Events
Events
Wafers to Wall Street—The Road Forward
The Road Forward: A Look at Technology and the Emerging Trends Affecting Growth
- Location
- virtual (register for link)
- Date
- Friday, November 5th, 2021
- Cost
- $75 ($55 for SEMI members)
Regenerative Medicine, Rehabilitation, and Artificial Intelligence
The Third Annual Oregon Bioengineering Symposium will be held November 11-12 at OHSU
- Location
- Oregon Health & Science University
- Date
- Thursday, November 11th, 2021
- Cost
- free, but registration required
Updates from teams formed in October and keynotes from successful medtech entrepreneurs.
Cheer top teams from the 2020 Invent-a-thon as they compete for more than $40,000 in prizes.
- Location
- online
- Date
- Wednesday, March 31st, 2021
- Cost
- free, but registration required
Free public event for med-tech inventors features six active investors, moderated by WSJ Science Bureau Chief.
This investor panel event is free, but signup is required by March 8.
- Location
- online
- Date
- Wednesday, March 10th, 2021
Predicting Complex Biological Systems
The 2020 Oregon Bioengineering Symposium will be held as a virtual event on Thursday, November 5
- Date
- Thursday, November 5th, 2020
ONAMI to return as sponsor and panel leader at OSSF 2020
Our favorite one-day course on science startups will be held online June 22-26
- Presenter
- American Chemical Society, Portland Section
- Location
- OHSU Knight Cancer Research Buillding
- Date
- Monday, June 22nd, 2020
- Cost
- FREE with registration
ONAMI to Chair Tech Transfer Panel at 2020 FLC National Meeting
Federal laboratory training and commercialization event coming to Portland in April
- Location
- Hyatt Regency Portland at the Oregon Convention Center
- Date
- Tuesday, April 28th, 2020
- Cost
- variable - see website
OHSU Invent Seminar Series hosts experts from the life science community to introduce fundamental principles of commercialization and entrepreneurship.
OHSU Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education in the Health Sciences
- Location
- OHSU, room TBA
- Date
- Tuesday, January 7th, 2020
- Cost
- free, registration required
First Annual Multi Ion Source Plasma-Dual Beam Users Workshop to be held at UO CAMCOR
Register for the first annual Multi Ion Source Plasma-Dual Beam users workshop!
- Presenter
- CAMCOR Staff and Thermo FIsher Scientific,
- Location
- University of Oregon, Eugene
- Date
- Tuesday, November 5th, 2019
5G Enabling a Connected World
5G will create a fabric of connected devices, one that our world has never seen before.
- Location
- Qorvo, 2300 NE Brookwood Parkway, Hillsboro OR
- Date
- Friday, October 4th, 2019
- Cost
- $75 general, $55 SEMI members
NORM 2019
Join us for the 74th Northwest Regional Meeting to be held in Portland, Oregon.
- Date
- Sunday, June 16th, 2019
Did you know that we’re fabricating aerospace components for both aviation and space applications here in the Willamette Valley?
Networking and panel session on cutting edge innovation in the Willamette Valley.
- Location
- Flinn Block Hall (Albany) 222 W 1st Ave
- Date
- Tuesday, June 11th, 2019
- Cost
- Free - $20
If you're thinking of starting a science-based company, this is the event for you!
The Oregon Science Startup Forum is a one-day course in science entrepreneurship..
