Mark VanderZyl on LinkedIn: Celebrating 10 Years of Innovation (2024)

This is fantastic news for the team at Escient Pharmaceuticals! Incyte announces $750M acquisition of Escient and their pipeline. Congratulations to Professor Xinzhong Dong and everyone involved.

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On Earth Day, let's celebrate the 3rd birthday of the Ralph O'Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI) at Johns Hopkins! This team is bringing innovations from the university to the world in spaces such as carbon recapture, cleaner energy production, better batteries & grids, and recycling ocean plastics. https://lnkd.in/eJRM-hJv

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There are some great events upcoming at The Pava Center for student entrepreneurs and our Social Innovation Lab. See below for details: Spark Showcase:Join usVIRTUALLYfor our Spring 2024 Spark Showcase. During this live zoom event, our special guest judges will host a Q&A session for our teams and give away prizes. This year’s Spark Showcase is split into two rounds to the large number of teams in the cohort. Additionally, there will be an opportunity to vote on your favorite venture as a crowd choice favorite! The team with the most votes will receive a extra prize money for their venture.Round 1: Mon Apr 29th, 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm EDT onlineRound 2: Mon Apr 29th, 5:00 -7:30 pm EDT onlineRegistration and more info can be found at bit.ly/PavaCenter-EventsStudent Venture Showcase:Some of the most promising Hopkins student ventures of the year will pitch their startups to a panel of investors to earn the top prize of $25k. Everyone in attendance will also get to vote for their favorite startup with the Audience Choice Award. This is a great educational opportunity for aspiring entrepreneurs, those interested in venture capital, and social impact investing. Join us for networking, food, and bar throughout the event!Tue Apr 30th, 4:00 – 8:00 PMEDT @ Carey Business SchoolRegistration and more info can be found at https://lnkd.in/e8H5ra7ZFuel Demo Day:Join usIN PERSONat the Pava Center for our Spring 2024 Fuel Demo Day as we watch the Spring 2024 pitch in front of outour judges’ panel for the chance to take home a slice of the $20,000 prize pool!At Demo Day, each venture will give a short pitch and audience members will vote on a $5k prize. Attendees will also be able to connect with ventures and one another after pitches conclude.Fri May 3rd, 5:00 pm EDT @ the Pava CenterRegistration and more info can be found at bit.ly/PavaCenter-EventsSocial Innovation Lab Showcase:Chosen from a pool of 120 applications, the 10 ventures in the 2023-2024 Social Innovation Lab cohort are building and scaling impactful companies in Baltimore, with an eye toward the world. From carbon-neutral building materials and modular container housing to supporting diversity and career advancement in engineering and professional interpreting, come see these inspiring teams showcase their work and compete for prizes at this live pitch event!Thu May 16th, 5:30 pm EDT @ the Pava CenterRegistration and more info can be found at bit.ly/PavaCenter-Events

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Hopkins faculty and post-docs working on Therapeutics research: this is for you! This will be our 2nd office hours with Blackbird Laboratories hosted on site at the FastForward 1812 incubator space.

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Last night we celebrated the Faculty inventors at Johns Hopkins who have contributed to the launch and growth of @JHTV over the past 10 years. Thank you to everyone who has been a part of this journey as an inventor, mentor, investor, supporter, or colleague!There's more than I can pick out in this great video, but I see cameos by Hai-Quan Mao, Therese Canares, MD, MBA, Sashank Reddy, Denis Wirtz, Sridevi Sarma, and Jeremy D. Brown, PhD!

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