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**SBG Annual Start-up Happy Hour**

After a two year hiatus, we'd like to invite you to our annual Start-up Happy Hour Tuesday, May 17th 2022 from 5-7 PM at NOLA! This is your chance to learn more about the startups from local early-stage employees and founders!

**Biotech in China**

Conversation with Illumina & Sequoia China Genomics Incubator
Join the Stanford Biotech Group for a conversation with Amanda Cashin and Robin Lin from the Illumina & Sequoia China Intelligent Healthcare Genomics Incubator. Robin and Amanda from Illumina will talk about the Biotech ecosystem in China, the first cohort of their Genomics Incubator Program with Sequoia and more. When?: Monday, May 16th, 7:30 - 8:30 pm PT (Zoom)

**Women Founder Series: Julie Sakie, PhD**

Julie Saiki is the Founder and COO of Azora Therapeutics, a biotech startup developing small molecules for the treatment of inflammatory diseases. Julie was previously a management consultant at McKinsey and Co and completed her PhD in Chemical and Systems Biology at Stanford.
More info can be found at https://www.azoratherapeutics.com
RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/f38kwf8r

**PhD Internship Panel**

Interested in doing an internship during grad school?
The Stanford Biotechnology Group and Biosci Careers is hosting a panel with current graduate students who have found internships across research, VC, and policy. Please submit any questions you have for the moderated session in the RSVP, there will also be time for audience Q&A during the event. Biosci Careers will be providing information on Stanford’s internship policies and other helpful resources.

Panelists: Abby Grosskopf – Impossible Foods; Julien Roth – Palkon Capital; Sarah Lensch – Pendulum Therapeutics; Wilson Sinclair – NIH Office of Science Policy

**Life After Grad School: PhD to Biotech Business Careers Panel**

Want to learn what it is like to work in bioscience consulting and business development?
Join the Stanford Biotechnology Group on February 22nd, 4pm-5pm for a Q&A Session with 4 panelists who pursued careers in biotech business roles after earning their PhDs
Panelists: Becca Maglathlin, PhD - Senior Portfolio Manager, Portfolio Strategy and Execution at Genentech; Nick Mordwinkin, PhD - Senior Director, Corporate Development - Head, Inflammation Therapeutic Area at Gilead; Alan Itakura, PhD - Life Science Expert at DeciBio Consulting; Amita Gupta, PhD - Life Science Specialist at L.E.K. Consulting

**Women Founders Series: Katherine French, PhD**

We will be talking with Dr. Katherine French from BluumBio on Feb. 15th 6-7 pm (on Zoom). BluumBio is a spin-out from UC Berkeley that engineers bacteria and plants to remove toxic chemicals from the environment.

**Women Founders Series: Dr. Ashley Zehnder, CEO, Fauna Bio**

Want to hear what it's like to be a female biotech CEO and founder? Join us on Feb 1st from 6-7pm over Zoom for a discussion with Stanford alum, Ashley Zehnder. RSVP

**Life After Grad School: Scientists at Startups**

Kyle Kovary, Thérèse LaRue, Divya Israni, Yiwen Chen

Want to learn what it is like to work at a biotech start-up? Please join the Stanford Biotech Group on **November 4th, 2021** from **4 pm to 5 pm** for a Q&A with a panel of recent PhD graduates who now work in scientist roles at start-ups.

**First- Time Founders Forum - Convergent Research**

Adam Marblestone & Milan Cvitkovic
Co-founders of Convergent Research

**Nucleate In-Person Info Session**

Ready to translate your research into practice? Curious about how to grow from concept to company? Apply to Nucleate by November 1st!

**Biotech Startup Happy Hour First- Time Founders Forum - Interface Biosciences**

Hannah Wastyk & Will Van Treuren

**Biotech Startup Happy Hour**

Interested in networking with biotech startups? Join us for networking session with founders, CEOs, research scientists, and business development leads from biotech startups! The event will kick-off with a fireside chat with Jennifer Goldstein from Silicon Valley Bank, followed by free-form virtual networking.
Thursday, July 15th, 2021 5-7pm PT, Virtual. Please RSVP.

**Fireside Chat with Kim Popovits, Genomic Heath**

Interested in clinical genomics? Want to learn what else is out there besides therapeutics? Enthusiastic about diagnostic tech? Join us for a discussion with Kim Popovits, Chairman, CEO and President of Genomic Health.
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2021 12-1 pm PT, Zoom. Please RSVP.

