspiring founders preparing to engage with early-stage investors. 
• Scientists interested in applying their technical expertise to venture diligence or investment evaluation. 

No prior experience in venture capital, finance, startups, or commercialization is required. 

To earn a Certificate of Participation, register by January 25, 2027, and attend all four sessions live in full. Registration remains open after the series begins and includes access to all recordings for one year, but late registrants are not eligible to receive a certificate.

This course is being offered exclusively for Academy members. Nonmembers can purchase membership directly during event registration in order to participate.

*Our Student community includes Postdocs and Fellows

From Bench to Cap Table: How Scientists Break into Venture | 6:00-7:00pm ET

This 60-minute webinar will include a concise primer on key concepts, a moderated fireside conversation with a PhD-trained investor who has transitioned from scientific research into venture capital, and audience Q&A. Participants will also receive a one-page resource sheet highlighting key concepts, career pathways, and resources for further engagement with the venture community. 

Join live, watch later. The best experience happens live: join the conversation, ask questions, and engage with the instructor in real time. Register now to secure your spot and receive access to the recording, giving you the flexibility to tune in live, catch up later, or revisit the content anytime.

By the end of this session, participants will be able to: 

• Identify roles scientists can play in the venture ecosystem, including advisor, scout, entrepreneur-in-residence, venture partner, founder, and investor. 
• Distinguish between part-time or advisory opportunities and full-time career pathways into venture capital. 
• Explain how scientific training and research experience can contribute to venture sourcing, technical diligence, and investment decision-making. 
• Describe common pathways into venture capital, including fellowships, associate roles, scouting, advising, and company formation. 
• Assess which venture roles may align with their own experience, interests, and career goals. 
• Identify two or three concrete steps they can take to begin engaging with the venture ecosystem. 

This session is designed for: 

• STEM researchers interested in exploring careers or experiential opportunities in venture capital. 
• Scientists considering roles such as venture scout, technical advisor, founder, or investor. 
• Researchers who want practical guidance on how to begin building experience and networks in the venture ecosystem. 

No prior experience in venture capital, finance, startups, or commercialization is required. 

To earn a Certificate of Participation, register by January 25, 2027, and attend all four sessions live in full. Registration remains open after the series begins and includes access to all recordings for one year, but late registrants are not eligible to receive a certificate.

This course is being offered exclusively for Academy members. Nonmembers can purchase membership directly during event registration in order to participate.

*Our Student community includes Postdocs and Fellows