- Location
- OHSU Robertson
- Date
- Saturday, April 20th, 2019
- Cost
- $55.00
WEARABLE ELECTRONICS: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
- Presenter
- SEMI International,
- Location
- Portland State University
- Date
- Friday, March 1st, 2019
- Cost
- $75
Meet Electronics Industry Employers, Learn Tips and Techniques for Professional Job Searching and Early Career Success
- Presenter
- Oregon electronics industry employers,
- Location
- Portland State University, Smith Memorial Union
- Date
- Friday, March 1st, 2019
- Cost
- Free, but registration required
Event
Wafers to Wall Street—The Road Forward
- Location
- virtual (register for link)
- Cost
- $75 ($55 for SEMI members)
- Organizer
- Lin Tso
- ltso@semi.org
- Wafer Chip Shortage
- Strengthening US Manufacturing
- Economic and Geopolitical Factors Affecting Growth
- Opportunities and Challenges in this Fierce Market
- Emerging Technologies and Drivers
- Post-Pandemic Changes
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- And more
A Look at Technology and the Emerging Trends Affecting Growth
Over the past year, we have seen major companies continue to make significant, impactful investments in their operations as they look to meet market demand. Join Industry and Wall Street Experts for an in-person forum to discuss the various facets driving current growth, semiconductors’ future outlook, and the latest technology trends that are likely to continue. Topics include:
Now that gathering restrictions have been lifted, the SEMI Pacific Northwest Breakfast Forum is an excellent opportunity to network, engage, and share how these topics will impact your business.
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Regenerative Medicine, Rehabilitation, and Artificial Intelligence
- Location
- Oregon Health & Science University
- Cost
- free, but registration required
- Organizer
- Peter Jacobs
- jacobsp@ohsu.edu
- Phone
- 503.358.2291
The third annual Bioengineering Symposium will be held as a hybrid / in-person invent on November 11-12, 2021 at the OHSU Knight Cancer Research Building at 2720 S Moody Ave, Portland OR 97201 in the first-floor auditorium. Details about remote participation will be forthcoming. Co-organized by Oregon Health & Science University, University of Oregon, and Oregon State University, this year’s meeting will focus on Regenerative Medicine, Rehabilitation, and Artificial Intelligence. In addition to highlighting the latest research and applications related to this timely topic, the meeting is a collaboration and exchange of ideas between students, researchers, and industry partners and clinical practitioners in Oregon and surrounding the region. Registration is free. Poster submissions are due by October 1, 2021. Speaker schedule will be posted in the next several months.
The registration and abstract submission link is here
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Updates from teams formed in October and keynotes from successful medtech entrepreneurs.
- Location
- online
- Cost
- free, but registration required
Registration (free) link is here
When: Wednesday, April 21, 2021, 3–6 pm PDT
Where: Virtual
Event Agenda
3–3:30 PM, PDT: Introduction and keynotes by Patti White (Hemex Health), CJ Swamy and Rishi Madhok (Kiddo), and Dom Raban (Xploro)
3:30–5 PM, PDT: Pitches + Q&A, nine minutes per team, 8 teams
5–5:30 PM, PDT: SpatialChat “virtual hallway” networking and poster session as the judges deliberate
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Free public event for med-tech inventors features six active investors, moderated by WSJ Science Bureau Chief.
- Location
- online
- Organizer
- OHSU and Oregon Bioscience Association
- Angela Jackson, MA: Co-Founder/Managing Director, Portland Seed Fund
- Ben Nahir, PhD, MBA: Venture Principal, Elevate Capital
- Lindsey Brown: Strategic Investment Associate, Echo Health Ventures
- Michael Raymer: Board Member & Chief Strategy Officer, AngelMD
- Nilay Thakar, PhD, MBA: Sr. Associate, ARCH Venture Partners
- Stan Hanks, PhD: General Partner, Aventurine
- Moderated by David Freeman, Science Bureau Chief, Wall Street Journal
Come learn what today’s active investors are looking for, and how you can put your best foot forward. Then wander over to the virtual hallway to get to know fellow attendees and the panelists.
This free event is presented by OHSU Invent-a-thon in partnership with the Oregon Bioscience Association. Everyone is welcome, but you must sign up by Monday, March 8.
Agenda:
4:00–5:15 PM Pacific: Panel discussion
5:15–6:00 PM: Networking session using SpatialChat, a semi-structured environment that encourages conference-hallway-style conversations and spontaneous, topic-aligned encounters.