**Diverse Career Paths & Networking with Genocea Biosciences**

Join SBG and Diversify Biotech for a discussion on how to non-traditional backgrounds in biotech, followed by networking.
Thursday, June 10th, 2021 1-2pm PT, Zoom. Please RSVP.

**Fireside Chat with Vijay Pande, a16z**

Interested in biotech venture capital? Fan of the a16z bio fund? Join us for a discussion with Dr. Vijay Pande, General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz!
Thursday, June 10th, 2021 1:30-2:30 PM PT, Zoom. Please RSVP.

**Diversity Equity & Inclusion in Biotech**

Interested in improving diversity, equity, and inclusion in biotech?
Join us for a moderated discussion with biotech leaders who are tackling these issues and hear what concrete steps you can take to create change in the biotech industry. Check out our coalition of biotech groups across the country: Diversify Biotech.
Thursday, May 27, 2021 2:30-3:30pm PT, Zoom. Please RSVP.

**Fireside Chat with Vineeta Agarwala, a16z**

Interested in biotech venture capital? Fan of the a16z bio fund? Join us for a discussion with Dr. Vineeta Agarwala, General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz!
Wednesday, May 26th, 2021 3-4 PM PT. Please RSVP.

**Fireside Chat with Marvin Gee, PhD**

Interested in T-cell therapies? Interested in starting a biotech company? Join us for a discussion with Marvin Gee, Co-Founder & Head of Target Discovery at 3T Biosciences!
Please RSVP.

**From Lab to Startup: Starting a biotech company with the leadership of Graphite Bio**

Interested in starting a biotech company? Curious about what it takes to bring basic science innovations from bench to bedside in pursuit of groundbreaking advances in biomedical technology?
Join us for a discussion on Graphite Bio, a CRISPR gene editing company.
Please RSVP.

**Fireside Chat with Petri Bio**

Interested in starting a bio company? Get involved in the early-stage startup ecosystem. Join us for a fireside chat with Petri on technology readiness, recruiting a team, fundraising strategy and more!
April 13th, 2021, at 12pm PT. Please RSVP here.

**Future of AgTech: Trends & Opportunities with Adrian Percy**

Join us for a discussion with Adrian Percy on AgTech, including microbiome engineering, CRISPR, lab-grown meats, and more!
April 8th, 2021, at 8pm PT. Please RSVP.

First-Time Founders Forum: Peyton Greenside, PhD

Peyton Greenside, PhD, is Founder and CSO of BigHat Biosciences, an early-stage Bay Area startup developing an AI-first experimental platform to radically reduce the difficulty of designing antibodies and other therapeutic proteins.

April 6th, 2021, at 5pm PT. Please RSVP here.

**Broken Markets Underlying the Antibiotic Resistance Crisis**

Several of the markets and policies associated with antibiotic development, usage, and distribution are broken. These drugs touch several aspects of our lives. Without concerted action, drug resistant infections could kill 10 million people annually by 2050. The global market for antibiotics is now greater than $40 billion.
Join us for a conversation with Blake Wise and Ryan Cirz, former leaders of Achaogen. Please RSVP.

**Funding Your Biotech Startup: Y Combinator Info Session**

Are you interested in biotech and startups? Ready to translate your research into practice? Curious about scaling from concept to company? Join us to learn about Y Combinator! Please RSVP.

**Fireside Chat with Mark Chao, MD PhD**

Mark Chao is co-founder of Forty Seven and currently VP of Oncology Clinical Research at Gilead Sciences. Please join us for a discussion about his career as well as the immuno-oncology space! Please RSVP.

**First-time Founders Forum:**
**Ethan Perlstein**

Interested in pursuing science while maximizing social impact? Curious about how biotechnology companies can support goals beyond developing drugs? Join us for a discussion with Ethan Perlstein! Please RSVP.

**Flagship Pioneering: Info Session & Fellowship Opportunities**

Interested in biotech venture capital? Looking to do a fellowship program life sciences VC? Join us for a discussion with Flagship Pioneering Associate Kara Brower and Principal Nick Plugis! Please RSVP.
Flagship Pioneering is a life sciences venture capital firm. Their portfolio companies include Moderna, Foghorn Therapeutics, and Denali Therapeutics.
February 16, 2021 at 2pm PT, Zoom

**Fireside Chat with Emily Leproust, PhD**

Interested in synthetic biology? Join us for a fireside chat with the founder and CEO of Twist Biosciences, Emily Leproust, PhD. Topics will cover: history of the company and their key moments, future of the industry and what is fueling their 300%+ stock price growth since early 2020, next-gen applications for biotech tools. Please RSVP to receive Zoom details.

