This is the only Portland event for the SBA's InnovateHERcompetition, and THEN from the pool of national semi-finalists (of which, Portland will have one), the SBA will select up to 10 finalists (of which, Portland may have one) who will then be invited to the National InnovateHER: Innovating for Women Business Challenge to be held […]
Please join us for our June Accelerate Biotech + Digital Health PDX Happy Hour.
Our monthly happy hour brings together creative and driven professionals who are passionate about promoting the growth of Portland's Biotech and Digital Health sectors. This is a great opportunity to network and build relationships with individuals working across these sectors in both academia and industry. Cambia Health Solutions, Main atrium area
Startup Weekend is a 54-hour event that's designed to help you help you launch your idea. The weekend is all about getting the right people together who have ideas, or expertise or ability to help make it happen.
This course introduces students to the foundations of successful project management, especially in a technology environment. Students will learn key project management concepts, then immediately apply them in a hands-on team simulation.This course approaches project management from the standpoint of managing a single, stand-alone project that is small to medium in size. It takes students […]
Exploring the Power of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Biotechnology
Join the OBI and one of IBM's premier partners, Experis, for a conversation around helping you innovate and design cost effective, real world applications in healthcare and life science industry through the use of the cutting edge Watson AI technology and cognitive cloud platform.
Create an online marketing plan for your business! $185
Got an idea for a startup, but don’t know where to start? This workshop will provide an overview of local resources, along with a checklist of steps to take as you build out your plan.
Discover the key aspects of building a business so you can develop a working plan that will become the foundational piece for meeting with an SBDC Advisor. Begin with a series of self-assessments to help determine your level of comfort and competence in 20 critical business focus areas. Continue with instruction, in class activities, articles […]
This workshop series includes instruction, discussion, resource referrals and templates that will help you develop, communicate, and execute your existing business or new business idea. $150 - includes all 5 sessions + one free WorkSpace
Our PubTalk program kicks off around 6 p.m. with a short pitch from an OEN member, followed by audience Q&A.
Discover the key aspects of building a business so you can develop a working plan that will become the foundational piece for meeting with an SBDC Advisor. Begin with a series of self-assessments to help determine your level of comfort and competence in 20 critical business focus areas. Continue with instruction, in class activities, articles […]
This course introduces students to the foundations of successful project management, especially in a technology environment. Students will learn key project management concepts, then immediately apply them in a hands-on team simulation.This course approaches project management from the standpoint of managing a single, stand-alone project that is small to medium in size. It takes students […]
he FDA has more power to affect regulated companies than almost any other organization, yet many people don’t understand it. Many others ignore it as much as possible. But the FDA affects the job of every person in a medical device or drug company. This course is designed to provide participants with insight into what […]
This workshop series includes instruction, discussion, resource referrals and templates that will help you develop, communicate, and execute your existing business or new business idea. $150 - includes all 5 sessions + one free WorkSpace
Please join us for the fifth luncheon in our series. Ron Epperson will be sharing his expertise on effective strategies in licensing, joint technology development, and collaboration.
Discover the key aspects of building a business so you can develop a working plan that will become the foundational piece for meeting with an SBDC Advisor. Begin with a series of self-assessments to help determine your level of comfort and competence in 20 critical business focus areas. Continue with instruction, in class activities, articles […]
This workshop series includes instruction, discussion, resource referrals and templates that will help you develop, communicate, and execute your existing business or new business idea. $150 - includes all 5 sessions + one free WorkSpace
This workshop will help you to identify your customer. Members $25 Non-members $50 503-222-2270
2017 Entrepreneurial Summit that brings together local entrepreneurs to share their experiences with the leap of faith they have had to take.
This workshop series includes instruction, discussion, resource referrals and templates that will help you develop, communicate, and execute your existing business or new business idea. $150 - includes all 5 sessions + one free WorkSpace
** We will be in the barge building! Our monthly happy hour brings together creative and driven professionals who are passionate about promoting the growth of Portland's Biotech and Digital Health sectors. This is a great opportunity to network and build relationships with individuals working across these sectors in both academia and industry. Enjoy a […]
This workshop series includes instruction, discussion, resource referrals and templates that will help you develop, communicate, and execute your existing business or new business idea. $150 - includes all 5 sessions + one free WorkSpace
Join us on July 20 in Hillsboro as we highlight the impact of diversity in the workplace, starting with creating opportunities for all Oregonians. 503-548-4432
TBA
Our monthly happy hour brings together creative and driven professionals who are passionate about promoting the growth of Portland's Biotech and Digital Health sectors. This is a great opportunity to network and build relationships with individuals working across these sectors in both academia and industry.
