ChiTownBio

Network over a drink with Chicago's biotechnology professionals and build a community of biotechnologists, entrepreneurs, investors, and enthusiasts. We're continuing our series of networking opportunities to discuss challenges, opportunities, and frustrations while enjoying an evening with your professional peers from around Chicagoland.

We're so excited to announce that our February Fermenter will be at Portal Innovations right in the middle of Chicago's West Loop. Portal Innovations is a life science venture capital firm that offers crafted capital to fuel breakthroughs. Portal is one of the big names creating a space for biotechnology startups and innovators here in Chicago and is one of the best places to find out what's happening in our city's biotech sector. We'll be meeting slightly earlier than usual, but we'll make up for it by getting to see all that Portal can offer.

The Biotech Fermenter is an event that is open to everyone, and the organizers strongly believe that working in a biotechnology future should be accessible to all Chicagoans, regardless of race, gender expression, sexual identity, national origin, or any other protected class. The Biotech Fermenter is a space for open and friendly sharing of ideas, and we are all responsible for ensuring everyone feels safe and respected. We are committed to hosting inclusive events, and will not tolerate any actions or attitudes contrary to our deeply held beliefs in inclusivity. By attending this event, you are agreeing to uphold this standard and acknowledge that the organizers reserve the right to restrict attendance.

If you have any concerns about another person's behavior, you may file a report via email with the organizers Andy Scarpelli (andy@chitownbio.org ) and Ryan Brown (ryanbrown2234@gmail.com). We are committed to ensuring that the Biotech Fermenter is a safe space for all, and will take precautionary measures or responsive actions to uphold these ideals.

Make sure to check your Meetup account the week of the event, as we have to supply Portal with a list of attendees and will be contacting those who RSVP for details.

It's our second bi-monthly journal club! Join us on the second Sunday every other month as we discuss cutting edge science in the lab!
Excited to learn about some cutting edge science? Want to present your interests to a room of biotechnologists and biotech enthusiasts? Well, we're excited to be hosting our second Journal Club here at ChiTownBio. Journal Clubs allow labs to talk about cool research and plan how to use what's happening in research groups around the globe to figure out how to solve problems locally and improve both our lab and our community.
We'll be meeting in person and online (Register and we'll post a link by 10 AM day of). We'll have two presenters followed by a conversation on each paper. For those attending in person, we'll make sure to give a tour of the lab and some projects happening there, and everyone is welcome, not just ChiTownBio members.

Interested in presenting an article? We'd love to hear your take on some exciting new science. Feel free to fill out this interest form: https://forms.gle/AHa36WXcwvpgyMUD9
We'll be accepting applications to present until November 30th, then we'll update this post to tell everoyne what articles we're going to be reading!
Let's get reading, team!