practice, collaborate, master

SSB Catalyst is a newly pioneered program designed to cultivate a strong, cohesive community of Stanford students passionate about biotechnology and bioentrepreneurship. Members in Catalyst remain engaged with another SSB committee of their choice but will also have access to speaker events with faculty and leading members of the biotech and Biodesign communities, socials and retreats throughout the school year, and unique engagement with the larger Biodesign space.

Catalyst will start in the second half of the Fall quarter and continue into the Winter quarter. Every week contains a unique event, ranging from high-priority speakers in the biotech industry to workshops with Stanford Biodesign and Bioengineering faculty, lab and company tours, and networking mixers with venture capitalists and bioentrepreneurs.

Members also participate in another SSB team, because Catalyst is not meant to be time-intensive, and to allow members to continue participating in SSB after its conclusion.