Entrepreneurship Academy to Host Speaker and Pitch Events

By Cathy Wilde

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The University at Buffalo’s Entrepreneurship Academy and Office of Science, Technology Transfer and Economic Outreach (STOR) will host two events for aspiring entrepreneurs.

Laurent Levy, CEO and co-founder of Nanobiotix, a clinical-stage nanomedicine company in France, will speak at 6:30 p.m. on March 26 in 109 Knox Hall. His presentation, “From the Bathroom to the Stock Market,” will tell the story of Nanobiotix and its road to success.

The lecture is free and open to the public. A pre-lecture reception will be held at 5:30 p.m. in 17 Norton Hall. 

On April 10, UB students will have 90 seconds to pitch their business ideas to a panel of expert judges during the Elevator Pitch Competition in the Center for Tomorrow on the North Campus. The competition runs from 9 a.m. to noon.

Prizes totaling $5,000 will be offered. The deadline to register for participation is April 2.

Both events are sponsored by UB’s Entrepreneurship Academy and STOR. Yong Li, associate professor of operations management and strategy in the School of Management, is the director of the Entrepreneurship Academy, a community where UB students interested in entrepreneurship can share meaningful experiences throughout their college years.

The UB School of Management is recognized for its emphasis on real-world learning, community and economic impact, and the global perspective of its faculty, students and alumni. The school has been ranked by Bloomberg Businessweek, the Financial Times, Forbes, U.S. News & World Report and The Wall Street Journal for the quality of its programs and the return on investment it provides its graduates. For more information about the UB School of Management, visit mgt.buffalo.edu.

The University at Buffalo is a premier research-intensive public university, a flagship institution in the State University of New York system and its largest and most comprehensive campus. UB’s more than 28,000 students pursue their academic interests through more than 300 undergraduate, graduate and professional degree programs. Founded in 1846, the University at Buffalo is a member of the Association of American Universities.