Building the innovation ecosystem
Where Innovation and Investment Intersect
At “Innovating for Cures,” an event held at The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, innovators, philanthropists and venture capital speakers discussed what’s required to accelerate biomedical research advances out of the lab and into the clinic.
Event Details
How does an important academic discovery become a transformative new treatment? Please join us at Innovating for Cures for an insightful meeting of the minds who help bring biomedical innovations to the patients who need them. The journey from idea to innovation involves support at many levels, from private philanthropy to incubation, to venture capital, and to strategic or public markets. Learn how you can become involved.
When: Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Where: The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology
O’Keefe Founder’s Suite, Second Floor
120 Scripps Way, Building B, Jupiter FL 33458
Other details: Program plus cocktail reception with light hors d’oeuvres. Self parking available. Attire: Business.
RSVP: Alexa Butler, Associate Director of Advancement, 561-228-3360 or alexa.butler@ufl.edu.
Click here for directions to the institute.
Featured Speakers
Patrick Griffin, Ph.D.
Scientific Director and Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology; Co-Founder, Myosin Therapeutics
Courtney Miller, Ph.D.
Director of Academic Affairs and Professor of Molecular Medicine and Neuroscience, The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology; Co-Founder, Myosin Therapeutics
Matthew Disney, Ph.D.
Institute Professor and Chair, Department of Chemistry, The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology; Founder, Expansion Therapeutics
Benjamin Patz, MSEE
Managing Partner, DeepWork Capital, Investment Manager, Florida Opportunity Fund
Dr. Jackson Streeter, M.D.
Director, UF Innovate | Ventures
Susana Valente, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Immunology & Microbiology, The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology; Co-Founder, Thimble Therapeutics
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