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Bench to Bedside 2024-2025 Events Schedule

Fall Semester Events

CMI | Bench to Bedside Kickoff Mixer

September 10th, 2024 from 6-8pm

Join the B2B team as we kick off the 2024-2025 competition year! Network with other students, B2B Alumni, and mentors who share a passion for medical device innovation. Dinner will be provided, so please RSVP ahead of time!

Location: Robert H. and Katharine B. Garff Building (Fourth Floor) 

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CMI | Bench to Bedside: Orientation and Team Building Workshop

September 25th, 2024 from 5:30-7:30pm

Join the B2B team and CMI personnel for an introduction and overview of the 2024-2025 Bench to Bedside Competition! If you are looking for a team, more information about the competition, or how to find a clinical problem, this is the perfect event for you. The night will consist of a short presentation followed by time to network with fellow student innovators. Dinner will be provided, so please RSVP ahead of time!

Location: Center for Medical Innovation, The Shop SLC - 3rd Floor

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CMI | Bench to Bedside: Reverse Pitch

October 16th, 2024 from 6-8pm

A unique event at the core of the Bench to Bedside Competition, our Reverse Pitch Event gives students a chance to meet directly from health care providers to learn about the pain points they face in their day-to-day roles and identify opportunities for innovation. Dinner will be provided, so please RSVP ahead of time!

Location: Eccles Health Sciences Education Building, Alumni Hall, Room 2120

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CMI | Bench to Bedside: How to Be a Successful Competitor

November 5th, 2024 from 5:30-7:30pm

The B2B team invites you to learn more about the Center for Medical Innovation’s Bench to Bedside Competition! Through a detailed explanation of the competition packet and design process, see what you need to do to be a successful competitor and set yourself up for the $20,000 Grand Prize! Dinner will be provided, so please RSVP ahead of time!

Location: Center for Medical Innovation, The Shop SLC - 3rd Floor

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CMI | Bench to Bedside: Networking with Experts Event

November 20th, 2024 from 5:30-7:30pm

Join the B2B team and industry professionals for a networking and competition preparation workshop! Following a brief presentation by our visiting industry professionals, all participants will have the opportunity to network with all attendees. Guest presenters will be listed on eventbrite.  Dinner will be provided, so please RSVP ahead of time!

Location: Center for Medical Innovation, The Shop SLC - 3rd Floor

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Spring Semester Events

CMI | Bench to Bedside: Mentor Mixer

January 16th, 2025 from 6-8pm

Bench to Bedside invites students, clinicians, technology, research, and commercialization experts to attend our annual Mentor Night networking event. Student teams will be able to meet with experts and gain feedback from potential project mentors ahead of the B2B Competition Night in April. Students interested in medical innovation but aren't currently competing in B2B are welcome to attend! Food and drinks will be provided, so please RSVP ahead of time!

Location: Center for Medical Innovation, The Shop SLC - 3rd Floor

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CMI | Bench to Bedside: Networking with Experts Event

February 4th, 2025 from 5:30-7:30pm

Join the B2B team and industry professionals for a networking and competition preparation workshop! Following a brief presentation by our visiting industry professionals, all participants will have the opportunity to network with all attendees and ask questions about medical device innovation. Guest presenters will be listed on Eventbrite. Dinner will be provided, so please RSVP ahead of time!

Location: Center for Medical Innovation,The Shop - 3rd Floor

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CMI | Bench to Bedside: Networking with Experts Event

February 26th, 2025 from 5:30-7:30pm

Join the B2B team and industry professionals for a networking and competition preparation workshop! Following a brief presentation by our visiting industry professionals, all participants will have the opportunity to network with all attendees and ask questions about medical device innovation. Guest presenters will be listed on Eventbrite. Dinner will be provided, so please RSVP ahead of time!

Location: Center for Medical Innovation, The Shop SLC - 3rd Floor

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CMI | Bench to Bedside: Competition Deliverables Wrap-Up

March 19th, 2025 from 5:30-7:30pm

Meet with the B2B Student Leadership team to review competition deliverables and fine-tune your plan to submit a winning team packet before Competition Night in April. Dinner will be provided, so please RSVP ahead of time!

Location: Center for Medical Innovation, The Shop SLC - 3rd Floor

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CMI | Bench to Bedside: Competition Materials Due

March 30th, 2025 at 11:59pm

All competition deliverables will be due March 30th, 2025 at 11:59pm. More information is available via the B2B Canvas course in the Competition Deliverables module.

 

 

CMI | Bench to Bedside: Competition Night

April 14th, 2025 from 6-9pm

The culmination of a year's worth of hard work, join us at the Ken Garff University Club at Rice Eccles Stadium on April 14th, 2025, for the 15th annual Bench to Bedside Competition Night! Alongside family and friends, student teams will showcase their projects in a gala-style event, meeting with competition judges, health care professionals, entrepreneurs, investors, and University of Utah leadership. After an evening of networking and celebration, we’ll announce the winners of the competition and send the winning teams home with nearly $100,000 in milestone funding!

Location: Ken Garff University Club at Rice Eccles Stadium

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