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SUMMARY:Meantime Cafe Grand Opening Celabration!
DESCRIPTION:10 AM – 3 PM: Open to the public. \n\n\n\nSpecial merch gifted to the first 100 people in line at 10AM. First 50 in line entered to win free Meantime drinks for a year\n12-2:  live music in the café\nInteractive activities and photo walls\nfree pastry samples\nBOGO all drinks
URL:https://junction.unc.edu/event/meantime-cafe-grand-opening-celabration/
LOCATION:Innovate Carolina Junction\, 136 E. Rosemary St.\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27516
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SUMMARY:Navigating Tech’s Evolution
DESCRIPTION:🚀✨ Entrepreneurship Week with @kfbsevc kfbsevc is here to celebrate innovation and entrepreneurship across diverse sectors! Join us at Innovate Carolina Junction on 11/11 from 5:30 – 6:30 PM for Navigating Tech’s Evolution — an exciting event exploring the future of technology and its impact on business. Don’t miss this chance to connect\, learn\, and be inspired by our vibrant entrepreneurial community! 💡🎉
URL:https://junction.unc.edu/event/navigating-techs-evolution/
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SUMMARY:Morning Mindful Session
DESCRIPTION:This proposal outlines a series of meditation and mindfulness sessions based on Shinzen Young’s Unified Mindfulness system\, tailored for entrepreneurs. The primary goals are to reduce stress\, enhance creativity\, and provide clarity on actionable steps for their startups!
URL:https://junction.unc.edu/event/morning-mindful-session/
LOCATION:Innovate Carolina Junction\, 136 E. Rosemary St.\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27516
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SUMMARY:Carolina Innovators Connect 2024
DESCRIPTION:Carolina Innovators Connect (formerly Carolina Startup Connect) offers students and startups an event that gives students learning and career development opportunities with high-growth startup companies\, social ventures and innovative opportunities in the Research Triangle region. Think career fair …but not! No suits or resumes here. Students should come prepared to mingle with a diverse group of businesses and founders in a casual environment. Local companies and nonprofits that are eager to work with talented students through internship and employment are given a free opportunity to post their jobs and mingle with candidates. \nThe first hour is a focused discussion panel that showcases local startups from diverse backgrounds\, offering s an opportunity to hear from underrepresented\, successful entrepreneurs. The second hour is a broad networking meet-and-greet session that gives students a chance to mingle with a variety of startups\, small businesses and social initiatives seeking interns or employees. \nNew this year\, we are offering a Resource Center for students and companies to learn more about innovation resources on UNC’s campus and in the Triangle region. \nFind more details here
URL:https://junction.unc.edu/event/carolina-innovators-connect-2024/
LOCATION:Innovate Carolina Junction\, 136 E. Rosemary St.\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27516
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SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn: Employee Retention & Employment Strategies for Startups with Ashley K. Pittman
DESCRIPTION:Are you a small business owner\, entrepreneur\, or part of the campus community eager to strengthen your team and retain top talent? Join us for an insightful workshop designed specifically for early-stage companies on Employee Retention. \nThis session will cover essential employment considerations\, including: \n\nKey differences between employees and independent contractors\n\n\nBest practices for hiring and onboarding talent\n\n\nThe use of internships in your business strategy\n\n\nExploring equity compensation options for startups\n\n\nUnderstanding related tax implications to ensure compliance\n\nWhether you’re navigating your first hire or looking for ways to reward and retain your best employees\, this workshop will provide the tools and knowledge to help you succeed. Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your employment strategies and build a strong foundation for long-term business success.
URL:https://junction.unc.edu/event/lunch-learn-employee-retention-employment-strategies-for-startups-with-ashley-k-pittman/
LOCATION:Innovate Carolina Junction\, 136 E. Rosemary St.\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27516
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SUMMARY:Can Microbubble “Jackhammers” Speed Up Personalized Medicine?
DESCRIPTION:Founder’s Fireside Lunch: Can Microbubble “Jackhammers” Speed Up Personalized Medicine? Featuring UNC Professors and Co-Founders of Triangle Biotechnology: Paul Dayton\, PhD; and Samantha Pattenden\, PhD \nBefore doctors can confidently prescribe the most effective antibiotic treatment for their patients\, they have to know which germs they’re going up against? But for some microbes\, such as multi-drug resistant\, gram-positive bacteria\, the traditional culturing process can take an extensive amount of time: days\, weeks\, even months. Meanwhile\, the clock is ticking as patients suffer instead of getting better. Might there be a way to streamline molecular diagnostics by removing a bottleneck at the sample preparation stage—a process that currently takes scientists too much time—so that patients can get the treatment they need sooner? Join the Founder’s Fireside Chat at the Innovate Carolina Junction to find out. \nOn Wednesday\, Nov. 20\, Innovate Carolina will host a (bring your own!) lunch conversation featuring the UNC faculty co-founders of UNC-affiliated startup Triangle Biotechnology: Paul Dayton\, William R. Kenan Distinguished Professor and Chair of the UNC/NCSU Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering; and Samantha Pattenden\, Associate Professor of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry at the Eshelman School of Pharmacy. Based on a problem that arose in Pattenden’s lab—how to more efficiently extract chromatin\, a mixture of DNA and its associated proteins\, from the cell nucleus—Dayton invented a reagent and developed a technology with Pattenden that became the foundational innovation of the company. During the chat\, the two founders will describe the company’s technology—and an ultrasound-activated reagent that creates microbubble jackhammers to break up specimens much faster—and share wisdom from the perspectives of faculty entrepreneurs. Facilitated by Dedric Carter\, PhD\, MBA\, Vice Chancellor for Innovation\, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development and UNC Chief Innovation Officer\, this conversation will give you a chance to learn key pieces of advice from Dayton and Pattenden that might guide your own journey: What strategy did they pursue for filing patents? How did they identify and assess the market potential and commercial pathway? What are their funding strategies? And how did they identify and bring on the right talent to manage and lead the company? \nAbout the Founder’s Fireside Chat\nThis series of monthly brown bag chats features insightful conversations with the founders and leaders of startup and innovation-driven organizations connected with UNC-Chapel Hill. These lively and insightful chats are moderated by Dr. Carter and are perfect for anyone interested in entrepreneurship\, innovation\, and the dynamic world of UNC’s founding visionaries. Bring your lunch and enjoy a casual conversation while gaining valuable perspectives and inspiration from leaders who are shaping the future. \nAbout the Featured Innovators\nPaul Dayton\, PhD\, is the William R. Kenan Distinguished Professor and Chair of the UNC-NCSU Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering. His research involves developing new technologies for imaging blood flow\, microvasculature\, and molecular markers using ultrasound and microbubble contrast agents. Samantha Pattenden\, PhD\, is an Associate Professor of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry at the Eshelman School of Pharmacy. Her lab develops innovative techniques in chromatin-based therapeutic target discovery and cancer diagnostics. \nAbout Triangle Biotechnology\nTriangle Biotechnology is a UNC-affiliated startup that consists of a team of scientists and ultrasonic engineers working together to create innovative\, high-quality\, high-throughput sonication solutions for biological sample preparation. The company is revolutionizing sample prep for a number of applications\, including DNA shearing for next-generation sequencing\, chromatin shearing for ChIP / ChIP-Seq\, cell lysis for difficult-to-process samples\, protein extraction for mass spectrometry.
URL:https://junction.unc.edu/event/can-microbubble-jackhammers-speed-up-personalized-medicine/
LOCATION:Innovate Carolina Junction\, 136 E. Rosemary St.\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27516
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