Aug
1
2025
Q Founder Seminar: Evolution and the Startup Journey of Vaxess Technologies
12:00 PM Online
Join the Querrey InQbation Lab for a conversation with Kathryn Kosuda WCAS ’10, co-founder of Vaxess Technologies, as sh...
Past Events
View past innovation-related events sponsored by other Northwestern innovation and entrepreneurship groups.
Jul
16
2025
Funding for Clinical Repurposing Trials to Fast-Track Patient Impact
1:00 PM Online
Join the Querrey InQbation Lab for an informative seminar exploring the unique opportunities and challenges associated w...
Jun
18
2025
Q Founder Seminar: Quality Systems for Regulatory Compliance Seminar
12:00 PM No Location
Join us for an insightful seminar on Quality Systems for Regulatory Compliance, hosted in partnership between the Querre...
Jun
13
2025
Master the Model Workshop Series: Session 3 (Virtual)
2:00 PM No Location
Master the Model Workshop Series: Learn the Art of Financial Modeling & Capital Raising for Startups
Financial modeling ...
Jun
12
2025
Northwestern Alumni Angel Pitch Event
6:00 PM No Location
Join us to hear from eight early-stage startups with Northwestern-affiliated founders who are actively fundraising. All ...
Jun
10
2025
Demystifying NSF SBIR/STTR: A webinar with NSF Program Director, Dr. Ben Schrag
2:00 PM No Location
Thinking about SBIR/STTR? Hear what NSF Really Wants to See.
Join us on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, from 2:00–3:00 PM CT for...
Jun
4
2025
Master the Model Workshop Series: Session 2 (Virtual)
2:00 PM No Location
Master the Model Workshop Series: Learn the Art of Financial Modeling & Capital Raising for Startups
Financial modeling ...
May
30
2025
Master the Model Workshop Series - Session 1 (In-Person)
9:00 AM No Location
Master the Model Workshop Series: Learn the Art of Financial Modeling & Capital Raising for Startups
Financial modeling...
May
21
2025
Pitch Feedback Series
3:00 PM No Location
Six Northwestern healthcare startups will deliver 8-minute pitches to a panel of friendly investors, who will provide va...
May
15
2025
Perspectives and Tactical Advice on Startup-Industry Partnerships
12:00 PM Online
Join the Querrey InQbation Lab for a special webinar with Dr. Gami Maislin, founder of Maislin Systems Consulting.
As a ...
May
7
2025
Techno-Economic Modeling for Tough-Tech Innovations
2:00 PM No Location
Techno-economic modeling examines how technical and financial parameters influence the economic value of a technology at...
May
1
2025
Translating Ideas to Impact: Intro to NUCATS Resources for Entrepreneurs and Startups
10:00 AM No Location
Come hear from Richard D’Aquila, MD, of the NU Clinical and Translational Sciences (NUCATS) Institute — based on the Chi...
Apr
25
2025
Navigating Regulatory Hurdles for Medical Device Innovators: Myths and Realities from Bench to Bedside
12:00 PM Online
Join the Querrey InQbation Lab for a special seminar with Elyse Kemmerer White, Ph.D.
Bringing a medical device to marke...
Apr
15
2025
Navigating Regulatory Hurdles for Medical Device Innovators: Myths and Realities from Bench to Bedside
12:00 PM Online
Join the Querrey InQbation Lab for a special seminar with Elyse Kemmerer White, Ph.D.
Bringing a medical device to marke...
Apr
3
2025
OUP Webinar | Founding a Startup as a Graduate Students
12:00 PM No Location
As a graduate student, many career options lie in front of you. One potential route is founding a startup based on the i...
Mar
27
2025
NSF SBIR/STTR Office Hours: Preparing your Fast-Track Proposal
1:00 PM No Location
In this session, an NSF Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) program direct...
Mar
20
2025
Navigating SBIR/STTR Accounting & Compliance: Exclusive Webinar!
1:00 PM No Location
An exclusive webinar, "Navigating the Complex Regulatory Requirements of SBIR/STTR Awards," presented by Jeremy Hinckley...
Mar
5
2025
Future Founder Spotlight
5:15 PM Evanston
The Future Founders 3-Minute Showcase is an exciting new program designed to equip research scientists with the skills t...
Feb
27
2025
Lunch and Learn
12:00 PM No Location
Guests from Energy Capital Ventures (ECV) will be sharing their unique perspective on Venture Capital’s role in the ener...
