Nucleate Midwest Demo Day

About Event

Join Nucleate Michigan and Ohio State for our inaugural Midwest Demo Day — a full-day celebration of student biotech entrepreneurship bringing together two of the Midwest's top research universities.

Watch the next generation of biotech founders take the stage to pitch their startups, hear from leading voices in the industry, and connect with fellow founders, investors, and scientists building the future of biotech.

🧬 Student pitches — 7+ student biotech startups competing in front of a live audience (7 min pitch + 3 min Q&A)

🎤 Keynote — An industry leader shares their journey building at the intersection of science and entrepreneurship

🚀 OSU Chapter Launch — Witness the official launch of Nucleate Ohio State

💬 Panel Discussion — Founders, investors, and scientists discuss what it takes to build biotech in the Midwest

Lunch & networking happy hour included

Schedule at a glance: 10:00 AM — Check-in

10:30 AM — Nucleate Intro 1

11:00 AM — Keynote

12:00 PM — Lunch

1:30 PM — Startup Pitches

2:45 PM — Break

3:15 PM — OSU Chapter Launch

3:30 PM — Panel Discussion

4:30 PM — Networking Happy Hour

​​About the Host:​

​​Nucleate is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering the next generation of biotech leaders. With chapters spanning 41 geographic regions and participation from over 280 academic institutions, Nucleate sparks new intellectual communities and embeds emerging talent within a global biotech community. Through open-access educational programming, Nucleate helps democratize biotech innovation — removing barriers and helping founders concentrate on building transformational technologies. Visit www.nucleate.org for more information, and visit https://nucleate.org/privacy-policy/ to read our privacy policy.

​​We want to thank our HQ supporters for championing our open-access mission and empowering the next generation of biotech entrepreneurs!:

​https://nucleate.org/sponsors/