Full details including panelist bios, and sign-up (REQUIRED BY MARCH 8) form are on the event webpage.
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Predicting Complex Biological Systems
The second annual Oregon Bioengineering Symposium will be held as a virtual event on Thursday, November 5, 2020 by the University of Oregon’s Phil & Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact. Co-organized by the University of Oregon, Oregon Health Sciences University, and Oregon State University, this year’s meeting will focus on Predicting Complex Biological Systems. In addition to highlighting the latest research and applications related to this timely topic, the goal of the meeting is collaboration and exchange of ideas between students, researchers, industry partners and clinical practitioners in Oregon and the surrounding region.
Event website (including registration link)
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ONAMI to return as sponsor and panel leader at OSSF 2020
- Presenter
- American Chemical Society, Portland Section
- Location
- OHSU Knight Cancer Research Buillding
- Cost
- FREE with registration
- Organizer
- Jim Tung
- jimtung@gmail.com
The wildly successful Oregon Science Startup Forum 2020 event will be held online as a series of noontime sessions Monday June 22 through Friday June 26. Registration is free but required (to receive login details).
OSSF 2020 is your chance to learn from experienced science entrepreneurs and commercializaton professionals, hear presentations and pitches from some of the newest companies and ideas in the region, and meet potential partners and supporters for your idea.
ONAMI is proud to sponsor this outstanding event and to once again chair the popular opening panel "What's is it Like to be a Science Entrepreneur?"
You can register here.
The American Chemical Society (ACS) is the world’s largest scientific society and one of the world’s leading sources of authoritative scientific information. A nonprofit organization, chartered by Congress, ACS is at the forefront of the evolving worldwide chemical enterprise and the premier professional home for chemists, chemical engineers and related professions around the globe. The Portland Section of the American Chemical Society was founded in 1961.
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ONAMI to Chair Tech Transfer Panel at 2020 FLC National Meeting
- Location
- Hyatt Regency Portland at the Oregon Convention Center
- Cost
- variable - see website
- Organizer
- Federal Laboratory Consortium
- Receive training from field experts
- Share commercialization best practices
- Gain insights into the latest T2 trends and legislation
- Engage with Fortune 500 and regional businesses
- Network with T2 professionals and potential industry partners
- Earn continuing education units (CEUs)
Drawing hundreds of the nation’s top tech transfer professionals together to learn, strategize, and make business connections, the FLC National Meeting is one of the most anticipated events in the T2 community.
Over the course of three days, T2 professionals gather to:
This year, ONAMI is honored to organize and lead the Thursday April panel discussion Challenges and Solutions for Commercializing Federally Funded Research (sesson 4A) that will engage attendees in a discussion on how to accelerate commercialization of federally funded research via licensing and spinouts,
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First Annual Multi Ion Source Plasma-Dual Beam Users Workshop to be held at UO CAMCOR
- Presenter
- CAMCOR Staff and Thermo FIsher Scientific,
- Location
- University of Oregon, Eugene
- Organizer
- CAMCOR
The Center for Advanced Materials Characterization in Oregon (CAMCOR) at the University of Oregon and Thermo Fisher Scientific, invites you to register for the first annual Multi Ion Source Plasma-Dual Beam users workshop. The workshop will span two days, November 5 and 6, 2019. Join us to attend invited talks by speakers from academic and national labs. Meet vendor technical representatives, network with other PFIB users, and attend a live demo on the ThermoFisher, multi-ion source Helios Hydra!
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5G Enabling a Connected World
- Location
- Qorvo, 2300 NE Brookwood Parkway, Hillsboro OR
- Cost
- $75 general, $55 SEMI members
- Organizer
- Lin Tso, SEMI
- ltso@semi.org
- Phone
- +1.408.943.7920
5G will create a fabric of connected devices, one that our world has never seen before. Multi-Giga speeds, ultra-low latency and huge scalability will create whole new Industries and markets. The wireless revolution will go beyond handsets connecting laptops, self-driving cars, IoT devices, manufacturing plants, and city infrastructure—every industry and consumer will have access to AI and machine learning; one that is always connected.
