Career Paths for Researchers - Entrepreneurship vs. Joining Startups, Industry, or VC
Are you a researcher at a university lab or national lab interested in your work having a real impact?
This virtual session is your introduction to what it’s like to spin out your research into a startup / license it out OR to work at a startup, VC, industry leader, national lab, or university where you can use your expertise.
This information session will cover important career and entrepreneurship themes and give you a sense of how Campus Deep Tech can support you.
Why Attend:
Entrepreneurship: Attendance is required to be considered for the Campus Deep Tech Researcher-to-Startup Bootcamp where participants will hear from top deep tech VCs, accelerators, government funders, industry tech scouts, and founders from leading startups (that spun out of lab research) and give you a better sense of what this path looks like. Sign up to learn more!
Community: Connect with peers across the country that could become future research collaborators or colleagues.
Access: You will be added to the Campus Deep Tech Community and will get earlier access to future events relevant to you. Attendance will greatly increase the likelihood of being selected to present at / attend the US Deep Tech Leadership Summit (Jan. 22nd | NYC) - linked here, only 50 researchers spots available.
Employment: Learn what it takes to transition from academic research and opt in share your resume and relevant info with CDT’s extensive network of startups, industry partners, and investors.
What Will Be Covered:
Brief Intro to Campus Deep Tech
Startup Perspectives: Hear from a startup that spun out of university research on what this path was like and what they look for when recruiting technical talent.
Investor Perspectives: Hear from an accelerator & VC focused on funding researchers with founder potential vs. recruiting
Get a preview Researcher-to-Startup Bootcamp Preview. Participants will leave with a research translation project they can develop and potentially present at the US Deep Tech Leadership Summit in January.
Live Q&A
Who Should Attend:
University and national lab researchers curious about the commercial potential of their work or considering becoming a founder in the future (e.g., faculty, graduate students, postdocs, research scientists)
Early-stage deep tech startups that spun out of academic research
Tech transfer staff and campus innovation leaders who support them
Researchers interested in working at a startup, in industry, or in VC.
We want to hear from ALL researchers - whether you’re work is in energy, bioengineering, materials science, quantum, photonics/optics, electronics, robotics, physical AI, geosciences, aerospace, or other important areas.
Campus Deep Tech (CDT) is your gateway from academia to the world of deep tech (startups, VC, industry, etc.)
We are a cross-university / national lab community of researchers that advocates for researchers. Our mission is to help researchers become great founders or go where they can create the greatest impact. Our network includes deep tech researchers, startups, investors, accelerators, and key decision makers from industry and government.
Campus Deep Tech Network:
MIT, Harvard, BU, Tufts, Northeastern, WPI, Columbia, NYU, CUNY, RPI, Stony Brook, UAlbany, UBuffalo, Cornell, Princeton, Rutgers, NJIT, Penn State, Drexel, CMU, University of Pittsburgh, UC Berkeley, Stanford, Maryland University, Johns Hopkins, Rice, UT Austin, Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt, Brookhaven National Lab, Idaho National Lab, and many more.