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BioInnovate Conference Showcases Path from Innovation to Scale Through a Growing Ecosystem

May 7, 2026

An East Asian man wearing a dark gray suit and tie and a South Asian woman with long black hair and wearing a white suit. Both smiling at the audience.

Over 200 scientists, startup founders and partners in government and industry gathered at Uris Auditorium on April 23 for the 2026 BioInnovate Conference. The event, hosted by BioVenture eLab, part of Weill Cornell Medicine Enterprise Innovation, celebrates the growing ecosystem that turns scientific discovery into scalable healthcare solutions. Speakers and panelists discussed topics ranging from AI in clinical trials to reshoring domestic drug discovery and manufacturing.

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Improving Lives Through Academic Innovation, Commercialization and Entrepreneurship

December 5, 2025

Why are innovation and entrepreneurship important in academic research? Since the Bayh-Dole Act was passed in 1980, permitting institutions to retain ownership of their inventions arising from federal funding, more than 200 drug treatments and vaccines have been brought to market through academic-commercial partnerships.

Weill Cornell Medicine’s Ninth Annual Dean’s Symposium on Innovation and Entrepreneurship celebrated and fostered this entrepreneurial spirit on Nov. 17 at Weill...

The Winding Road from Bench to FDA Approval for First Mitochondria-Targeting Drug

December 4, 2025

Jacob Wilson knew something had tangibly changed just six months into a clinical trial evaluating an innovative therapy that targets mitochondria, the energy producing structures inside cells.

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