**Interning as a Grad Student**

Interested in doing an internship during grad school? Join us for a panel with current grad students who have found internships across business and science at biotech companies! Please RSVP to receive Zoom link. Please submit any questions you have for the moderated session, there will also be time for audience Q&A.

**First-time Founders Forum:**
**Sci-Founder Fellowship**

Interested in starting a life sciences company? Incubating an idea? Looking to make the jump? Join the Stanford Biotech Group for an intro to the Sci-Founder Fellowship! Please RSVP to receive the Zoom invite on the day of the event.

**First-time Founders Forum:**
**Lex Rovner**

Thinking about starting a biotech company? Curious about the process? Join the Stanford Biotech Group for a discussion with Lex Rovner, CEO of 64xBio! Please RSVP for event details.

2020

**Fireside Chat with**
**Perry Karsen**

Join SBG for a virtual Fireside Chat with Perry Karsen. Perry is seasoned biotech executive and investor currently serving as a venture partner at Samsara BioCapital. He also has experience working in the nonprofit sector. Please RSVP for event details.

**5AM Ventures:**
**Info Session and Fellowship Opportunities**

Interested in Biotech VC & Entrepreneurship? SBG will be hosting an info session with 5AM Ventures to learn about their business model and their 2021 Spring Fellowship. Please RSVP.
September 29, 2020 5pm, Zoom

**Fireside Chat with**
**Erica Taylor, PhD**

Erica Taylor serves as Executive Director of COVID-19 Marketing at Gilead Science. Previously, she spent 10 years at Genentech in various roles across analytics, sales, and marketing. She will discuss her career path and experiences, and well as key lessons she has learned throughout her journey.
September 3, 2020 6pm PT, Zoom

**Fireside Chat with**

**Cameron Turtle, PhD**

Cameron Turtle serves as Chief Business Officer of Eidos Therapeutics and manages BridgeBio’s portfolio companies. Before his roles in Eidos and BridgeBio, he was a consultant at McKinsey & Co. Cameron graduated with his DPhil in Cardiovascular Medicine at Oxford. Moderated discussion is co-hosted by SBG and Mythos Biotechnology Fund.
May 29th, 2020 at 3pm on Zoom

**Accelerating your Biotech Startup with Petri Bio**

Interested in launching a bio startup? Join SBG for a discussion with Petri Bio Co-Founder Dr. Tony Kulesa and Venture Partner Josh Moser.
May 20, 2020 6pm PT, Zoom

**Fireside Chat with**
**Roger Zhang, PhD**

Roger Zhang is a senior analyst at Samsara BioCapital. He recently graduated with his PhD in Molecular and Cellular Physiology from Stanford. Zhang will discuss how to evaluate biotech companies, how his perspective has changed since working at a biotech VC firm, and advice for current graduate students who are interested in biotech investing. Moderated discussion is co-hosted by SBG and Mythos Biotechnology Fund.
May 6th, 2020 at 7pm on Zoom

**Biotech in Washington DC:**
**Q&A with Chuck Ludlam**

Discussion topics will be driven by attendees and may cover topics such as careers in biotech/science policy; current and historical biotech policy battles and unique biotech incentives/economics. This event is co-hosted by the Stanford Biotech Group (SBG) and Stanford Science Policy Group (SPPG).

**Interning as a PhD:**
**Q&A with Former Biotech Interns**

Interested in a career in biotechnology? Join us for a panel discussion with current PhD students who have found internships across business and science at some of the Bay Area's most interesting companies!

Y Combinator: Funding your Biotech Startup

Join us for a fireside chat with Y Combinator Partner Jared Friedman and Visiting Partner Dr. Uri Lopatin, co-founder of Assembly Biosciences.

Since 2014, YC has funded over 250 diverse, bio-focused companies, making them one of the largest seed-stage biotech funders worldwide! Learn what it takes to launch and scale a life sciences company and hear how and why biotech funding will change in the next 10 years.

January 21, 2020 6pm PT, LKSC 120

2019

SBG/UCB Haas Healthcare Club Mixer + Biotech Startup and Pitch Night @ IndieBio

Join Stanford Biotech Group and UC Berkeley Haas Healthcare Association for a night of networking at IndieBio, a biotech startup accelerator, in the heart of downtown San Francisco! Listen to pitches from 15 startups!

October 9th, 2019 6-9pm PT, @IndieBio 479 Jessie St, San Francisco