Whether you do your bookkeeping yourself or hire it out to a bookkeeper, knowing how to read, understand, and utilize that financial data is crucial to the successful management of your business toward growth. In this module, you will learn what to look for and how to use that information to reach your entrepreneurial goals.
Our monthly happy hour brings together creative and driven professionals who are passionate about promoting the growth of Portland's Biotech and Digital Health sectors. This is a great opportunity to network and build relationships with individuals working across these sectors in both academia and industry.
The 2017 Commercialization Conference connects OHSU innovators with investors, industry partners, and community collaborators to help build a vibrant regional hub for innovative technology. Register here
Whether you do your bookkeeping yourself or hire it out to a bookkeeper, knowing how to read, understand, and utilize that financial data is crucial to the successful management of your business toward growth. In this module, you will learn what to look for and how to use that information to reach your entrepreneurial goals. […]
Our monthly happy hour brings together creative and driven professionals who are passionate about promoting the growth of Portland's Biotech and Digital Health sectors. This is a great opportunity to network and build relationships with individuals working across these sectors in both academia and industry.
The Inaugural Meeting of the Portland Chapter of the Society of Physician Entrepreneurs (SoPE). All in the biotech startup ecosystem are invited. Oregon Health & Science University Collaborative Life Sciences Building 2730 SW Moody Ave, Portland, OR 97201 Room 3A001 Accessible by Bus, Streetcar, and MAX Orange Line Park in the Schnitzer Lot for free […]
The Bend Venture Conference, hosted by EDCO, is the largest Angel Conference in the Pacific Northwest.
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Our monthly happy hour brings together creative and driven professionals who are passionate about promoting the growth of Portland's Biotech and Digital Health sectors. This is a great opportunity to network and build relationships with individuals working across these sectors in both academia and industry.
1 mic, 5 minutes, 20 slides, 300 peers in the audience... no pressure, right?
The OBI is partnering with Amazon Web Services to provides OBI-affiliated startups with the following resources: $10,000 in AWS Promotional Credit valid for 2 years 2 years of AWS Business Support (up to $5,000). Access to the AWS Technical and Business Essentials web-based (or instructor-led) training ($600 value per course) 80 credits for Self-Paced Labs ($80 value) Please join […]
A monthly lunch-hour overview of a legal topic that impacts startup businesses
Our monthly happy hour brings together creative and driven professionals who are passionate about promoting the growth of Portland's Biotech and Digital Health sectors. This is a great opportunity to network and build relationships with individuals working across these sectors in both academia and industry.
Please join us for an important discussion on the value of innovation and the role of government in promoting research commercialization in Oregon. The purpose of this meeting is to: - Discuss state of affairs and identify upcoming challenges and opportunities facing Oregon’s bioscience sector and correlating research institutions, including impact of: federal support for […]
Our monthly happy hour brings together creative and driven professionals who are passionate about promoting the growth of Portland’s Biotech and Digital Health sectors. This is a great opportunity to network and build relationships with individuals working across these sectors in both academia and industry.
Come connect with your fellow OBI Client Companies at our first bi-monthly pizza lunch. This is a great opportunity to connect with your fellow OBI Client Company members, learn about what they are working on, and explore potential synergies. Nasry Yassa is the CEO of Sirona Dx, the OBI's newest client company. He will give […]
DESCRIPTION NWCC, OBI, and K&L Gates are delighted to welcome Jing Dipiero to the next event -- "Healthcare in China: Global Opportunities." Washington State China Relations Council sponsored her talk on the topic in Seattle, on Dec 6th, 2017. It was very well received. “Having been born and raised in Beijing before relocating her career […]
Our monthly happy hour brings together creative and driven professionals who are passionate about promoting the growth of Portland’s Biotech and Digital Health sectors. This is a great opportunity to network and build relationships with individuals working across these sectors in both academia and industry. Join us at the Portland State Business Accelerator in the […]
Learn to pitch your technology! Please join us for a dynamic and engaging workshop led by Tom Kingsley, an entrepreneur, angel investor, and startup consultant, and Brigitte Piniewski, MD, an angel investor, medical practitioner, and former digital health executive. The workshop will provide guidance on the following: Developing an effective 1 to 2 minute pitch […]
The OBI is hosting its first scientific product show and you are invited! The show will include manufactures representing a broad array of products and services for scientists. Come see the latest technologies available, and have detailed discussions about your needs and challenges. Refreshments will be served. Vendors attending this Scientific Product Show include: […]
