How does an academic physician become a serial entrepreneur? Jeffrey Karp is a physician entrepreneur and researcher, with a long list of publications, awards and honors. In this free event leading up to MALSI+ Day, you will:

• Hear the story of how Dr. Karp’s multiple grant funding rejections lead to an MLSC award and his first company, Skintifique.
• Understand how Dr. Karp intentionally guided his lab members to think about “translation” from day 1 and evolved his networking tactics.
• Learn the importance of iteration in pitching your idea, creating a company, creating a lab culture, and finding the right mentors.
• Meet fellow scientific innovators, entrepreneurs, business leaders, and investors in the life sciences space in small group conversations.