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Apply Today: Cornell’s Life Sciences Technology Innovation Fellowship (TIF)

Southern Tier

Fellowship

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ADDRESS
Sage Hall 114 E Ave, Ithaca, NY 14853
EMAIL
techinnovation@cornell.edu

Overview

The Life Sciences Technology Innovation Fellows program at Cornell, formerly known as the BioEntrepreneurship Initiative, is an entrepreneurship initiative funded by Empire State Development (ESD) and is offered by the SC Johnson College of Business. The program aims to cultivate the next generation life science startup leaders. In addition to partial funding from ESD, the program also receives support from Sanofi and Entrepreneurship at Cornell. The program provides business students, graduate research students, and postdocs with an interest in health, pharma, med tech biotech, veterinary tech, molecular bioscience, and agritech from across Cornell’s colleges an opportunity to immerse themselves in the practice of technology-based startup creation. Participants receive the entrepreneurial training, mindset, and judgment to launch their own startup or become the next set of leaders working in the growing life science technology economy.

What We Offer

  • Funding
  • Mentorship
  • Commercialization support