February - March 2026
Einstein Innovation Group
Interested in what we do?
To learn more about our mission, what we do, and avenues to get involved, please see our website! We love to hear from anyone, regardless of your training program or stage of education. Feel free to reach out as well to innovation@einsteinmed.edu
Biotechnology and Drug Development Seminar Series
Join EIG for a 5-session series exploring the biotechnology landscape through the perspectives of four Einstein principal investigators and a national industry leader. Sessions will trace the therapeutic lifecycle from preclinical discovery to clinical translation, highlight diverse career pathways in biotech, and feature insights from Dr. Ted Love (BIO/GBT) on the current policy environment and the role of biotechnology in advancing health equity. RSVP here.
Session #3: Clinical Trials
Following two insightful seminars on preclinical development with Dr. Evripidis Gavathiotis and Dr. David Sharp, our next session will be with Dr. Eric Feldman who will dive into the process of taking a drug candidate through human trials and clinical development.
When: TBD (event to be rescheduled)
Where: TBD (event to be rescheduled)
EIG x OBBD IP Workshop Series: From Idea to Patent
Interested in how scientific and clinical ideas become real, protected innovations? Join the Einstein Innovation Group (EIG) and the Office of Biotech & Business Development (OBBD) for a two-part interactive workshop series designed to demystify intellectual property (IP) and give you hands-on experience with the early stages of patenting and commercialization.
Part 1: IP Foundations (Lecture)
This session will cover the essential concepts, terminology, and strategic thinking behind patents and technology transfer in academia. The lecture will be led by Mark Baron, JD, patent attorney at Einstein’s OBBD, and will provide a practical framework for thinking about protectability, prior art, claims, and licensing.
When: Thursday 2/26 @ 12 PM
Where: Price 251
Part 2: IP Practicum (Interactive Workshop)
In the second session, participants will take part in a hands-on simulation of the early stages of the patenting process, facilitated by EIG and the OBBD team.
More information to follow. If you are interested, sign up here.
RISE Case Competition: Reimagining Innovative Social Entrepreneurship
RISE is Einstein’s first competition centered on challenging social determinants of health in the Bronx. Over 10 days, interdisciplinary teams will tackle a surprise challenge affecting Bronx residents and pitch their solution to community organizers currently working directly on the issue. Teams will spend 10–20 hours preparing their presentation and deliver a 12-minute pitch to a live judging panel on March 15, 2026.
While registration is closed, we invite you to attend pitch day on March 15th and hear the great solutions posed by the participating teams!
When: Sunday, March 15 @ 8 AM – 2 PM
Where: Price LeFrak
Einstein Biotech & Healthcare Innovation (EBHI) Summer Fellowship
First year medical students interested in healthcare innovation and biotechnology are encouraged to apply for the Einstein Biotechnology and Healthcare Innovation Summer Fellowship, a program of the Einstein Innovation Group (EIG) in partnership with the Dean’s Office. This six-week, mentored immersion offers the opportunity to work with a healthcare venture capital firm, biotech startup, or digital health company. Two fellows will be selected for this cycle and will receive a $2,500 stipend. Final placement sites will be tailored to the interests of fellows. We are actively working on expanding this opportunity for students in the graduate school!
Learn more and apply here. For any questions, feel free to contact us by email.
Read about the experience of the inaugural fellow here.
Deadline to apply: Friday, February 27, by 11:59 PM
Einstein Partners
Why are discoveries so difficult to make?
Dr. Itai Yanai is a systems biologist at NYU whose work revolves around studying dynamic systems including tumorigenesis, host-pathogen interactions, embryonic development, and cellular plasticity through the lens of global gene expression. Beyond his scientific research, Dr. Yanai is deeply interested in how scientific ideas and hypothesis are created through intuition, exploration, and creative leaps that are rarely disclosed in scientific literature. He is the co‑founder of the Night Science institute which was born out of the Night Science podcast, where he and his co-host, Dr. Martin Lercher, interview scientists about the hidden, messy, and imaginative side of discovery.
In our next Science and Humanities discussion, Dr. Yanai will share his reflections on the creative process behind science and how embracing uncertainty and play can lead to deeper insight and innovation.
