Register in advance ($15 per person) or at the door ($20 per person, cash only).

HOW THE EVENING WILL WORK:

We’ll have two rooms, a general networking forum in the Low Library rotunda and a private back room area where investors will be set up at individual tables. After checking in at the event registration desk, head to the private room to sign up for your investor meetings. Sign-up is on a first come, first serve basis, and each one-on-one meeting lasts 5 minutes, so arrive early and have your elevator pitch honed! After your investor meetings are over, return to the general networking forum where advisors and other entrepreneurs will be mingling. Light refreshments will be served.

WHAT IS HATCH MATCH?

What defines a great networking event is meeting people you want to meet and having great conversations that stimulate action. Hatch Match is designed to help you do just that! Through active, facilitated networking, Hatch Match makes introductions and provides you with access to more than 30 advisors and investors in a format that’s convenient, efficient, and fun.

Hatch Match is an annual event, organized by The Hatchery. Typically held during Internet Week New York and co-hosted by a university partner, Hatch Match aims to bring together entrepreneurs, investors, and other parties interested in growing and being part of New York’s vibrant internet/web/information economy. We are pleased to be co-hosting this year’s event with Columbia University, through its technology transfer office, Science & Technology Ventures, and its Center for Advanced Information Management.

If you are a fledgling tech-based entrepreneur at Columbia and have been thinking seriously about a start-up, schedule an appointment to get answers from experienced entrepreneurs.

Columbia STV’s Venture Lab team is here to help you brainstorm and to provide advice and perspective as you consider the following issues:

• To launch or not to launch
• How to protect intellectual property
• How to raise capital
• Understanding the technology transfer process
• Understanding the market you are entering
• What resources are available to you

Guests mentors may also include:

• Experienced Entrepreneurs
• Columbia STV Venture Mentors
• Columbia Business School Students

Columbia STV hosts Entrepreneur Office Hours on the first Friday of every month, from 10am to noon at STV.

To schedule an appointment, email Andres Soto

This month's session will be: Challenges and Opportunities of Doing Clinical Research in a High-risk Hospital Population

Presented by: Martha G. Welch MD and staff Study Title: Enhancement of Co-regulation between Mother and Infant via Family Nurture Intervention (FNI) in the NICU: Short and Long Term Effects on Development

Summary: This is Dr. Welch's first clinical research project. She and her staff will give a one hour overview of the study with particular focus on the IRB process: Lessons learned, do's and don'ts, tips for the wise and best practices.

The session will include:

• Explanation of recent changes or additions to IRB policies and procedures;
• Question and Answer period.

The objectives of these monthly meetings are:

1. To help ensure that all human subjects research is conducted in accordance with the federal regulations, in an ethical manner, and with high standards of excellence; and
2. To form a network among researchers and the IRB for the purposes of facilitating human research.

If you have questions, please call 212.305.5883.

So we can plan accordingly, please Click Here to RSVP.

This webinar will be facilitated by the Food and Drug Administration's Division of Bioresearch Monitoring, Office of Compliance, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, through arrangements that were made by Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R).

AGENDA

Introduction to Investigation Device Exemption (IDE)

• Discussion about when an IDE is necessary and when it is not
• Sponsor responsibilities and interactions with IRB
• Clinical investigator responsibilities and interactions with IRB
• IDE studies supporting marketing applications
• Tools to find approved labeling of cleared 510(k)s and Premarket Approvals
• 21CFR 812.66 the IRB responsibility to make a risk determination

The IRB Significant Risk vs. Non-significant Risk Determination

• Discussion of significant risk device
• How IRBs should go about determining the risk of a non-significant risk device study
• The role of the sponsor, clinical investigator, IRB, and FDA

In the current academic job market and economic climate, perhaps you are considering multiple options for using your graduate degree upon completion. To assist you in exploring the possibilities, we’re offering a session on getting a secondary school teaching position. You’re invited to join us on Wednesday, June 24, 2009, at 4:00 p.m. in 301 Philosophy.

We have a panel of current and former Columbia and Yale GSAS graduate students who will share:

• Professional and personal factors to consider when entering the secondary school teaching job market
• Finding positions
• Preparing application materials
• Having a successful interview
• Salary expectations (especially compared to adjunct and tenure-track faculty positions)
• The best parts, the surprising parts, and the challenging parts of secondary school teaching
• Top three tips for a successful job search and first year on the job

Our panelists teach in NY, NJ, and CT and represent the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities. They are employed at

• Horace Mann School
• Ethical Culture Fieldston School
• The Hotchkiss School
• Lawrenceville School

To reserve a spot in this session, please pre-register. We’ll have refreshments and hand-outs.