[Biostudent] Entrepreneurship Opportunities Digest 1-24-23

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Advisers 2-Week ENTRE Digest | January 24, 2023

Advisers, please share the following with your students. Thank you!

 

Deadlines Approaching for 2023 Hollomon Health Innovation and Alaska
Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge Applications!

 

Apply: Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge - Deadline January 30
Your innovative idea, prototype, or research in healthcare or the life
sciences is eligible to take on new life in the
<https://foster.uw.edu/centers/buerk-ctr-entrepreneurship/entrepreneurship-c
ompetitions/uw-health-innovation-challenge/> 2023 HIC with the help of local
industry experts. Student ideas of all kinds will receive feedback and team
members will gain valuable networking experience. Finalist teams are
eligible to win up to $15,000 in prizes! Questions? Jessica:
<mailto:jlb42 at uw.edu> jlb42 at uw.edu

Apply now! 

 
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/platform.younoodle.com/competition/2023_
hollomon_health_innovation_challenge__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!lbAtwdvIxZkcBzp_RZkDlyO
6FtiMDiVqi_CgOhVQOiVSOs65vbzPSXpCKjna8eNFkdHvC6cD1Vt8q4pTXbBn2d0$> Hollomon
Health Innovation Challenge Application

View HIC Info Session recording:
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/youtu.be/ctKgorhSppE__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!lbA
twdvIxZkcBzp_RZkDlyO6FtiMDiVqi_CgOhVQOiVSOs65vbzPSXpCKjna8eNFkdHvC6cD1Vt8q4p
TwL1SK6Y$> https://youtu.be/ctKgorhSppE

 

Apply: Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge - Deadline
February 13
Make a positive impact on the environment through ideas and innovation
<https://foster.uw.edu/centers/buerk-ctr-entrepreneurship/entrepreneurship-c
ompetitions/eic/> at the 2023 EIC! Student finalists can solve all kinds of
problems by showcasing their ideas for non-profits, technologies, services,
and consumer products! The idea just needs to have sustainability and
climate considerations built in. Local entrepreneurs, investors, and green
leaders will give you direct feedback to grow your idea. Finalist teams are
eligible to win more than $15,000 in prizes! Questions? Lauren:
<mailto:brohal at uw.edu> brohal at uw.edu

Apply now! 

 
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/platform.younoodle.com/competition/2023_
alaska_airlines_environmental_innovation_challenge__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!lGSWECypJ
cfSkPPsetM6Ws39Rp4hwyr65C1YYXPGaabRqTNVfLMUYtwotYcyZzfxsjaTbMOwfBg_Ug$>
Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge Application

RSVP to Info Sessions 

In-Person:
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/washington.startuptree.co/event/s/h7rZTz
RZCQjzTAnKmXuomp/Info-Session*253A-Alaska-Airlines-Environmental-Innovation-
Challenge-?mkt_tok=MTMxLUFRTy0yMjUAAAGJZLCr9mAGLyPCPbaVe3urx_Zfsb2OCAau5yLSV
OctF0jn_HoxK0vhpY7monR607yiaWGB3Cooqc-L97gp-eoInRf6mwY-FVu1xtDqIlxbsMGphz0__
;JQ!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!lbAtwdvIxZkcBzp_RZkDlyO6FtiMDiVqi_CgOhVQOiVSOs65vbzPSXpCKjn
a8eNFkdHvC6cD1Vt8q4pT0KF4gf8$> Tuesday, January 31 at 11:00 am - 12:00 pm in
Deloitte Commons

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Find your people! Team Formation Opportunities
Meet other students who want to form or join a team.

Attend: Students & Startups: Team Tuesday Meetups
Tuesdays throughout Winter Quarter | 12:00 - 1:30 pm (come any time)

Calling all student innovators and changemakers! Grab some lunch with the
Buerk Center on Tuesdays during winter quarter to connect with other
students from disciplines across campus who are interested in solving
problems through innovation and ideation. Our upcoming Team Tuesday will
take place in Hans Rosling Room 101. This is a great chance to share skills
and interests on the way to forming a team for one of the Buerk Center
competitions!

Open to all UW students |
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/washington.startuptree.co/discover/event
s?is_global=2&tags=teamtuesdays__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!lGSWECypJcfSkPPsetM6Ws39Rp4h
wyr65C1YYXPGaabRqTNVfLMUYtwotYcyZzfxsjaTbMMQlDzfMg$> Register Now

 

Join: StartupTree + Team Formation Pages

Looking for a team member to enter an innovation challenge or work on a
startup project?  Do you have skills and want to join an existing team?
Check out
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/washington.startuptree.co/page/are-you-l
ooking-for-a-teammate--1__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!lGSWECypJcfSkPPsetM6Ws39Rp4hwyr65C1
YYXPGaabRqTNVfLMUYtwotYcyZzfxsjaTbMNXwlL4TQ$> StartupTree, create your
profile and tag which challenges you're interested in, then
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/washington.startuptree.co/page/are-you-l
ooking-for-a-teammate--1__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!lGSWECypJcfSkPPsetM6Ws39Rp4hwyr65C1
YYXPGaabRqTNVfLMUYtwotYcyZzfxsjaTbMNXwlL4TQ$> browse for a team to join or
to find team members. You can also view our upcoming events on the
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/washington.startuptree.co/discover/event
s__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!lGSWECypJcfSkPPsetM6Ws39Rp4hwyr65C1YYXPGaabRqTNVfLMUYtwotY
cyZzfxsjaTbMNuzDJhpA$> StartupTree calendar. Please note, this is for
current UW students only!

