From Lab to Launch: Commercializing AI Research with Samsung Next, Engine Ventures, E14, Cybernetix VC, and FortyFive Labs

​Join us at the MIT Museum for an evening focused on AI research and entrepreneurship, bringing together researchers, students, founders, and local investors for a conversation on how breakthrough technical work becomes real companies.

​Why attend

• ​Hear from researchers and investors shaping the MIT AI ecosystem

• ​Learn what makes AI research commercially viable

• ​Explore emerging opportunities in research-driven spinouts

• ​Meet students, researchers, founders, and local VCs over reception

​The evening will conclude with a networking reception for attendees to continue the conversation with fellow researchers, students, founders, and VCs. Light bites will be served.

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Panelists:

• ​Ge Yang: CEO FortyFive Labs, Post Doc @ MIT CSAIL (Phillip Isola)

• ​Raymond Liao: Founding Managing Director, Samsung Next

• ​Reed Sturtevant: General Partner, Engine Ventures

• ​Fady Saad: Founder and General Partner, Cybernetix

​Agenda

​5:30 PM: Doors open / check-in
6:00 PM: Welcome remarks
6:10 PM: Panel: From Research to Company
6:55 PM: Audience Q&A
7:10 PM: Networking reception
8:30 PM: Event close

​About the Hosts

​​​Samsung Next is a robust venture fund that invests in bold and ambitious founders building in AI, infrastructure, robotics, blockchain, fintech, healthtech, and mediatech.

​​E14 Fund is the early-stage venture fund officially affiliated with MIT. E14 invests in AI and deep-tech startups from MIT and beyond, while also donating a share of its profits back to MIT.