Join Croda / Avanti Lipids for a lunch (& learn)

We're excited to invite you to an amazing event-&nbsp;Croda / Avanti lipids lunch (&amp; learn)&nbsp;- happening on&nbsp;Wed Apr 17 2024. Get ready for a day filled with knowledge, networking, and delicious food! The event will take place at&nbsp;M2D2 @ 110 Canal St, 4th Floor. Join us at&nbsp;11:00 AM (Eastern Daylight Time)&nbsp;to kick-start this exciting event! During this event, you'll have the opportunity to&nbsp;learn about&nbsp;the latest advancements in lipids, brought to you by Croda and Avanti. Discover how lipids play a crucial role in various industries and&nbsp;gain insights from an industry expert. Croda/ Avanti boasts a comprehensive&nbsp;excipient platform&nbsp;encompassing&nbsp;small molecules, protein delivery, nucleic acids (including LNP), and specialty chemicals for adjuvants. This collective expertise serves to elevate the precision and efficacy of drug delivery processes. Mark your calendars and be prepared for an informative and enjoyable experience where you will connect with like-minded professionals. We can't wait to see you there!

UMass M2D2

Business and Wellness - Finding the Balance

Join us for an exciting in-person event at the UMass Lowell Innovation Hub with valuable tips and strategies to take your business and personal development to the next level! This program is geared toward, entrepreneurs, startups, small business, and anyone who is in the workforce looking to get ahead! &nbsp; Learn wellness techniques from Kara Danas and why it is so important to keep your head on right when starting or growing a new business as well as moving through your day to day life in the workforce! &nbsp; Engage with Steve DeVries as he takes you through the essentials of business strategy and planning to help you and/or your business thrive! &nbsp; Whether you're an employee, startup, or an established company, this event is packed with insights from industry experts. Don't miss out on this opportunity to network with like-minded entrepreneurs, gain practical advice, and discover new opportunities. Be prepared to leave inspired and motivated to make this year your best one yet! &nbsp; Purchase tickets here: https://ow.ly/XGPv50QHhtO Use code IHUB50 for 50% off tickets! &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

Innovation hub

Clean Green Challenge : Round 3

Join us for an exciting in-person event, the Clean Green Challenge: Round 3! &nbsp; Get ready to make a difference and help create a greener future! This event is hosted by the UMass Lowell Innovation Hub, in collaboration with the UMass Lowell TURI and Adler Innovations Inc. &nbsp; The Clean Green Challenge is the UMass Lowell Innovation Hub's biggest annual program! Started in 2022, this global competition is dedicated to bringing the best sustainability-related technologies and solutions from around the world to the front and center. Through a competitive process finalists are selected to pitch their innovations to a panel of investors at the final pitch and networking event. &nbsp; Today, the Innovation Hub is gearing up to launch the The Clean Green Challenge : Round 3! This competition is calling forward all innovators, entrepreneurs, researchers, and startups who are developing solutions in one of two areas. The first is Recycled Materials where applicants will need to address one of the multiple issues surround this topic. The second category will be Safer Chemicals where applicants will be focused on topics such as PFAS, pollution, and forever chemical projects! &nbsp; Be sure not to miss this fast paced, energetic pitch contest where the finalists stand win prizes worth thousands - sure to be the best yet! &nbsp; Tickets: https://ow.ly/Jx8M50QHjNm Use code " CGC3 " for 50% OFF at checkout! &nbsp;

Vala Afshar BOUNDLESS Book Signing and Fireside Chat

Join UML alum Vala Afshar for a fireside chat and book signing for the release of his new 2023 bestselling book, BOUNDLESS! Join us, the UMass Lowell Innovation Hub, as we welcome Vala Afshar for a fireside chat and book signing on December 6th, 2023 from 5:00PM to 7:00PM! This event will bring opportunity for networking, a chance to win raffle contests, and hors d’oeuvres! Vala Afshar, a UMass Lowell student alum, is Chief Digital Evangelist at Salesforce, an author, U.S. patent holding inventor, podcaster, columnist and keynote speaker. With over one million social media followers, Vala is recognized as a top business and innovation influencer by Forbes. Afshar has written over 650 articles and has interviewed over 1,150 business executives on his weekly podcast. Prior to Salesforce, Afshar served as Vice President of Engineering, Chief Customer Officer and Chief Marketing Officer in the tech industry.

