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JLABS x UH: Startup Pains: From Academia to Startup

Thursday, November 14, 2019

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

• JLABS and the University of Houston Technology Bridge present a special installment of Startup Pains, a monthly talk given by entrepreneurs who share their journey of launching a company and overcoming unanticipated obstacles in order to find success in their industry.

  This month we are sitting down with seasoned entrepreneurs and experts in licensing and technology transfer whose experience and insights will arm those contemplating entrepreneurship with a road map for navigating the startup waters, specifically focused on therapeutics.

  Agenda:

  5 p.m. - Registration
  5:30 p.m. - Panel (Moderated)
  6:30 p.m. - Networking

  Speakers:

  • • • Robert Sons, Fannin Innovation Studio
        
      • Stan Watowich, Ph.D., Founder and CEO of Ridgeline Therapeutics
        
      • Jason Eriksen, Ph.D., Associate Professor at the University of Houston and Founder of Teomics, LLC and Alzeca Biosciences
        
      • Jim Briggs, Ph.D., Professor at the University of Houston and President of Metabocentric Biotechnologies, Inc.
        
      • Shaheen Lokhandwala (Moderator), Startup Programs Manager at the University of Houston

  Parking
  Please enter through ‘Gate 81’ off of Holcombe Boulevard, pull a ticket and turn right towards the ‘TMC Innovation’ sign. Parking will be validated during check-in.

REGISTER

 
The UH Office of Technology Transfer and Innovation is proud
to support the startup community here in Houston.