Save the date! This November 16th, join OEN to celebrate local entrepreneurs and the power we have as a community to help them thrive. The theme of our 32nd Annual Entrepreneurship Awards is currently under development so check back soon!

Seattle Pediatric Innovation Event powered by the Consortium for Technology & Innovation in Pediatrics (CTIP), Seattle Children's, The University of Washington, The Seattle Angel Conference (SAC), and Life Science Washington Institute Organizations will first present a slide describing their capacities and services. The founders will then present a six-minute presentation about their devices, business model, challenges, and upcoming […]

Join Scismic for an enlightening panelist event on 'Careers in Science Communication’ where we bring together experts practicing science communication in academic journals, popular media, and grant writing. They will share their experiences and insights on their unique career paths. Whether you're an aspiring science communicator or simply curious about the power of effective communication […]

Join us on Wednesday, July 26th for Digital Marketing Dos and Don'ts and Getting the Most Out of Your PR with Ivo Lukas. Come prepared with questions as we will have extended time for discussion and support. DETAILS: When:  Wednesday, July 26th Time:  11:30 am - 12:30 pm Where:  Zoom - link available upon registration […]

The session will cover the types of visas used by postdoctoral researchers. Learn about self-sponsored applications, J-1 waivers and other visas, such as the F1 (OPT) and J-1 visas (including J1 waivers), and H-1B/O-1/TN. The webinar will also cover what to do after your postdoc, as you move through your career transitions. Brendan Delaney will […]

July 13, 2023, 2-3pm panel discussion followed by optional 3-4pm mentor check-ins for training attendees The Regional Resources panel will be discussing entrepreneur support “front doors”. Join us in exploring how entrepreneurs can identify and access life science startup resources and programs. We will also talk about our scopes of engagement and referral patterns in the […]

Machine learning and Artificial Intelligence is changing everything. Can it change your career?  We talk to a panelist of machine learning professionals from a variety of industries within the Life Sciences about what got them to this stage in their career, what they are hoping to do, and what they recommend to others curious about […]

This workshop is for startup Founders, COOs, VPs of R&D, Clinical, Regulatory, and any other non-project manager who needs to create and maintain a project schedule, but needs the process to stay out of your way. The most common project planning techniques and tools break down for startup projects because the schedules are time consuming to […]

You gain additional technical skills and increased research independence during a postdoc. These can help you in non-academic employment, if you know how to pitch your experience. This free workshop will help you identify the best qualifications you bring from your postdoc position to a new role, and how to effectively communicate these throughout the […]

Please join us virtually on May 18th for a valuable discussion on debt vs. equitable investment. Panel: Scott Bossom | Umpqua Bank (Check back for additional panelists) Moderator: Ernie Bootsma | Buchalter Register here.

At this month’s virtual Happy Hour, PDXWIT and sponsor First Tech celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Great leaders create new leaders. Three lightning speakers will share how they used their leadership positions to help others reach their full potential. You’ll hear from: * Dorothy Chongkit - Membership Director, Partners in Diversity * […]

Don’t miss OHSU Innovation Day, May 4 to learn how to turn innovative ideas into real-world health care solutions. Innovation Day is a free virtual event and open to all! Register here.

The Applicant Assistance Program opens later this month to support Phase I #SBIR #STTR applicants for the next deadline. Learn how this opportunity can help you build a stronger application during the webinar on April 25. Register here.

Join the Women's Innovation Network next Wednesday, April 12 from 4:00-5:30 to discover how to leverage your #startupstory to raise capital. 📈 In this fully virtual workshop, we'll take an in-depth look at pitches and grants. Charla Triplett, co-founder and managing director of Suncoast Ventures, will help us find our investor mindset. We'll learn what funders are looking […]

***Registration is required to attend.*** Are you looking to find your place in leadership and need some advice and inspiration to move you along your path? Our panelists are successful leaders with stories to share about how they have made their way to high profile leadership roles and burst through the rainbow ceiling! Join PDXWIT […]

Join our expert in this virtual session to learn what it takes to participate in the programs. This training is designed to provide enough information for attendees to determine if they would like to seriously pursue proposal development and provides necessary steps to help begin the process. We'll review: • Eligibility requirements • Participating agencies […]

Registration is required for this event. Please register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/532348016247 Interviewing for a new job can be a stressful proposition. A group of volunteers from Amazon Web Services (AWS, aws.amazon.com) created this training to demystify the interview process. This is tailored to job seekers seeking employment in tech. In this virtual seminar, they’ll cover good […]