2018 Tech Lunch and Learn Series IP Strategies for Bioscience, Digital Health, and High Tech Companies Register now The OTRADI Bioscience Incubator (OBI), PSU Business Accelereator (PSBA), and Ater Wynne LLP are partnering again to bring you the new 2018 IP Strategies for Bioscience, Digital Health, and High Tech Companies Lunch and Learn Series. Due to the […]
WIS-PDX presents a collaborative event co-hosted by Oregon BEST, OBI, and OCTRI to build a supportive network and provide resources for women entrepreneurs in our community. This free event will include a panel of entrepreneurs and investors (to be announced soon) who will answer questions about their career paths and how they have found success. In addition to the panel, […]
Calling All Startups! PitchfestNW, a startup conference & competition within TechfestNW, the Upper Left Coast's largest annual tech event, is accepting applications for 2018. TechfestNW — now in its 7th year — is a gathering of innovators, startups, entrepreneurs, tech companies and investors from around the globe that takes place in Portland, OR. Why? There […]
The OBI will be hosting a 2-day SBIR Grant Writing Workshop April 9th & 10th. There will be an application process to attend this workshop, so if you are interested in being considered, please submit the application by March 20, 2018. Cost per Participant: $75 (includes food/beverage for two days). The Federal SBIR/STTR programs award over […]
2018 Tech Lunch and Learn Series IP Strategies for Bioscience, Digital Health, and High Tech Companies The OTRADI Bioscience Incubator (OBI), PSU Business Accelereator (PSBA), and Ater Wynne LLP are partnering again to bring you the new 2018 IP Strategies for Bioscience, Digital Health, and High Tech Companies Lunch and Learn Series. Due to the success […]
2018 Tech Lunch and Learn Series IP Strategies for Bioscience, Digital Health, and High Tech Companies The OTRADI Bioscience Incubator (OBI), PSU Business Accelereator (PSBA), and Ater Wynne LLP are partnering again to bring you the new 2018 IP Strategies for Bioscience, Digital Health, and High Tech Companies Lunch and Learn Series. Due to the success […]
All in the biotechnology startup ecosystem are welcome and encouraged to attend. Speakers include: Richard Gellman, MD, completed his orthopedic residency at the University of California San Francisco and two fellowships in foot and ankle reconstruction followed by trauma care. Dr. Gellman has traveled the world performing surgeries and changing the lives of people […]
CBD or CBDon't: The Hazy Law of Industrial Hemp and CBD Join Alex Tinker of Tonkon Torp's Cannabis Industry Group for a discussion on the evolving legal status of "industrial hemp," help-derived CBD, and the emerging maybe-legal nationwide market for hemp-derived CBD products. Bring your questions and your appetite for an interactive and nourishing midday […]
Our monthly happy hour brings together creative and driven professionals who are passionate about promoting the growth of Portland's Biotech and Digital Health sectors. This is a great opportunity to network and build relationships with individuals working across these sectors in both academia and industry. Register
So much to accomplish in so little time: deadlines to meet, investors to attract and please, regulatory hurdles to achieve and, hovering above it all, the unrelenting competitive and investor pressures to be the first to market. If you are a member of this Biotech community, the screen image of your computer is barely faded […]
2018 Tech Lunch & Learn Series IP Strategies for Bioscience, Digital Health, and High Tech Companies The OTRADI Bioscience Incubator (OBI), PSU Business Accelerator (PSBA), and Ater Wynne LLP are partnering again to bring you the new 2018 IP Strategies for Bioscience, Digital Health, and High Tech Companies Lunch & Learn Series. Due to the […]
Come hear the OBI Interns present on their learning! Join us in sending off our OBI interns in style by letting them present on their hard work throughout this year. Each of the interns will be giving a 5 - 10 minute presentation with time for questions and comments. Please make sure to register so […]
Our monthly happy hour brings together creative and driven professionals who are passionate about promoting the growth of Portland's Biotech and Digital Health sectors. This is a great opportunity to network and build relationships with individuals working across these sectors in both academia and industry.
The SBIR/STTR Road Tour - Oregon will be a 1-day live event on July 17, 2018 located at Portland State University. It will provide an exceptional opportunity for small businesses and those supporting them to meet directly with over 25 program managers from the 12 Federal agencies with SBIR/STTR programs, as well as they USPTO […]
The Entrepreneurs' Ally A professional back-office suite with everything you need to manage your HR, Benefits, and Payroll - all with affordable, 5 Star healthcare coverage. All in one place. This Lunch & Learn will address how outsourcing can help you grow your company as well as the, sometimes significant, time and cost savings realized […]
Come connect with your fellow OBI Client Companies at our monthly OBI Client Company Lunch & Learn If you would like to learn more about what other companies in the incubator are up to, join us for our monthly Lunch & Learns to hear updates from OBI client companies and to network. This is a […]
Our monthly happy hour brings together creative and driven professionals who are passionate about promoting the growth of Portland's Biotech and Digital Health sectors. This is a great opportunity to network and build relationships with individuals working across these sectors in both academia and industry.
