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BioVentures Innovation Week
- UAMS Main Campus, Little Rock
- May 12-15, 2025
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About the Event
LET'S CELEBRATE UAMS INNOVATION
Join us for BioVentures Innovation Week, a four-day event designed to celebrate UAMS innovators, foster industry connections and explore the pathways from research to commercialization. Whether you’re an innovator, entrepreneur, inventor, industry partner, investor, or someone with big ideas looking to get started, this event is your opportunity to engage with the thriving healthcare innovation ecosystem at UAMS and beyond. Researchers, faculty, students, trainees and staff are all welcome.
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Event Schedule
- Biomed I Atrium
- Monday May 12
- 8 a.m. – 10 a.m.
BioVentures Meet & Greet
Kick off the week with donuts, coffee and conversations. Meet the BioVentures team and discover how we support UAMS innovators at every stage.
- I. Dodd Wilson Room 115A/B
- Tuesday, May 13
- 11:30 a.m.
Inventors Lunch & Award Ceremony
Lunch provided for honorees and registrants. Celebrate the contributions of UAMS inventors and their impact on healthcare innovation.
- Cancer Institute, Strauss McCaskill Learning Center
- Wednesday, May 14
- Noon
"Raising Capital for Your Startup Endeavors"
Speaker: Michael Geranen, BioVentures Technology Manager
It’s not always easy navigating the intersection between research and commercialization. Learn essential strategies for securing capital to bring your ideas to market.
- I. Dodd Wilson
- Thursday, May 15
- 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Industry-Research Forum
Connect with industry representatives, successful UAMS researchers, and regulatory and legal experts.
Network with likeminded innovators from across campus.
Schedule one-on-one time with the experts at BioVentures.
10 a.m. – Kick off the day with the keynote address from Growth Strategist and IP attorney Justin Rerko.
11 a.m. – Interact with a panel of UAMS innovators and entrepreneurs.
Noon – Lunch provided to registrants.
1 p.m. – Participate in a virtual panel with leaders from top pharmaceutical and venture capital firms.
2 p.m. – Coffee break
2:30 p.m. – Hear from Bryan Barnhouse, president/CEO of the Arkansas Research Alliance.
3:15 p.m. – Eric Peterson, President of BioVentures, on the role of innovation at UAMS and and its impact across the health sciences.
3:45 p.m. – Listen to the latest from Arkansas State University Director of Technology Transfer Luna Acosta.
4-6 p.m. – Discover opportunities for collaboration at a networking happy hour sponsored by BioArkansas.
NETWORKING BINGO
Collect an Innovation & Entrepreneurship Week Bingo card at any event throughout the week (or download one here). The squares will lead you to network with innovators, industry representatives and BioVentures staff as you learn more about entrepreneurship at UAMS. Submit your completed card at [Email] for a chance to win freebies and swag.
WHY
ATTEND?
NETWORK
With leading innovators, investors and industry experts.
LEARN
How to commercialize your research, attract funding and diversify support for your scientific research career.
CELEBRATE
UAMS inventors and their contributions to healthcare.
SPONSORS
Secure Your Spot at Innovation Week 2025
Don’t miss your chance to connect with top innovators, researchers, and industry leaders in Arkansas.
For questions, contact: bioventures@uams.edu