Catalyst NYC: The Future of Translational Science

Hosted by ResearchHub Foundation
Co-hosted by Nucleate and Cure
The systems and models that have long governed scientific research are being reimagined, creating space for the most consequential conversations science has seen in decades. Catalyst NYC will bring together a carefully selected group for substantive, high-signal discussions about what's working, how we adapt to a changing scientific landscape, and where the greatest opportunities lie.
The program will feature keynotes, panels, and networking, with focused dialogue on alternative funding models, open science infrastructure, and the emerging tools and organizations building a new ecosystem for scientific progress.
Who's in the room
Attendees span research science, venture and philanthropic funding, biotech, and scientific institution-building.

Agenda
9:30 – 10:00 AM · Registration & Coffee
10:00 – 10:05 AM · Welcome and Opening RemarksPatrick Joyce
10:05 – 10:20 AM · The Cure Innovation IndexSeema Kumar
An overview of Cure's new innovation index.
10:20 – 11:05 AM · Panel: Discover, Develop, DeployCliff Friedman · Dr. Kevin Tracey · Dr. Brian Kim
Improving the pipeline of discovery, development, and deployment.
11:05 – 11:15 AM · Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:00 PM · Keynote: Maximizing translational science through InnovationDr. Joni Rutter
A keynote on catalyzing translational science through innovation
12:00 – 1:30 PM · Lunch & networking
1:30 – 2:00 PM · An Alternative Model for Research FundingPatrick Joyce · Dr. Jeff Koury
The ResearchHub funding and endowment model.
2:00 – 2:30 PM · NSF Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIP)Dr. Bridget Turaga
2:30 – 2:45 PM · Coffee Break
2:45 – 3:00 PM · From Academia to FounderDr. Oliver Dodd
Transitioning early career researchers into founders.
3:00 – 3:30 PM · Going Founder Mode on CancerJacob Stern
How AI can enable more personalized medicine.
3:30 – 3:45 PM · Closing Remarks
4:00 – 6:00 PM · Rooftop Cocktail Hour

Speakers
We are excited to share our confirmed speakers for Catalyst NYC.
Dr. Joni Rutter, Director of the National Center for Advancing Translational Science (NCATS) at the National Institute of Health (NIH), will deliver a keynote address.
Seema Kumar, CEO of Cure, brings deep experience at the intersection of science and industry, and will be joining us from Cure to speak on the Cure Innovation Index and what it reveals about the state of translational research today.
Dr. Kevin Tracey, President and CEO of the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research and a pioneer in bioelectronic medicine, will join a panel on accelerating the pipeline from scientific discovery to clinical application.
Dr. Brian Kim, Professor and Vice Chair of Research at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, will join a panel on accelerating the pipeline from scientific discovery to clinical application.
Cliff Friedman, Managing Director of Northwell Health, will join a panel on accelerating the pipeline from scientific discovery to clinical application.
Dr. Bridget Turaga, of the National Science Foundation, will speak on the NSF Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIP).
Dr. Oliver Dodd, Co-founder of Nucleate, will speak to the challenge and opportunity of turning early-career researchers into the next generation of founders.
Jacob Stern, CEO of Team Sid and GP at Even One Ventures, will speak on how AI can enable more personalized medicine.

About
ResearchHub is an open-access platform co-founded by Brian Armstrong and Patrick Joyce to accelerate the pace of scientific research. The platform reimagines how science is funded, evaluated, and shared, featuring a peer review marketplace where proposals and preprints are reviewed openly and in real time, with reviewers compensated for their expertise via ResearchCoin (RSC). Through a preregistration-based funding model, anyone can directly fund rigorous, reproducible science, with all results published transparently.