3 Rivers Venture Fair
If you are eager to capitalize on emerging opportunities in technology and life science companies, join us at the 3 Rivers Venture Fair on Wednesday, April 16 and Thursday, April 17. Featuring presentations by well-screened, promising tech and life sciences companies and an expansive exhibit showcase of technology innovations, this is the unrivaled networking opportunity that you have been waiting for. Past guest speakers include Steve Forbes, Bill Rancic and Steve Jurvetson. Proudly presented by The Pittsburgh Venture Capital Association, in conjunction with leading organizations throughout the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions.
SBIR Advance Workshops
Are you looking for an in-depth program that covers all aspects of writing a winning grant proposal? Then join us on Tuesday, April 22, for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Advance, a program that is focused on but not limited to, the National Institute of Health (NIH). This program provides life sciences entrepreneurs and early stage research and development companies with application strategy advice. Proposal writing workshops and one-on-one consultations with SBIR experts provide scientific and editorial review of your application. The program also provides access to state and regional pre-award and post-award resources. For details and eligibility, please see the SBIR Advance program description. For more information, contact Uwe Winzen, Ph.D., Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse Director, Investment Programs.
AMN: Explore the Floor @ MEDRAD
MEDRAD, a world-leader in the production of medical devices, relished in 2007 revenues of $525 million. This Pittsburgh-born global manufacturer is the recipient of the 2003 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award and with more than 1,700 global employees (1,200 in the Pittsburgh region), they have to be doing something right. Join us on Tuesday, April 22, to learn how the Heilman Center manufacturing facility was chosen as one of IndustryWeek's 2007 "Best Plant" winners, a recognition that is given to only ten North American plants that have shown exemplary practices in efforts to increase competitiveness, enhance customer satisfaction and create stimulating and rewarding work environments.
Sponsored by Catalyst Connection, Microsoft, Pennsylvania International Business Development, Pepper Hamilton LLP and PNC.
HireUP
Are you ready to take your career to the next level? Come to Hire UP on Wednesday, April 30, and connect with a roomful of regional human resources representatives. This casual networking and recruiting event allows job seekers ready for a career move to highlight their skills, talents and abilities while employers showcase their company benefits and share information on current job openings. Your dream job could be just around the corner! Come ready to impress with resumes in-hand. Sponsored by PNC and careers.pghtech.org
The Spring Training Briefing Series
Morgan Lewis, in cooperation with the Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse, has developed a series of practical, "from the dugout" briefings, exclusively for life sciences company executives in the Pittsburgh region. The Spring Training Series offers three monthly briefings, which will provide life sciences company executives with a solid grounding in the core issues, practical real-world examples and a wealth of resource material. Briefings will be led by a lineup of Morgan Lewis partners, in concert with industry executives.
Join us on Friday, April 25, for our second lecture in the series, Regulatory Process — Navigating the FDA: Moving from Product Concept to Product Clearance/Approval. This briefing will deliver to life sciences executives the regulatory processes involved in taking a product from the development stage to market. This will include best practices for FDA meetings, strategies for addressing scientific disputes, and preparation for panel meetings.
Lean Six Sigma: Green Belt Training
Join us on Thursday, May 1, for Lean Six Sigma, an approach that has its foundation in industry and has been successfully implemented in many companies for one primary reason: It achieves the breakthrough results that are so desperately needed. Lean Six Sigma is a structured approach to the reduction of variation and waste in any process; its strong metric component makes it a three day workshop that is highly applicable to practically any business.
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