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Technical Program

Preliminary Technical Program for the 2025 Chemical Ventures Conference

 

(THIS SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

August 12, 2025
8:45 AM 9:00 AM Badge Pickup & Registration
9:00 AM 9:05 AM Opening Remarks
9:05 AM 9:20 AM Morning Welcome from NYU
Juan de Pablo - NYU Dean of Engineering
9:20 AM 9:50 AM Keynote Presentation
Brandon Owens - NYSERDA
9:50 AM 10:30 AM

Startup Pitches

Anvigen LLC
COnovate
OmniPath H2
PFC-X Inc.
Resollant
ZILA BioWorks
Pyran

10:30 AM 11:00 AM Morning Coffee & Networking Break
11:00 AM 11:20 AM

Reverse Pitches 

ExxonMobil
Third Derivative
GC Ventures

11:20 AM 12:00 PM

Startup Pitches

Ateios Systems
Cascade Bio

ChillSkyn, Inc.
Decycle Biosystems, Inc.
FAST Metals inc

Ouros Materials
Silvis Materials, Inc.
SynMatter Co.

12:00 PM 1:15 PM Lunch & Networking Break
1:15 PM 1:45 PM Keynote Presentation: Intrinsically Porous Organic Polymers: New Materials with Broad Utility
Tim Swager - MIT
1:45 PM 2:15 PM

Startup Pitches 

Arctura, Inc.
A2O Advanced Materials Inc.
ADEM Technologies Inc.

Renewcat Inc
Rushnu
Zenthos Energy

2:15 PM 2:45 PM Afternoon Coffee & Networking Break
2:45 PM 3:55 PM

Panel Discussion - Working with Corporate Venture Groups

Panelists:
Rajeev Agnihotri - ExxonMobil
Ed Greer - Dow
John Patrin - Lubrizol
Joshua Speros - BASF
Pelin Yilmaz - ICIG Ventures

3:55 PM 5:30 PM Networking Reception
     
August 13, 2025
8:45 AM 9:00 AM Badge Pickup & Morning Coffee
9:00 AM 9:05 AM Morning Welcome
9:05 AM 9:35 AM Keynote Presentation: Managing Risk from Lab to Market
Andrew Chang - Activate New York
9:35 AM 10:45 AM

Panel Discussion - Seeking Early Seed Funding from Angel Groups and Early Stage Funds

Panelists:
Jim Aloise - Carbontech Development Initiative
Matt Cohen - Clean Energy Ventures
Adam Closson - Chemical Angels, Inc.
Stephen Socolof - Tech Council Ventures

10:45 AM 11:15 AM Morning Coffee & Networking Break
11:15 AM 11:45 AM

Startup Pitches 

CERT Systems
Ecovaleric
HAND Technologies
Helix Earth 
Kismet Technologies

Oboro Labs, Inc.

11:45 AM 12:15 PM

Reverse Pitches 

BASF
ICIG Ventures
Chemical Angels Network

12:15 PM 1:15 PM Lunch & Networking Break
1:15 PM 1:45 PM

Keynote Presentation - Innovating on shifting ground: Mapping technology strategy to the new global policy landscape
Anthony Schiavo - Lux Research

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1:45 PM 2:15 PM

Startup Pitches

Capro-X, Inc.
Tereform, Inc.
Octet Scientific, Inc.
ACT-ion
Allied Microbiota Inc.
AeroShield Materials, Inc.

2:15 PM 2:45 PM Afternoon Coffee & Networking Break
2:45 PM 3:55 PM

Panel Discussion - Working with Incubators and Accelerators

Moderator:
Will Magruder - MassChallenge

Panelists:
Andrew Chang - Activate NY
Frederic Clerc - Urban Future Lab at NYU 
Mia Lu - Newlab
Sujatha Ramanujan - Luminate

3:55 PM 4:00 PM Closing Remarks
4:00 PM 5:00 PM Afternoon Networking