Registration Link: https://store-us.semi.org/products/semi-pacific-northwest-breakfast-forum-october-2019
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NORM 2019
The Northwest Regional Meeting (NORM) of the American Chemical Society brings chemists of all types together in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. The 74th Northwest Regional Meeting will be held in Portland, Oregon. Venue to be announced shortly.
Portland, OR
June 16-19 2019
https://norm2019.org/
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Did you know that we’re fabricating aerospace components for both aviation and space applications here in the Willamette Valley?
- Location
- Flinn Block Hall (Albany) 222 W 1st Ave
- Cost
- Free - $20
- Organizer
- Willamette Innovator's Network
This is the June, 2019 Willamette Innovators' Network pubtalk, and it looks like a great one!
Did you know that we’re fabricating aerospace components for both aviation and space applications here in the Willamette Valley? Come join our evening networking and panel session to learn about the cutting edge innovations in metal manufacturing going on here in the valley. Our panel includes companies leading the metals manufacturing space including Stack Metallurgical, ATI Metals, and more! You’ll get a glimpse into this high tech industry and see where that technology is enabling in the future.
Willamette Innovators Network is a member supported non-profit organization. Becoming a member helps them create engaging programs and host networking events like our WiN PubTalks. Membership also includes a discount for regular attendees.
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If you're thinking of starting a science-based company, this is the event for you!
- Location
- OHSU Robertson
- Cost
- $55.00
- Organizer
- ACS Portland Section
- jimtung@gmail.com
- Hear the startup experiences of science entrepreneurs from around Oregon
- Learn from investors, intellectual property lawyers and experts in turning science into businesses
- Equip yourself with specific steps to start a successful science business
The Oregon Science Startup Forum is a one-day course in science entrepreneurship, hosted by the Portland Section of the American Chemical Society.
Date: April 20, 2019
Location: Oregon Health and Science University, Robertson Life Science Building, Portland, OR
Registration is open! Please click here
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WEARABLE ELECTRONICS: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
- Presenter
- SEMI International,
- Location
- Portland State University
- Cost
- $75
- Organizer
- Lin Tso, SEMI
- ltso@semi.org
Wearable devices have challenging requirements for power consumption, compactness, lightweight, low cost, high flexibility, ease-of-use, durability, and conformability. This technical forum will address and highlight recent advances, key challenges, current solutions, and future opportunities for wearable and flexible electronics.
You'll hear discussions on an emerging category of diverse applications for wearables including: Sensing textiles, Multi-function wearable devices, Smart garments and shoes. Flexible Hybrid Electronics (FHE) for automotive, educational and medical markets.
SEMI Pacific Northwest Breakfast Forum is a great opportunity to network with your colleagues and meet other local industry professionals and experts as well as those in academia and local students.
Register here
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Meet Electronics Industry Employers, Learn Tips and Techniques for Professional Job Searching and Early Career Success
- Presenter
- Oregon electronics industry employers,
- Location
- Portland State University, Smith Memorial Union
- Cost
- Free, but registration required
- Organizer
- Lin Tso
- ltso@semi.org
Students (all levels and disciplines) and recent graduates interested in exploring career possibilities in the world-leading Pacific Northwest/Oregon electronics manufacturing value chain are invited to attend this free seminar put on by hiring managers and recent hires at local electronics companies. You will learn tips for effective resume preparation and interviewing, as well as what it will be like on the job once hired.
This event is free and lunch is included. Registration is required, however.
Note that the Professional Development Seminar immediately follows (same location) the SEMI Breakfast Forum on Wearable Electronics, where an 80% discount (to $15) is available for students (discount code: PNWSTUDENT).