When: Thursday, March 19 @ 5:30 PM
Where: Tishman Auditorium, Kennedy Building
Invention Disclosure – The Official Walkthrough for Describing Your Invention (In a Favorable Manner) | Office of Biotechnology and Business Development
Join this in-person IP & Coffee Seminar to learn how to complete an Invention Disclosure Form—the critical first step toward securing intellectual property protection.
Mark Baron (J.D.), IP Manager at Einstein, will walk through a clear step-by-step process for presenting your invention effectively: what information is required, how to prepare a strong disclosure, and how to articulate the who/what/why/where behind an innovation. (In-person attendance is highly encouraged.)
When: Tuesday, 2/24 @ 1 PM
Where: Price 251
NYC Partners and Other Institutions/Organizations
Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Emory Chapter 5th-annual Case Competition
Emory’s IHI chapter is running a national case competition where teams develop innovative proposals to address a real-world healthcare problem. There’s a $9,000 cash prize pool, and you can register either as a pre-formed team or as an individual to be placed on a team. Learn more on their website.
Deadline to Apply: Friday, 2/27, by 11:59 PM
Biomedical Science Virtual Career Development Seminar – CV Writing for Scientific Positions
The Biomedical Science Careers Program (BCPS) is hosting a virtual career development seminar focused on CV writing for scientific positions. All attendees will be invited to have their CV reviewed 1:1 by a professional.
There is no fee to attend, but registration is required. Verification Code: CAREER2026
When: Thursday, 2/26 @ 12–1:30 PM
Where: Virtual
View the other events in their 2026 career development series here.
Graduate Career Consortium Virtual Career Fair
The GCC Virtual Career Expo (VCE) is a chance to connect with top employers across STEM, Humanities, and Social Sciences who are seeking advanced-degree talent—whether you’re actively job hunting or just exploring options.
When: Wednesday, 3/4 @ 12–4 PM
Where: Virtual
NYU PhD to Passport
A virtual career exploration and networking series connecting early-career biomedical scientists with global opportunities beyond the U.S.
Expect career panels featuring biomedical professionals working in Europe, insights into international career pathways (industry, academia, non-profit), and structured + informal networking with speakers, employers, and fellow trainees.
When: Wednesday, 3/4 & Thursday, 3/5 @ 10 AM–1 PM
Where: Virtual
Confidently AI: A Hands-On Day to Build, Learn & Lead with AI
Do you want to expand your digital AI resources, learn about tools and workflows to boost productivity, or create custom visual assets with AI? Then join industry leaders and teachers for an afternoon of workshops, demos, and panels. No tech background required.
When: Tuesday, 2/27 @ 2-6 PM
Where: Google NYC - Pier 57 - Seahorse Classroom | W 15th St & West Side Highway, NYC
What are we reading and listening to?
Azlan Tariq, DO argues that medical school trains physicians to diagnose and care for individual patients but largely skips the skills needed to run the systems patients rely on: accounting, strategy, organizational behavior, and leading teams with different incentives than clinicians. He points to evidence that physician-led hospitals tend to have higher quality scores, yet only a small fraction of hospitals are physician-run, pointing to a leadership-training gap with real downstream consequences. To close that gap, he’s pursuing Stanford GSB’s Physicians Executive Program (PEP), emphasizing that modern health care requires “systems-level” leadership skills and peer learning, not just clinical excellence. (contributed by Noah Jacobs)
Acquired’s Novo Nordisk episode traces how a once-obscure Danish insulin specialist became Europe’s most valuable company by “disrupting itself” with semaglutide (Ozempic/Wegovy) after decades of metabolic-disease focus and R&D. The hosts also highlight Novo’s unusual governance: a nonprofit foundation controls the company’s voting power, shaping long time-horizon decision-making that helped turn a diabetes franchise into a massive obesity-market platform. Though long, this deep dive into the fascinating business and scientific history of Novo Nordisk is well worth the listen and made infinitely more enjoyable by the hosts’ months of due diligence research and engaging interpersonal dynamic. (contributed by Jacob Kudria)
As a follow-up to the Acquired Novo Nordisk podcast, the hosts Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal sit down with Lotte Bjerre Knudsen, the scientist who led the original GLP-1 group at Novo Nordisk, to talk about the research journey that led to Ozempic/Wegovy. She explains how the science behind GLP-1 drugs evolved, what hurdles the team had to solve, and how Novo went from early experiments to a blockbuster medicine. (contributed by Jacob Kudria)