Feb
21
2025
Farley-Q Bootcamp - Day 2 of 2
All day Off-Campus
The Farley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovations and The Querrey InQbation Lab are offering a unique two-day works...
Feb
20
2025
Farley-Q Bootcamp - Day 1 of 2
All day Off-Campus
The Farley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovations and The Querrey InQbation Lab are offering a unique two-day works...
Feb
12
2025
FoundHer Series: Fundraising Lessons from Working at Uber and Investing in Unicorns
12:00 PM Online
Join the Querrey InQbation Lab for this FoundHer series event with Allison Allen, Founder and Investor, Trail Run Capita...
Jan
29
2025
RCTP-Q Science Communication Workshop Series - Improv Mindset: Selling Your Vision with Adaptability and Confidence
9:00 AM Off-Campus
The RCTP-Q Science Communication Workshop Series is a collaborative partnership between The Querrey InQbation Lab (The Q...
Jan
22
2025
RCTP-Q Science Communication Workshop Series - Crafting Compelling Narratives: Storytelling Techniques for Effective Communication
9:00 AM Off-Campus
The RCTP-Q Science Communication Workshop Series is a collaborative partnership between The Querrey InQbation Lab (The Q...
Jan
15
2025
RCTP-Q Science Communication Workshop Series - Mastering Science Communication: Evaluating and Enhancing Your Pitch
9:00 AM Off-Campus
The RCTP-Q Science Communication Workshop Series is a collaborative partnership between The Querrey InQbation Lab (The Q...
Dec
4
2024
FoundHer 3M Spotlight - Dec. 4 Info Session
12:00 PM Online
The Querrey InQbation Lab invites you to join us for an information session to learn more about this exciting new progra...
Dec
3
2024
FounderHer 3 Minute Spotlight - Dec. 3 Info Session
12:00 PM Online
The Querrey InQbation Lab invites you to join us for an information session to learn more about this exciting new progra...
Nov
14
2024
OUP Webinar | Venture Studios
11:00 AM Online
Have you wondered what comprises a venture studio? How does this model differentiate from accelerators and incubators? J...
Nov
13
2024
Q Founder Series | Partnering 101 for Startups
12:00 PM Online
Partnering in life sciences is a critical way to access capital/capabilities, validate product or platform, build reputa...
Oct
30
2024
Trienens-Q Cleantech Accelerator & Entrepreneurship Event
4:00 PM Evanston
Join the Paula M. Trienens Institute for Sustainability and the Innovation and New Ventures Office (INVO) to learn about...
Oct
21
2024
FoundHer Stories | A Fireside Chat with Mariana Matus
1:00 PM Online
Northwestern University's Querrey InQbation Lab is hosting the FoundHer Stories series to amplify the startup stories of...
Oct
8
2024
OUP Webinar | Ask a VC
11:00 AM Online
The Querrey InQbation Lab invites you to join OUP* for their fifth annual 'Ask a VC' webinar, a session where academic f...
Sep
24
2024
OUP Webinar | Finding your Startup CEO Part 2: Sourcing
11:00 AM Online
The Querrey InQbation Lab invites you to join the second session of a two-part webinar series on finding your startup CE...
Sep
11
2024
Farley-Q | Tech Ventures Fellowship @ Engine Ventures
11:00 AM Online
The Farley Center for Entrepreneurship and the Querrey InQbation Lab are co-hosting a conversation with Richard Collins ...
Aug
9
2024
FoundHer Stories | A Fireside Chat with Nishita Deka
1:00 PM Online
Northwestern University's Querrey InQbation Lab is hosting the FoundHer Stories series to amplify the startup stories of...
Jul
18
2024
Q Founder Series | Project Leadership in Drug Discovery
3:00 PM Chicago
After 25 years at GlaxoSmithKline as a medicinal chemist and department director, in 2019 Mike Bishop started Bishop Dru...
Jul
15
2024
Q Founder Series | SBIR/STTR: A Program Supporting Innovation in R&D
12:00 PM Evanston
The SBIR/STTR program is a federal grant and contracting program that awards more than $3 billion a year to small busine...
Jun
28
2024
FoundHer Stories | A Fireside Chat with Janice Chen
1:00 PM Online
Northwestern University's Querrey InQbation Lab is hosting the FoundHer Stories series to amplify the startup stories of...
Jun
27
2024
Q Founder Series | Building Financial Statements for Hardtech Startups
1:00 PM Online
Northwestern University's Querrey InQbation Lab features the Q Founder Series, which focuses on critical topics that ear...
