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40 n e w h a v e n B I Z | N o v e m b e r / D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 8 n e w h a v e n b i z . c o m T H E L O O P A G E N D A Pitches Perfect? Perhaps... T wo upcoming events feature up-and-coming enterprises pitching potential investors on their own potential for success. Venture investors won't want to miss out. December 12 brings the Yale Lifesciences Pitchfest, presented by the Yale Office of Cooperative Research. e event features a full day of live, five-minute pitches from leading Yale life scienc- es investigators. is year's top biotech proposals are competing for accelerator grants of up to $300,000 from the Blavatnik Fund for Innovation at Yale. Research criteria specify: 1) that the research addresses important unmet need; 2) that there is an in- dication of commercial interest; 3) that the technology is approaching a "value inflection point," and that it is patentable; 4) and that the ven- ture is spearheaded by an engaged, committed principal investigator. Yale researchers have an op- portunity to receive substantial funding for their promising life sciences research through the Bla- vantik Fund for Innovation at Yale. More than 30 qualified candidates selected by the board will partic- ipate in Pitchfest, an opportunity for bioscience luminaries of tomor- row to find a corporate partner or biotech investor for their potential- ly transformative projects. Pitchfest, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 12 at Alexion Pharmaceuticals, 100 College St., New Haven. Admission free to Yale affiliates, $50 others. See blavatnik.ocr.yale.edu One week earlier is Collab Pitch Day, presented by New Haven's en- trepreneurial incubator/accelerator of the same name. Collab provides funding, mentorship and education to Connecticut entrepreneurs who aim to impact the communities they serve. is event features seven nascent ventures that address issues like emergency response technology, neighborhood justice and food recovery. e seven were chosen from some 50 applicants to the Collab Accelerator 2018 cohort. All will be in the market for potential investors/collaborators/ partners — which could be you. Collab Pitch Day, 6-8 p.m. Dec. 5 at the State House, 310 State St., New Haven. Visit collabnewhaven. org. To register visit Collab's Face- book @CollabCT. STEM sell for secondary students Spearheaded by the Smaller Manufacturers Association (SMA) and the Waterbury Regional Chamber's Manufacturing Coun- cil, the eighth annual STEM/Ad- vanced Manufacturing & Technol- ogy Expo will afford hundreds or middle- and high-school students the opportunity to interact with local and state manufacturing and technology executives. "We welcome the exciting opportunity for middle and high school students to tour NVCC's Advanced Manufacturing Technology training facilities," says Joseph DeFeo, program director for the Advanced Manufacturing Technology Center at Naugatuck Valley Community College, which is hosting the event. "e students will have the opportunity to tour our classrooms and our advanced manufacturing machine lab to learn about career opportunities in 21st-century manufacturing." Student participants will have the opportunity to view exhibits and demonstrations to learn about job and career opportunities in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineer- ing and Math) from leading area manufacturers. 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 30 in the Technology Hall Atrium of Naugatuck Valley Community College (NVCC), 750 Chase Pkwy., Waterbury. Phone 203-757-0701 or visit waterburychamber.com. n Charles Buchanan, academic associate for Naugatuck Valley Community College, discusses 3D printing with students attending the Waterbury Regional Chamber's 2017 STEM/Advanced Manufacturing & Technology Expo. Presentation from the 2017 Yale Lifesciences Pitchfest, sponsored by the university's Office of Cooperative Research.