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Fast Pitch
60 seconds to pitch your business idea and win up to $5K

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Design Challenges
Teams design a technology-driven solution

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Ignition Grants
Funding for the initial stages of early venture

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Columbia Venture Competition
Prize money for early-stage ventures, up to $25K

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Translational Fellows Program
Supports postdocs to explore commercializing their technology

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Blatvanik STAR
SEAS Translational Acceleration Research funding

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Research Initiatives in Science and Engineering (RISE)
Seed funding for Columbia faculty research

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Makerspace
A collaborative work space on campus with tools and equipment for Columbia’s community

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Columbia Startup Lab
Home to more than 250 Columbia-founded startups and over 350 members

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BioMedX
Biomedical Technology accelerator for faculty startups

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Design Studio
Learn about design-based thinking for your product

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Harlem Biospace
A new biotech incubator and the first of its kind in New York City to offer affordable shared wet-lab space for new ventures

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Mary Woodard Lasker Biomedical Research Building
Research center shared with researchers & startups in the life sciences field

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Innovation Forum
Recurring open forum networking meeting for the entrepreneurship community

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Start Me Up Bootcamp
Explore the commercialization potential of your product or idea

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Design Studio
Learn about design-based thinking for your product

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Ask Me Anything
Ask questions, network and learn more about entrepreneurship at Columbia

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Courses
Entrepreneurship courses available on campus

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Minor in Entrepreneurship
IEOR Department Minor in Entrepreneurship

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Res Inc
Students live and work together in a entrepreneurship community

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Lab to Market Bootcamp
Commercialize your biomedical innovation

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CTV Executives in Residence
Connect with industry executives, VCs, and entrepreneurs

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Sounding Board
Schedule one-on-one advisory meetings with industry experts

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Conflict of Interest
Review the Office of Research and Compliance Training COI policy

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Faculty IP Policy
Columbia Tech Ventures Intellectual Property Policies

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Amazon Web Services
Web services, cloud computing, and other resources

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