May
31
2024
Q Founder Series | Designing Quality and ICH Compliance into Clinical Trials
12:00 PM Chicago
Join us as we learn about the complex drug development journey from the initial discovery of therapeutic targets to prec...
May
7
2024
Q Founder Series | The Drug Development Journey: From Discovery to Regulatory Approval
12:00 PM Online
Join us as we learn about the complex drug development journey from the initial discovery of therapeutic targets to navi...
May
1
2024
FoundHer Stories | A Fireside Chat with Marinna Madrid
1:00 PM Online
Northwestern University's Querrey InQbation Lab is hosting the FoundHer Stories series to amplify the startup stories of...
Apr
30
2024
Green Entrepreneurship with INVO and the Trienens Institute
4:00 PM Evanston
The Paula M. Trienens Institute for Sustainability and Energy invites faculty to attend a special presentation by the In...
Apr
30
2024
Tom Wagner | Creating A Technology Company, From Idea To Impact Dogs And Cats Living Together
12:30 PM Evanston
Join Tom Wagner, Ph.D., the founder & CEO of an AI and robotics company named Berkshire Grey, as he shares elements of h...
Apr
23
2024
Navigating the Medical Device and Diagnostic Regulatory Environment | A Perspective from Abbott Leaders
12:00 PM Online
Explore the landscape of global regulatory frameworks and strategic considerations pivotal in bringing a new medical dev...
Apr
16
2024
Abbott Pandemic Defense Coalition | How Abbott leverages its innovation platform-- BinaxNOW and beyond
12:00 PM Online
Join us to learn about Abbott’s long and storied history of research and innovation in response to global pandemic threa...
Apr
11
2024
NU Biotech Club & INVO Presents: A Conversation with Andy Dunham
4:00 PM Chicago
Join us in a conversation with Andy Dunham! Currently the CEO of Hemanext, A Medtech and device company, and previously ...
Apr
9
2024
Fundraising for your Climate Startup with Scientist, Founder and Investor, Evaline Tsai, PhD
12:30 PM Evanston
Fundraising for your Climate Startup with Scientist, Founder and Investor, Evaline Tsai, PhD
In this fireside chat, Giga...
Apr
2
2024
FoundHer Stories | A Fireside Chat with Elizabeth Wood
1:00 PM Online
Northwestern University's Querrey InQbation Lab is hosting the FoundHer Stories series to amplify the startup stories of...
Apr
2
2024
FreeStyle Libre: How Abbott created the most successful medical device in history
12:00 PM Online
Abbott’s FreeStyle Libre has become the most successful medical device of all time because it is simple, effective, and ...
Mar
27
2024
WARF Therapeutics: A Lean Academic Biotech Model
3:00 PM Online
Learn how WARF Therapeutics (WT), launched in 2018, is translating scientific discoveries at University of Wisconsin-Mad...
Feb
20
2024
Q Founder Series | SBIR/STTR 101
12:00 PM Online
Is The SBIR/STTR Program Right for You?
The SBIR/STTR program is a federal grant and contracting program that awards mor...
Feb
16
2024
FoundHer Stories | A Fireside Chat with Peyton Greenside
1:00 PM Online
Northwestern University's Querrey InQbation Lab is hosting the FoundHer Stories series to amplify the startup stories of...
Feb
14
2024
Q Founder Series | Financial Statement Analysis for Startups
1:00 PM Online
Northwestern University's Querrey InQbation Lab features the Q Founder Series, which focuses on critical topics that ear...
Jan
26
2024
Q Founder Series | Nuts & Bolts of an IND Application
1:00 PM Online
In this seminar, Mitchell Glass, Principal at Broom Street Associates, will describe the anatomy of an Investigational N...
Jan
24
2024
FoundHer Stories | A Fireside Chat with Tina Boville
1:00 PM Online
Northwestern University's Querrey InQbation Lab is hosting the FoundHer Stories series to amplify the startup stories of...
Jan
22
2024
Q Founder Seminar | Founder's Agreements
11:30 AM No Location
Join us for an upcoming seminar by Ken Obel of Good Counsel on founder's agreements for startups. He will provide valuab...
Jan
18
2024
Q Founder Seminar | Litigation and Disputes
12:00 PM Off-Campus
This talk will focus on common contract disputes between startups and their vendors, customers, and other third parties....
