Innovating for Cures
A Gathering of Innovators and the Supporters Who Help Move Their Ideas Forward

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.

The event took place at the beautiful Jupiter, Florida campus of The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology.

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

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

courtney miller

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

Susana Valente, Ph.D.

Event Partners

The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology

DeepWork Capital

UF Innovate