The information below is from the 2021 request for proposals. Please see the opportunity website for updated information.
UCLA Techonolgy Development Group (TDG) is currently accepting submissions for the Pearl Cohen Poster Award Competition which is a unique opportunity to showcase bioscience research programs in front of pharma and biotech industry leaders. All accepted submissions will be displayed during digital “Poster Plaza Session” at The Los Angeles Bioscience Ecosystem Summit 2021 (LABEST 2021) held from Tuesday, May 25 - Thursday, May 27, 2021. LABEST is a Los Angeles bioscience forum and includes participation by the City of Hope, Caltech, Cedars Sinai, USC and Lundquist Institute. This event will exhibit the outstanding basic and translational bioscience research at UCLA, highlight our growing entrepreneurial ecosystem, and foster partnerships with the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.
To be considered for the Pearl Cohen Poster Award Competition, applicants must submit a pre-recorded 3-5 minute poster pitch of their research/poster. Award winners will have an opportunity to engage with the audience in a live Q&A. Posters will also be accepted without a pre-recorded poster pitch but not qualify for the award competition.
NOTE: Please ensure that your poster submissions DO NOT CONTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. Contact TDG (HERE) if you believe your posters may contain intellectual property that may need patent or copyright protection. TDG Business Development Officers are available to address any questions.
Award Amount and Details
- $250 - $750 cash prizes
- Accepted submissions will be displayed during digital “Poster Plaza Session” at The Los Angeles Bioscience Ecosystem Summit 2021 (LABEST 2021)
Deadlines and Date Information
The due dates listed below are the most recent due dates our office is aware of. Please see the opportunity home page for information about potential upcoming deadlines or other opportunities.
Poster Submission Timeline
- Monday, April 26th 2021
- Submission deadline for digital bioscience posters to be included in the Pearl Cohen Poster Award Competition. The poster can be in the form of a slide deck (5-7 slides) or a PDF.
- A separate email with the instructions for uploading the posters on to the vFairs platform will be sent out in the beginning of April
- Please submit a copy of your final poster (PORTRAIT format highly recommended for static PDF) or slide deck to pooja.bhayani@tdg.ucla.edu and CC daniel.mayhew@tdg.ucla.edu with POSTER SUBMISSION in the subject header.
Poster Pitch Timeline
- Monday, May 10th 2021
- Submission Deadline for the Poster pitch Recording
Eligibility Information
The Pearl Cohen Poster Award Competition is open to postdocs and grad students in the bioscience areas including: DGSOM, Life Sciences and Physical Sciences departments.
Representative categories include:
- Therapeutic and Diagnostic Innovations. Examples include: therapeutic targets, drug leads and/or disease biomarkers and disease applications. The abstract should include a maximum 250 word description of the unmet need, key technological or conceptual innovations, and application strategy for targeted diseases.
- Digital Health
- Unique R&D Assets: These include any valuable technologies, platforms, assays, models, clinical cohorts and datasets.
- NOTE: This poster competition does not include medtech/medical devices.