Jan
12
2024
Q Founder Seminar | Navigating the Therapeutics Regulatory Process
1:00 PM Online
In this seminar featuring Mitchell Glass, Principal at Broom Street Associates, will explore academic researchers' chall...
Dec
14
2023
Q Founder Series | Building a Target Product Profile Starting with the End in Mind
11:00 AM Online
Marta New, CEO of Radyus Research, will define and describe the anatomy of a Target Product Profile (TPP) and how it can...
Dec
13
2023
Q Founder Seminar | So you've got an amazing target...Considerations in Screening for New Therapeutics
12:00 PM Chicago
Identifying a novel target for a specific disease indication is an exciting discovery that may result in top journal pub...
Dec
8
2023
Q Founder Series at InQbation Lab | Intro to Venture Debt
12:00 PM No Location
The InQbation Lab's fourth seminar of the Q Founder Series will focus on venture debt by Bridge Bank.
In this talk, Mitc...
Dec
6
2023
Q Sponsored Seminar | Your OUP Partnership
11:00 AM Online
Since its inception in 2009, OUP’s mission has been to foster deep partnerships with universities with three goals in mi...
Dec
1
2023
Q Founder Series | Bringing a Drug to Market from Bench to Bedside
11:00 AM Online
Marta New, CEO of Radyus Research, will provide a detailed overview of the drug discovery and development life cycle, co...
Nov
13
2023
Q Founder Seminar | So you’ve got a billion-dollar market to capture… A Reality Check on Sizing Your Biotech Market
12:00 PM Chicago
Oftentimes, startup founders position themselves to investors as having an addressable market that is much larger than r...
Nov
9
2023
Q Sponsored Seminar by OUP | License Lowdown: What else affects startup financial deal terms?
11:00 AM Online
As most of you know, Osage University Partners (OUP) has accumulated a comprehensive database of de-identified license a...
Nov
8
2023
Q Founder Series at InQbation Lab | Labor and Employment Issues for Startups
12:00 PM Off-Campus
Northwestern University's Querrey InQbation Lab is featuring the Q Founder Series, focused on key topics that early-stag...
Nov
7
2023
Q Founder Series | STTR/SBIR Funding Opportunities with Leading NIH Experts
4:00 PM Chicago
If you are an academic researcher interested in non-dilutive funding opportunities to commercialize your innovative proj...
Nov
1
2023
Q Founder Seminar | Getting to Yes: What goes into the diligence process
4:00 PM Chicago
From the stage of development and indication to team members and the competitive landscape, Erich Scheller will share th...
Oct
17
2023
Q Founder Series |Term Sheets, SAFES, and Other Fundraising Issues
12:00 PM Online
Northwestern University's Querrey InQbation Lab is featuring the Q Founder Series, focused on key topics that early-stag...
Oct
10
2023
Q Founder Series |Term Sheets, SAFES, and Other Fundraising Issues
12:00 PM Off-Campus
The InQbation Lab's second seminar of the Q Founder Series will focus on common investment terms and structures for earl...
Oct
10
2023
Q Sponsored Seminar by Osage University Partners | Ask a VC
11:00 AM Online
Osage University Partners (OUP) is a venture capital fund investing in start-ups that commercialize university research....
Oct
5
2023
Introduction to Patent Law Opportunities for Scientists and Engineers
12:00 PM Evanston
The presentation will offer a brief overview of intellectual property and the patent process and discuss the role that p...
Sep
19
2023
Q Founder Series | Building the Team—How to Hire the First Team Members
12:00 PM Off-Campus
Northwestern University's Querrey InQbation Lab is featuring the Q Founder Series, focused on key topics that early-stag...
Sep
13
2023
Q Founder Series | SBIR/STTR programs supporting innovation in R&D
12:00 PM Online
Is The SBIR/STTR Program Right for You?
The SBIR/STTR program is a federal grant and contracting program that awards mor...
Sep
11
2023
Q Founder Series | Building the Team—How to Hire the First Team Members
2:00 PM Chicago
Northwestern University's Querrey InQbation Lab is featuring the Q Founder Series, focused on key topics that early-stag...
Sep
6
2023
Q Sponsored Seminar by Osage University Partners | Patent Data Licensing Q & A
11:00 AM Online
A Q-sponsored seminar by Osage University Partners (OUP) on Patient Data Licensing Case Studies. OUP is a venture capita...
Sep
5
2023
Q Founder Series | Working with a Board of Directors
12:00 PM Online
Northwestern University's Querrey InQbation Lab is featuring the Q Founder Series, focused on key topics that early-sta...