UMass Lowell Innovation Hub

Getting From Here To There: Advancing Your Sustainability Solution

T﻿he <a href="https://www.uml.edu/innovation-hub/">UMass Lowell Innovation Hub</a> and <a href="https://www.hbsr.com/">Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds</a> are putting on this amazing one night only experience geared toward startups and small businesses in the green tech and sustainability sectors! Listen to startups speak on their experience making their way through the market in our Fireside Chat and hear from industry professional filled Innovation Panel discussion as they speak on topics relevant to YOU! Also don't miss the engaging networking and Innovation Showcase sessions where you will have the chance to talk with entrepreneurs at various stages of development as well as like minded, sustainability focused community members. T﻿ake a look at our expansive agenda below to get an idea of the many areas of interest we will be touching upon. A﻿GENDA 4:00-5:00 ----- Registration, networking, Innovation Showcase 5:00-5:15. ----- Welcome remarks 5:15-6:00. ----- Fireside Chat with established startups' journeys 6:00-7:00. ----- Innovation Panel Discussion with Industry Professionals<ul><li>Equitable access to the sustainability innovation ecosystem - What resources are available for historically under-served and under-represented entrepreneurs in this space? </li><li>Intellectual property – How do I protect my sustainability innovation? </li><li>Product Development – What resources are available to develop my solution? </li><li>Business plan / Generate revenue – Who is going to use / buy my innovation? </li><li>Funding – Grant resources, investor options (strategic, private equity, venture capital </li></ul>7:00-7:15 Q&amp;A from the audience 7:15-8:00 Networking, Innovation Showcase 8:00 Program close Register on Eventbrite: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/getting-from-here-to-there-advancing-your-sustainability-solution-tickets-675529536027?aff=oddtdtcreator">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/getting-from-here-to-there-advancing-your-sustainability-solution-tickets-675529536027?aff=oddtdtcreator</a>

The Umass Lowell Innovation Hub

S22: conversations

Wondering what to do in Boston? Places to eat? Free activities? Good for a group? Date night spot? Girls night out? The best things to do? Ask Joyraft!

Best places to go in Boston? Things to do? Places to eat?

Questions & answers about things to do in Boston

Recs 💬

Community recs 💬

S4: top picks

The most fun, cool and unique things to do in Boston. Can’t miss events, shows and experiences. Concerts, restaurants, bars, free things in Boston and beyond.

The most fun and cool events happening around Boston

Hot and new things to do in Boston

Hot & new

Hot & new 🔥

S11: happening this weekend

What to do in Boston this weekend? From festivals, concerts, performances, free events, screenings and more, Joyraft has the best things to do in Boston.

25+ things to do in Boston/Cambridge/Somerville this weekend

Things to do in Boston this weekend

This wknd

This weekend for you

S19: interest based

WBUR’s 75th birthday celebrations 💫

S21: roundups

Our top picks: outdoor dining, free events, spring festivals, best bars, upcoming concerts, museum parties - the latest in and around Boston.  Slug: joyraft-top-picks-best-things-to-do-boston-ma

Top picks of the best things to do in and around Boston

Joyraft picks: Boston’s best things to do

Roundups ⭐️

Curated by Joyraft ⭐️

S28: calendar experiences

This week in Boston

This week in Boston 📆

This week 📆

S20: c+d experiences

Discover new, unique events and experiences happening in and around Boston. Perfect for date night, good for a group or with a friend. Be the first to know.

The newest events happening in and around Boston

The newest events on Joyraft

Just added

Just added to Joyraft

S16: editor picks

The most unique and can’t miss things coming up in Boston / Cambridge / Somerville and beyond. Festivals, food, drinks, fairs, concerts, art and free activities.

Unique and Can’t Miss Things to Do in Boston

Can’t-miss things to do in Boston 🚨

Can't-miss things to do 🚨

S2 (A): top experiences

The most popular things to do on Joyraft. Concerts, restaurants, bars, events, parties, openings, kid friendly, date ideas, free things in Boston and beyond.

Top 20 things to do in Boston

Top 20: Joyraft’s most popular

Top 20

Top 20 on Joyraft

S3 (A): trending experiences

Discover can’t miss events and things to do in Boston. The most fun, unique and cool events coming to the Boston area this spring and summer.

The hottest events happening in Boston

Trending events on Joyraft

Trending 📈

S17: interest based

Your guide to everything free in and around Boston. From events, to fairs, to festivals, to outdoors. Joyraft has all the free events happening near you.

100+ free things to do in Boston and beyond

Free things to do in Boston

Free things to do

S18: interest based

Where to eat and drink in Boston? Joyraft has Boston’s newest bars, restaurants and specials. Drinks and pre fixe dinner menus. Cambridge & Somerville too.

Boston Bars and Restaurants: Events and Openings

Food & drink experiences in Boston

Food & drink experiences 

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