BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250605T205941EDT-8805R97bnZ@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20250606T005941Z DESCRIPTION:The road from researcher to entrepreneur can be filled with roa dblocks and pitfalls\, but it can also be filled with rewarding successes. But how to know when the timing is right to take the plunge? And what to expect when you do? Join us to hear from the experiences of researchers wh o have founded their own companies which are still running today.\n\nJosh Pottel is the CEO at Molecular Forecaster Inc. (MFI)\, a research-as-a-ser vice (RaaS) company delivering customized\, collaborative computer-aided d rug design (CADD) services and solutions to increase certainty in drug dis covery. He completed his PhD at 91µ¼º½ÊÓÆµ in the lab of Prof. Nico las Moitessier followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at USCF. He is now co mbining his trainings as a chemist and as an entrepreneur to grow a sustai nable service and software provider in drug discovery. More broadly\, he h opes to be a critical contributor to scientific research and to fostering entrepreneurship within a growing Canadian biotech sector.\n\nJeff Bergtho rson is a Professor in Mechanical Engineering. His research is focused on finding solutions to enable a prosperous future based on renewable energy sources and carbon-free fuels. He leads the Alternative Fuels Laboratory a nd is also a co-founder of Altiro Energy\, which aims to provide carbon-fr ee heat and power solutions based on the use of iron as a recyclable and s ustainable fuel. His research has been involved in the launch of other spi noffs\, and has been licensed by other companies.\n\nTo register for the e vent\, please click here.\n DTSTART:20231019T160000Z DTEND:20231019T170000Z SUMMARY:MIF Lunch & Learn 12: From researcher to entrepreneur URL:/innovation/channels/event/mif-lunch-learn-12-rese archer-entrepreneur-349178 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR