Winter 2024 Newsletter

Dana-Farber Accelerator Cancer Therapeutics RFP 

Following a successful diagnostics RFP in 2023, the Accelerator is thrilled to launch this year’s Request for Proposals dedicated to the advancement of cancer therapeutics. Download the RFP to get started. 

  • RFP Opens: January 22
  • Virtual Open House: February 12
  • RFP Closes: February 23
  • Selection Review: March/April
  • Finalist Presentations: May 
  • Funding Awarded: June 2024
MassBioDrive Spring 2024 Accelerator Deadline

Twice a year, MassBio accelerates five groundbreaking scientists or startups by connecting them with life sciences business curriculum, mentorship, industry connections, and equity-free cash prizes.

MassBioDrive is designed to support academic founders or pre-seed biotechs who are looking to grow their businesses. The program is best suited for founders working on therapeutic, biologic, or platform technologies.

To be considered for the Spring Accelerator, review the application, and submit by January 26, 2024 at 12PM.

New Harvard Entrepreneurship Seminar Series

Join a community dialogue across Harvard with clinicians, students, investigators, and entrepreneurs who share a common interest – innovating into the digital future of healthcare.

On February 8, tune in to the first discussion in a new seminar series called IM-TECH: Innovation in Medical Technology and Entrepreneurship Cross Harvard. The seminar is offered through a partnership between the Harvard HealthTech Programs at the HMS Center for Primary Care, the Tananbaum Health Transformation Initiative, and the Harvard Office of Technology Development. Learn more.

The inaugural seminar on AI Tools for Healthcare: Path to Implementation will explore the regulatory journey and the overall path to AI impacting healthcare.

Speaker: Esther Abels, CEO + Founder, SolarisRTC

Date & Time: Thursday, February 8th, 2024, 4:30 – 6:30 pm

Location: Armenise Building, Model 100A or online via Zoom

Entrepreneurial Female Scientists Are Invited to the Science to the Street Translational Research Symposium

Dana-Farber female scientists who are ready to bring their discoveries to market are invited to attend the next Science to the Street Translational Research Symposium on April 18, 2024 in New York.

Join a community of like-minded scientists and hear from featured speakers about the path to commercialization. Keynote speaker, Shana Kelley, President of the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub in Chicago and Professor of Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering at Northwestern University, will discuss her journey in building life-science startups and lessons learned. RSVP for this free event sponsored by Advancium Health Network.