FDA Regulation of Digital Health Products: Recent Changes By FDA and Congress Digital health is one of the most explosive areas of innovation with software products aimed at wellness and medical applications. Depending on the intended application, software may meet the FDA's definition of a medical device and be subject to an extensive set of […]
Join the Oregon Bioscience Association for one of their most popular offerings, Bio on the Vine, in the comfortable elegance of Tumwater Vineyard to experience local wine-making at its finest. Bio on the Vine offers the bioscience community opportunities to network with leading industry insiders, and develop relationships with peers, clients and suppliers within the […]
Join us for a cruise to celebrate 10 years of OTRADI and 5 years of the Oregon Bioscience Incubator! You are invited to attend OTRADI's 10-Year Anniversary and OBI's 5-Year Anniversary Celebration and Cruise aboard the Portland Spirit. We're inviting the entire bio and startup entrepreneurship community, as well as legislators, partners, collaborators and supporters, […]
Building a scale-able financial system and creating meaningful forecasts Managing the financial, tax and compliance aspects of a business can be daunting for many entrepreneurs and early stage companies. Creating a solid foundation is essential to running your business, submitting grant proposals and developing meaningful projections for investors and bankers. Please join us for a […]
The WIS Fundraising Gala is designed to be a "choose your own adventure" experience. There will be a number of activity stations and fundraising options to choose from, the majority of which will feature female owned and operated businesses. Some of the activity stations include: Pasta tapestry with Chef Leta Norton: Learn to create a […]
Fall Registration is now open, and is FREE to all participants. The Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute (OCTRI) is pleased to announce the launch of the Biomedical Innovation Program fastPACE (Program Accelerating Commercialization Education). A collaboration with OHSU's Technology Transfer and Business Development office and the Oregon Bioscience Incubator, fastPACE is a 4-week biomedical […]
Exploring first-person reality for patients with difficult or chronic diseases is crucial for bio companies along the health care continuum. Join Oregon Bio Association at the Patient Views, Patient Voices 2018 and meet the five advocates who will share aspects of journeys to diagnosis, viewpoints on our health system, perspectives on what it means to […]
Our monthly happy hour brings together creative and driven professionals who are passionate about promoting the growth of Portland’s Biotech and Digital Health sectors. This is a great opportunity to network and build relationships with individuals working across these sectors in both academia and industry. Register Now
Session 1 — Oct. 11, 3 - 6:30 p.m. Develop your value proposition for your innovation and perform a market analysis Session 2 — Oct. 18, 3 - 6:30 p.m. Create your business plan with Lean Canvas and practice your pitch
The Bend Venture Conference, hosted by EDCO, is the largest Angel Conference in the Pacific Northwest. October 18-19, 2018 Last year, over 600 attendees, 50 prominent investors, and over 70 companies joined us for a celebration of entrepreneurship and innovation. Investments, awards, and prizes of over $1.83 million opened the opportunity for multiple winners at the 2017 […]
Session 1 — Oct. 11, 3 - 6:30 p.m. Develop your value proposition for your innovation and perform a market analysis Session 2 — Oct. 18, 3 - 6:30 p.m. Create your business plan with Lean Canvas and practice your pitch
Following a proven design process reduces risk in the design of medical devices Register Now No matter where you are in the design of your medical product, it is beneficial to follow a proven design process to reduce risk and have the proper documentation in place for FDA submittal. During this Lunch & Learn, Simplexity Product […]
Founders Live is an unforgettable happy hour competition sweeping the country where up to five handpicked companies take the hot seat, with only 99 seconds to pitch their company and describe their value proposition in front of an eager audience. After the pitches and audience Q&A, the crowd will vote on a winner who […]
On November 1st, select members from industry and the investment community are invited to an exclusive, invite-only event featuring early-stage OHSU medical technologies that have commercialization potential. The 2018 MedTech Alliance Showcase provides a mechanism for potential investors, industry and community collaborators to network with OHSU entrepreneurs and learn more about their technologies. The showcase […]
About the Cambia Grove Pop-Up Cambia Grove is a health care innovation hub with the mission to bridge the gap between entrepreneurs and the traditional health care sectors to drive transformation toward a more person-focused system. For Cambia Grove to further their mission, they are partnering with the Portland IQ to host this free, two-day […]
RSVP NOW What A lunch-hour overview of a legal topic that impacts startup businesses When Wednesday, November 7, 2018 from 12:00-1:00pm Where CENTRL Downtown - 1155 SW Morrison St., Boardroom (M1), Portland, OR 97209 Business Immigration for Startups Join Tonkon Torp for a lunchtime session with business immigration attorneys Alan Perkins, Turid Owren, Melany Savitt, and […]
