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At Hokie Pitch, graduate students present business plans for biomedical innovations
There is no swimming with sharks on the Health Sciences and Technology campus in Roanoke, but a handful of students have managed to do something just as exhilarating.
In the fall, first-year students in the Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health Graduate Program engage in a module on biomedical commercialization — the process of turning a discovery into a potentially marketable product that can help patients. During the class, students form groups to select a discovery, brainstorm with professional science, health, and business mentors, and collaborate to develop a strategy to bring those discoveries to market through new companies for which they seek investments. The semester-long block includes classes on intellectual property, the regulatory process, clinical trials, venture capital, pitch preparation, and biotech company financing.
Their coursework culminated this month at the ninth annual Health Sciences and Technology Hokie Pitch.
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Date: Dec 18, 2024
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