Meet today’s top digital health experts about the next phase in digital health, ChatGBT, VR, ML, Metaverse and beyond. Leaders from Merck, E&Y, Boehringer Ingelheim, UCB, Haleon, Generable and others will share insights on topics such as: Danger of naïve application of AI to complex healthcare AI and machine learning is improving clinical care Algorithmic […]

Hear stories from the front lines of racial equity! In this four-part series, we will feature a Teach-In, a term for when peers and colleagues intentionally share their wisdom and stories within the community. Come support those who are brave enough to grab the microphone and tell you about their experience working toward racial justice […]

In this virtual happy hour in collaboration with hosts FirstTech and PixelSpoke, PDXWIT is celebrating Black voices. Lightning speakers Shakunda Murphy Wilson and Kym Hampton will share their personal and professional experiences as Black women, and leave you with words of wisdom and advice. Shakunda Murphy Wilson is a Workforce Development Specialist at Alchemy. She […]

Join PDXWIT for a small and informal in-person dinner discussion where we share our experiences with diversity in the tech workplace. If you identify as a tech professional from a marginalized* background, this opportunity is for you. In order to create an intentional space for honest and impactful conversation, we cap the number of invitees […]

Hear health leaders discuss the key takeaways from the JP Morgan Health Conference and the future of digital health. The virtual event (January 26th: 11am – 2pm ET) will also feature insights from experts at Merck, JP Morgan, Haleon, Chime, IDM Medical, Startup Health, Rock Health, Salesforce and many others on topics such as: 2023 […]

Join Life Science Washington Institute for our monthly Lunch & Learn Series focused on topics specific to early-stage entrepreneurs. Jason Elmore, founder and CEO of Elite Execution will cover the steps an entrepreneur should take when launching a medical device. Topics include: o Pre-FDA approval activities that impact Post-FDA approval success: tips and pitfalls o […]

PDXWIT Presents: January Happy Hour & Town Hall Tuesday, January 17, 2023 5:30 PM  7:30 PM Registration through Zoom is required to attend this event. Join us for a virtual Town Hall Happy Hour where you’ll hear from PDXWIT’s new Executive Director Hazel Valdez. Hazel will share her vision for the future of PDXWIT, and you’ll […]

The old way of doing business has proven unsustainable and unjust. This is especially clear as we head into an uncertain economy in 2023 which reveals the growing gaps in access to financial security for all. But how can we unlearn the status quo ways of working, while keeping a steady stream of clients and […]

This year Zapproved has focused on action. We started with turning awareness into action, then we workshopped creating our own personal equity roadmaps, and then we learned how to hold ourselves accountable to these actions. And now we will be joined by the Infinite Flow Dance Company to remind us that taking action is more […]

Join PDXWIT as we celebrate Native American Heritage Month! In this virtual mixer, Natives In Tech members will share their career journeys and advice. You’ll also connect with recruiters and hiring managers in a breakout session following the main event. Don’t miss out on this opportunity! This community will center the experiences of Indigenous peoples […]

Within the last 5 - 10 years we have seen more visibility of trans folks in media, more Women & Women of Color in government, and large social justice movements. However this has been followed by the overturning of Roe v Wade, weaponizing of “Defund the Police”, fear mongering of “Critical Race theory”, and the […]

How can you decolonize the way you live, work and serve your team & community? The impacts of colonialism can be found throughout our personal, organizational and societal beliefs and behaviors. Decolonizing our ways of being in relationship with each other – at home, at work and beyond – is a liberatory practice. This November […]

The City of Sherwood, Oregon is growing with new and expanded businesses.  We have recently joined with SELECTUSA to conduct an international no-cost webinar/virtual tour of Sherwood, Oregon at 8:00 AM Pacific Time on October 19, 2022.  Hear from industry experts in major semiconductor and other advanced manufacturing companies, industrial park developers, city and regional/state […]

Have you ever wondered about how you could use your STEM background to make more of an impact in the field you're most passionate about? While there are many ways to make a difference in industry and academia, opportunities to apply your skills to the nonprofit realm may be more plentifyl than you think. In […]

Coming out stories in the LGBTQ+ community runs the gamut of experiences. In honor of National Coming Out Day (10/11/2022), join PDXWIT and hear from community members on how it has been for them navigating the deeply personal decision to come out at the office. Find out what it was like for them. Was it […]

The B Corp Leadership Development Pacific Northwest (BLD PNW) Conference is a one-day event organized by B Corps, for B Corps. By inspiring and connecting B Corps and their teams, we build a stronger movement to use business as a force for good. We are excited to welcome and feature: Morning Speakers: 8:30am: Welcome and […]