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EVENTS AND PROGRAMS

 

Attend: 2023 Davis Consumer Product Workshop Series

Friday, February 3, 10, and 24 | 12:00 - 1:30 pm | Founders 490 |
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/washington.startuptree.co/event/s/TYQM53
GvRGmWSSfthtsjF6/Finding-Your-First-Customers?mkt_tok=MTMxLUFRTy0yMjUAAAGJZL
Cr9hoEh8GXd6h2bEJvg4rV_uHrkw9jYgr7gOibj8BOXZrGBUtCygs2KlYuEeTvNngY2xyfXD8t9q
g8dT7mlf-GfSLb5jnNCdxkCnu5_bCbmQg__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!lbAtwdvIxZkcBzp_RZkDlyO6Ft
iMDiVqi_CgOhVQOiVSOs65vbzPSXpCKjna8eNFkdHvC6cD1Vt8q4pT0kHI4Uk$> Register
Here

The annual Davis Consumer Product Workshop series for students is back this
February! Students can register now for three upcoming 90-minute sessions
featuring special guests. You'll walk away knowing pivotal steps in starting
and growing a consumer product business, whether it's something you created
with your hands or in the digital space. Participants are strongly
encouraged to consider entering their ideas into the
<http://discover.uw.edu/MTMxLUFRTy0yMjUAAAGJZLCr9uabE88jGl9PDSVmesWXSWEDeBKE
Bxi9qJSag45W6pBcEa5PohqQGINSdlA2MGqDysE=> Dempsey Startup Competition as
well.

Open to UW students only.

Upcoming series agenda:

*	February 3: "Finding Your First Customers" with UW alumni founders
of Sugar + Spoon and Luto Vhum CFO Dan Sedlacek. 
*	February 10: "How to Have Impact with Your Product" with Ammi
Borenstein of Snaplinc Consulting LLC and Tori Kiss, VP of Operations at
Cloud Paper. 
*	February 24: "Scaling Your Product from Prototype to Manufacturing"
with UW alumni founder Rosalinda Mendoza of Mocel Mezcal and Alexander
Pagliere, Product Engineer at D.A. International Group

 

Attend: Build Your Own Business! (BYOB!) 

Wednesdays, January 11 & 25, February 8 & 22, March 8 | 6:00 - 7:30 pm |
FNDR 490

The
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/washington.startuptree.co/event/s/jytfE9d
trqxTxfYVm2yh66/BYOB*253A-Build-Your-Own-Business__;JQ!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!lbAtwdvI
xZkcBzp_RZkDlyO6FtiMDiVqi_CgOhVQOiVSOs65vbzPSXpCKjna8eNFkdHvC6cD1Vt8q4pT93KR
2HU$> BYOB: Build Your Own Business Workshop continues! It will be hosted by
startup founders (and UW entrepreneurship alumni)
<http://discover.uw.edu/MTMxLUFRTy0yMjUAAAGHz4PXztnfzYhf6tum8zuKDbqJTFJMUH6O
IxCsYc7W4YVE-IafhkBzR0XZaK9Ck6_QCVs1Xtw=> Justin Ith of Outbound AI and
<http://discover.uw.edu/MTMxLUFRTy0yMjUAAAGHz4PXzsm4KxCc_GZBbTjCjemeFFZ5Q01k
n80QSwHz5wSaXXFPyUaP1rjTo11rb8smduJn2T0=> Mariah Gentry of Wild Wing
Studios. These workshops are meant to create an open discussion in a closed
space for students to pitch an early idea and receive feedback and mentoring
on the spot. Questions? Contact Buerk Center undergraduate programs manager
Alex Eli at
<http://discover.uw.edu/MTMxLUFRTy0yMjUAAAGHz4PXzeY-Q5zz0WQkxnMWwD7w5K8s8v_1
R8O7uDJazoYCw5s5I7Psr8jIFLmGdNE4xa4XQPU=> eliad at uw.edu.

 

Attend: Buerk Center Virtual Office Hours 

Every Wednesday until the end of the quarter | 12:30 - 1:30 pm PDT 

Curious about entrepreneurship?
<https://foster.uw.edu/centers/buerk-ctr-entrepreneurship/contact-us/> Book
a 30-minute Zoom session with Buerk Center competition and academic managers
to discuss your idea, resources, and ways to get engaged. Learn how to start
your entrepreneurial journey or take the next step! 

 

Open to all registered UW students |
<https://foster.uw.edu/centers/buerk-ctr-entrepreneurship/contact-us/> Book
Now

Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship | Foster School of Business

University of Washington

uwbuerk at uw.edu <mailto:uwbuerk at uw.edu>  | 206.616.0734 |
startup.washington.edu

 

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