Our monthly happy hour brings together creative and driven professionals who are passionate about promoting the growth of Portland’s Biotech and Digital Health sectors. This is a great opportunity to network and build relationships with individuals working across these sectors in both academia and industry. REGISTER NOW
REGISTER NOW Ignite TAO: Health is a high-energy evening of 5-minute talks by local people who have a burning idea and the guts to get onstage and share their personal and professional passions. Quick, fun, thought-provoking, social, local, and global - Ignite is all of these and more. Ignite TAO: Health will focus on topics […]
All supporters of women in science are invited to the 5th Annual Women in Science Mixer at OMSI on Wednesday, November 14 at 6PM! REGISTER NOW Our goal is to bring together the regional women in STEM community and provide a platform for connecting women from many career paths and career levels. We will have […]
REGISTER NOW The Oregon Bioscience Incubator hosts a monthly Life Science & Digital Health CEO Roundtable that brings together CEOs for an invigorating exchange of information, ideas, and insights. This peer group is composed of both seasoned and inexperienced CEOs who delve into candid, solution-seeking discussions focused on CEO-level issues, and the challenges and pressures […]
Event Hosted by SoPE: REGISTER All in the biotechnology startup ecosystem are welcome and encouraged to attend. We would like to connect clinicians, any one that takes care of patients, with technology people to help our patients. We would love to have nurses represented! We will have an expert speaker, a 5-minute pitch, and networking. […]
Founders Live PDX is on again December 5th. FREE tickets available. Come join us for another great night of networking and pitches! REGISTER NOW Founders Live is an unforgettable happy hour competition sweeping the world, where up to five handpicked companies take the hot seat, with only 99 seconds to pitch their company and describe […]
Our monthly happy hour brings together creative and driven professionals who are passionate about promoting the growth of Portland’s Biotech and Digital Health sectors. This is a great opportunity to network and build relationships with individuals working across these sectors in both academia and industry.
Our monthly happy hour brings together creative and driven professionals who are passionate about promoting the growth of Portland’s Biotech and Digital Health sectors. This is a great opportunity to network and build relationships with individuals working across these sectors in both academia and industry.
Join Tonkon Torp for a lunchtime session with guest speaker Deepa Seshan, Founder & Owner of Kindle Consulting LLC, who will cover issues related to scaling a startup business. Deepa has over 18 years' experience with big-name hi-tech brands and at small and mid-sized companies. An entrepreneur at heart, she's incubated and launched new B2B and […]
Join the Technology Association of Oregon for an event where we will hear from healthcare thought-leaders, data and leading tech companies as we explore the current state of data in the healthcare industry, including ways companies are addressing and improving the delivery of care through smarter use of data. Discussion will include all things interoperability; […]
REGISTER NOW The Oregon Bioscience Incubator is currently the thought leader for Digital Health IT programming in the state of Oregon. The OBI fills the gap between research and commercialization by providing resources and expertise found nowhere else in Oregon. OBI operates Oregon's first and only bioscience-specific incubator, and has recently begun incorporating Digital Health […]
Come connect with your fellow neighbors at our OBI Client Company Lunch & Learn If you would like to learn more about what other companies in the incubator are up to, join us for our monthly Lunch & Learns to hear updates from OBI client companies and to network. This is a great opportunity to […]
Headquartered in the Bay Area, bringing over 20 years of experience in product design, Speck Design, has just launched their Pacific Northwest office in Portland. Their key focus is on customer experience and insight, with strong industrial and environments design teams to bring those insights to life. While they work across all industries, Speck Design has […]
The Technology Association of Oregon is hosting their 7th Annual Kickoff Party! Meet and network with new and existing members including the TAO Staff and Board, Community Chairs, volunteers, and other movers & shakers in Oregon's growing tech community. You won't want to miss the evening's presentation showcasing initiatives for 2019 and TAO's continued expansion […]
The Oregon Bioscience Incubator hosts a bi-monthly Life Science & Digital Health CEO Roundtable that brings together CEOs for an invigorating exchange of information, ideas, and insights. This peer group is composed of both seasoned and inexperienced CEOs who delve into candid, solution-seeking discussions focused on CEO-level issues, and the challenges and pressures unique to top-level management. […]