ABOUT S2S

S2S is a forum for top scientists from around the world to present their ideas and interact with leading investors and executives in the Boston biotechnology hub.

Over 9 years, investigators from institutions including Brown, Carnegie Mellon, Columbia, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, MIT, Northwestern, NYU, Purdue, Scripps, UCLA, University of Iceland, University of Ottawa, University of Pennsylvania, University of Pittsburgh, Yale, and many more have presented their startup ideas at S2S and its precursor, the University Research and Entrepreneurship Symposium (URES).

132

Submissions Received
in 2024

8

Projects presented
in 2024

121

VC investors attended
in 2024

14+

Companies funded

What to Expect

Panels

Presentations

Networking Reception

S2S is an invitation-only symposium featuring the most innovative therapeutics startup ideas from the world’s top research institutions. Submissions from researchers are reviewed by a senior advisory group composed of experienced biotech investors. Selected presenters work 1-on-1 with advisory group mentors to further refine their concept and prepare a 15-minute presentation. 200+ attendees include entrepreneurs, biotech investors (Angels / VCs), pharma scouts, academic investigators, TTOs, etc.

WHEN AND WHERE

May 14th, 2025

Full Day Event +
Evening Reception

Ragon Institute
Cambridge, MA

Process

1.
Proposal
Submissions Due

November 15th, 2024

Academic researchers are invited to submit a one page overview of their therapeutic startup ideas.

2.
Semi-Finalists
Selected

December 13th, 2024

A subset of the researchers will be invited to submit a short slide deck.

3.
Finalists
Selected

Late January 2025

Selected researchers will be invited to give a talk at the S2S Symposium.

4.
Mentorship
Program Begins

March 2025

Each presenter will work with matched advisors to refine their company strategy / final presentation.

5.
Science2Startup
Symposium

May 14th, 2025

Full day event with presentations and panel discussions.

Advisors

…and more!

Congratulations to our 2024 Presenters

Submissions

2024-5 S2S submissions have now closed. Please contact info@science2startup.com with any questions.

 

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Contact

To learn more about the event or to get involved, please email us at info@science2startup.com

Hosted By

Founded in 2002, 5AM Ventures is a leading venture capital firm focused on building next-generation life science companies. Based in San Francisco and Boston, 5AM takes a hands-on approach to investing and company building, often going beyond traditional board roles to leverage our diverse team of scientists, clinicians, drug developers and executives throughout a company’s life. With over $2.2 billion raised since inception, 5AM has invested globally in over 100 public and private companies. For more information, please visit www.5amventures.com.

Atlas Venture is a leading biotech venture capital firm. With the goal of doing well by doing good, we have been building breakthrough biotech startups for over 25 years. We work side by side with exceptional scientists and entrepreneurs to translate high impact science into medicines for patients. Our seed-led venture creation strategy rigorously selects and focuses investment on the most compelling opportunities to build scalable businesses and realize value.  For more information, please visit www.atlasventure.com.

Atlas Venture is a leading biotech venture capital firm. With the goal of doing well by doing good, we have been building breakthrough biotech startups for over 25 years. We work side by side with exceptional scientists and entrepreneurs to translate high impact science into medicines for patients. Our seed-led venture creation strategy rigorously selects and focuses investment on the most compelling opportunities to build scalable businesses and realize value.  For more information, please visit www.atlasventure.com.

F-Prime Capital is a global venture capital firm investing in life sciences, healthcare and technology. Since 1969, F-Prime has worked closely with entrepreneurs and academics to create innovative solutions to some of the world’s most significant challenges in healthcare and technology. For more information, please visit www.fprimecapital.com.

Osage University Partners (OUP) is a venture capital fund that invests exclusively in startups that are commercializing university research. We firmly believe that universities provide an unparalleled innovation engine to launch disruptive startups. Hence, we have partnered with over 100 of the most entrepreneurial universities and research centers to invest in their startups and share part of our profits with those institutions to further promote the university entrepreneurial ecosystem. For more information, please visit oup.vc.

Osage University Partners (OUP) is a venture capital fund that invests exclusively in startups that are commercializing university research. We firmly believe that universities provide an unparalleled innovation engine to launch disruptive startups. Hence, we have partnered with over 100 of the most entrepreneurial universities and research centers to invest in their startups and share part of our profits with those institutions to further promote the university entrepreneurial ecosystem. For more information, please visit oup.vc.

RA Capital Management is a multi-stage investment manager dedicated to evidence-based investing in public and private healthcare and life science companies that are developing drugs, medical devices, and diagnostics. The flexibility of its strategy allows RA Capital to provide seed funding to startups and to lead private, IPO, and follow-on financings for its portfolio companies, both facilitating the crossover process and allowing management teams to drive value creation with fewer capital concerns from inception through commercialization. For more information, please visit www.racap.com.

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