Co-sponsored by Careers Beyond Academia, eShip at Cornell, and the Cornell Institute for Food Systems Institute Partnership Program.

Please join us for a Fireside Chat with Petri Bio, a formation-stage venture capital firm focused on companies at the intersection of biology and engineering, with deep experience developing ideas into successful companies across human health and sustainability.

Designed for Ph.D. students and Postdocs from all disciplines to explore opportunities in both scientific and business roles, this Fireside Chat will explore steps you can take to engage with Petri and the early-stage startup ecosystem – whether you are just beginning your Cornell journey, hunting for a job opportunity in an early-stage, entrepreneurial organization or considering founding your own science-driven startup.

Speakers:

Josh Moser, Partner, Petri.Bio

Michael Retchin, Venture Associate, Petri.Bio & Weill Cornell, Computational Biology, Ph.D. candidate

Dial-In Information

Register; a Zoom link will be provided on registration confirmation.

Thursday, April 8, 2021, from 5:30 pm to 6:15 pm via Zoom

Fireside Chat with Petri Bio

Identifying Opportunities for PhDs in Life Sciences, Food, and Agriculture Startups

About Petri

Petri is a new approach for funding formation-stage startups at the intersection of biology and engineering.

Petri is co-created by entrepreneurs who have built iconic companies like Twist Bioscience, Insitro, Ginkgo Bioworks, Beyond Meat, PathAI, Exact Sciences, and Asimov as well as academics who are driving foundational science in bioengineering (George Church, Pam Silver, Chris Voigt); together we have deep experience developing ideas into successful companies across human health and sustainability.

For more information about Petri Bio.