Nucleate's trainee-led biotech activator runs free, year-long programs pairing PhDs and clinicians with operators to spin out real companies — Chicago's cohort closes with a pitch day where the teams present what they've built around UChicago, Northwestern and the Illinois bio cluster. Expect founder-quality life-sciences pitches (therapeutics, devices, diagnostics) judged by working biotech investors, followed by a networking happy hour. A small, sharp room — the right one if you're a bio founder, scientist-turned-builder, or seed/Series A bio investor scouting the Midwest.

  • demo-day
  • usa
  • chicago
  • biotech
  • nucleate
  • healthcare
  • free