When was the last time you challenged or disagreed with someone openly? How did that feel, and what did it take for you to do so? If you consistently avoid conflict (or work with people who do), you likely have a hunch that you’re losing out on the authenticity, innovation and breakthroughs that emerge when […]

Register today for your complimentary ticket to learn about Digital Health implementation. Why should you attend? The HITLAB virtual symposium will feature insights from health leaders at Merck, VA, IBM, CommonSpirit Health, HUMA, AliveCor, DREEM, TeleVU and others on topics such as: Digital Health Implementation: Challenges & opportunities facing healthcare organizations Importance of Heuristic Research […]

Join us for this seminar as we focus on life science global market expansion for Medical Devices. Participants will learn how the government is working to improve opportunities for Medical Device companies across the world through harmonization efforts and multilateral trade agreements such as the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework. We will also cover: ·    General considerations […]

Changing the negative reputation of hard conversations. Does the word accountability make you cringe? Sound like some sort of punishment? In this discussion Court Morse will share the secret sauce of change-making. During this event we'll talk about how accountability can be a really positive gift, exploring the opportunities having hard conversations can provide to […]

A Conversation about Narrative Writing and Storytelling for Women in Science and Medicine. Suzanne Koven, received her B.A. in English literature from Yale and her M.D. from Johns Hopkins. She also holds an M.F.A. in nonfiction from the Bennington Writing Seminars. After her residency training at Johns Hopkins Hospital, she joined the faculty of Harvard […]

This virtual, 3-day SBIR/STTR training event features SBIR/STTR program managers across all 11 agencies. Join in on agency-focused presentations, panel discussions and open Q&A. Attendees will learn agencies' mission and tips for creating a successful proposal, have an opportunity to ask live questions of all federal participants and be able to sign up for one-on-one […]

Have you ever been quick to deem someone 'problematic'? Or had a rumor spread about you, with little to no support for a genuine conversation to clear things up? As writer Anne Applebaum points out, the costs of 'cancel culture' are not limited to those who are canceled. (https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/10/new-puritans-mob-justice-canceled/619818/). For them, the combination of "isolation […]

Do you have questions about careers in biotech and the challenges one might experience in the industry? Join us for a career panel with experts who will talk about their inspiring career journeys and challenges specific to the biotech industry. Featuring: Angel Morrow, PhD, Absci Caroline Hostetler, PhD, Mahana Therapeutics Norah Green Verbout, PhD, Aronora […]

This is the final event in a four-part series of fireside chats that are part of the WE-REACH Biomedical Innovation Bootcamp.  These events highlight industry experts, startup founders, and investors who share insights and advice to help new innovators ramp up quickly. The Regional Resources panel will be discussing entrepreneur support "front doors". Join us in […]

Are you interested in venture capital financing for your business? Join Snell & Wilmer partner Bardia Moayedi for an introductory crash course on the typical legal and business terms involved with and negotiated in venture capital fundraising. Through this webinar, you will learn the basics, including SAFE, Convertible Note, Series Seed, and Series A financings. […]

This is the third event in a four-part series of fireside chats that are part of the WE-REACH Biomedical Innovation Bootcamp.  These events highlight industry experts, startup founders, and investors who share insights and advice to help new innovators ramp up quickly. Most new innovators don’t realize how much needs to be done to meet […]

This is the second event in a four-part series of fireside chats that are part of the WE-REACH Biomedical Innovation Bootcamp.  These events highlight industry experts, startup founders, and investors who share insights and advice to help new innovators ramp up quickly. As new innovation teams delve into customer discovery they may find assumptions about […]

a·ble·ism /ˈābəˌlizəm/ noun discrimination in favor of able-bodied or ‘neurotypical’ people. Ableism is the discrimination of and social prejudice against people with disabilities based on the belief that “typical” abilities are superior. At its heart, ableism is rooted in the assumption that disabled people require ‘fixing’ and defines people by their disability. Like racism and sexism, ableism classifies […]

This event kicks off a series of four weekly fireside chats in the WE-REACH Biomedical Innovation Bootcamp where industry experts, startup founders, and investors share their insights with new innovators. Panelists in this first session are entrepreneurs who bring expertise in startups, funding sources, and challenges to a discussion highlighting essentials for teams that are […]

Sign up here to receive your complimentary ticket to our Summer Innovator’s Summit: The Everchanging Face of Digital Care. The agenda for the June 30th event (8am-9pm ET) includes: 40+ speaker/panel sessions, interactive breakout workshops and a digital cocktail hour Opportunities to network with 1000+ health leaders, innovators, scientists, academics, biopharmacists, venture capitalists and others […]