As measured by patents, publications, and NIH funding, New York’s life science and biomedical research ranks among the strongest in the country. Our research institutes are located within the financial powerhouse of NYC, and yet most of our inventions are commercialized elsewhere.

NYC Bio (www.nycbio.org) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to fostering innovation and entrepreneurship within the life science community of the NYC region. It was started by a team that believes in New York as the future biotech cluster, including members of the Rockefeller community. To aid in building a thriving NYC biotech cluster, NYC Bio needs help and involvement.

NYC Bio is now inviting entrepreneurial scientists to present their commercially promising ideas or share their experience with biotech at its first monthly NYC Bio Meet-up on Thursday, May 15 at 6:00 p.m., to be held in Proskauer Rose LLP at 1585 Broadway, between 47th and 48th Streets in the Morgan Stanley building at Times Square.

NYC Bio Meet-ups allow biotech and biomedical entrepreneurs to present technologies for commercialization, field questions and criticisms, hear and share experiences of startups and the biotech world, network, gain industry exposure, and find funding, partners, and the people needed to make biotech work. Each presenter will speak for ten minutes and answer questions for an additional five. After four presentations, there will be a break for networking.

The event is aimed for an audience of investors, fellow entrepreneurial scientists, and business leaders. If you are interested in presenting, you should contact . Consider future participation if you are unable to attend this month’s meeting.