Seminar: Commercialization of Hard Tech: Bringing Innovation from Lab to Market
Title: Commercialization of Hard Tech: Bringing Innovation from Lab to Market
In this talk, Susan will talk about her journey from PhD and the lab into entrepreneurship / technology commercialization and now into venture capital investing. She will share an overview of SOSV and HAX, how they invest and work with startups, and some of their investment theses and focus, as well as example companies in their portfolio.
Speaker: Susan Schofer is a Partner at SOSV and Chief Science Officer at HAX, the world’s premier venture program accelerating early stage hard tech startups. She works with startups via early stage investment, defining key milestones and go-to-market strategies, and is responsible for scientific oversight to support portfolio companies. Prior to HAX, Susan served on the leadership team at Modern Meadow as SVP Business Development, developing innovative, sustainable materials, leading product, partnerships, and go-to-market strategy and execution from ideation through to first commercialization. Before that, Susan spent 10 years in Silicon Valley in roles spanning R&D, product development, product management, and business development for Amyris (pioneer of Synthetic Biology) and Symyx Technologies (automated, robotic workflows to accelerate new material discovery & commercialization). Her passion is working with innovators to bring scientific breakthroughs to market to make a positive impact on people & planet. Susan was an NSF Postdoctoral Fellow at Stockholm University, developing artificial
photosynthesis. She holds a PhD in chemistry from Caltech and an ScB in chemistry from Brown University.
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- Date: 28 Jun 2023
- Time: 03:00 PM to 04:00 PM
- All times are (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
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- Room 202
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Newark, New Jersey
- United States 07102
- Building: ECEC Building
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Susan
Commercialization of Hard Tech: Bringing Innovation from Lab to Market
In this talk, Susan will talk about her journey from PhD and the lab into entrepreneurship / technology commercialization and now into venture capital investing. She will share an overview of SOSV and HAX, how they invest and work with startups, and some of their investment theses and focus, as well as example companies in their portfolio.
Biography:
Susan Schofer is a Partner at SOSV and Chief Science Officer at HAX, the world’s premier venture program accelerating early stage hard tech startups. She works with startups via early stage investment, defining key milestones and go-to-market strategies, and is responsible for scientific oversight to support portfolio companies. Prior to HAX, Susan served on the leadership team at Modern Meadow as SVP Business Development, developing innovative, sustainable materials, leading product, partnerships, and go-to-market strategy and execution from ideation through to first commercialization. Before that, Susan spent 10 years in Silicon Valley in roles spanning R&D, product development, product management, and business development for Amyris (pioneer of Synthetic Biology) and Symyx Technologies (automated, robotic workflows to accelerate new material discovery & commercialization). Her passion is working with innovators to bring scientific breakthroughs to market to make a positive impact on people & planet. Susan was an NSF Postdoctoral Fellow at Stockholm University, developing artificial
photosynthesis. She holds a PhD in chemistry from Caltech and an ScB in chemistry from Brown University.