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SUMMARY:Tech Trek Camp at UC Santa Cruz for Middle School Girls
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by American Association of University Women (AAUW) and Silicon Valley ACS\nIn-person at University of California Santa Cruz\, Learn more\n\nTech Trek is a summer camp for middle school girls that focuses on STEM (Science\, Technology\, Engineering and Mathematics). Campers spend one week on a university campus – they live in the dorms\, eat in the cafeteria\, attend labs and classes\, and learn what it might be like to be a college student. \nWith the aim of encouraging girls to pursue STEM careers\, the camp  exposes them to a wide variety of STEM fields and occupations through hands-on experience in classes\, workshops and demonstrations.
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/tech-trek-camp-at-uc-santa-cruz-for-middle-school-girls/
LOCATION:In-person
CATEGORIES:Tech Trek
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SUMMARY:Working for Yourself: Your Idea\, Business\, and Marketing Strategy
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by ACS Careers\n9:00-10:30 am\, Online\, Free\, Registration required\n\nThis virtual live\, 90-minute workshop will answer common questions and provide expert insight regarding the key responsibilities and actions of an aspiring entrepreneur looking to start a business in the chemical industry. \nAfter completing this workshop\, participants will be able to: \n\nDecide if self-employment option is right for you.\nCreate a mission statement for your new business.\nGain a better understanding of your ideal clientele.\nAssess the market for competitors.\nBegin to establish the outline of a business plan for your new company.\n\nThe first hour of the workshop will feature a presentation by an ACS Career Consultant\, while the last 30 minutes will be a dedicated Q&A session between participants and the facilitator.
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/working-for-yourself-your-idea-business-and-marketing-strategy/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Patent Signals: Mapping the Future of Pharma Innovation
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by ACS Webinars and CAS\n11:00-12:30 pm\, Online\, Free\, Registration required\n\n\n\nThe future of pharmaceutical innovation is already taking shape in today’s patent filings\, but are you able to see what your competitors might miss? \nJoin Janet Sasso and Kavita Iyer of CAS as they reveal a landmark analysis of more than 368\,000 global pharmaceutical patents filed between 2020–2025 that uncovers the strategic signals hidden deep within the world’s fastest-growing areas of drug discovery. By combining advanced AI\, natural language processing\, and expert scientific analysis\, they have transformed massive volumes of patent data into 26 CAS TrendScape maps that reveal where innovation is accelerating long before market shifts become obvious. From emerging therapeutic modalities and novel molecular targets to rapidly evolving disease landscapes\, this research provides a forward-looking view of where the industry is heading and where the next breakthroughs are likely to emerge. Register now to explore which therapeutic platforms are gaining momentum\, where the druggable genome is expanding\, which disease areas are poised for breakthrough innovation\, and how patent intelligence can drive smarter R&D and competitive strategy decisions. \nThis ACS Webinar is moderated by Qiongqiong Angela Zhou of CAS and is co-produced with CAS\, a division of the American Chemical Society. \n\n\n\n\nWhat You Will Learn\n\nHow therapeutic modality diversification is reshaping competitive strategy\, including acceleration of RNA therapeutics and AI/ML applications while small molecules plateau\, and what this means for your platform selection decisions\nWhere the “undruggable” genome is becoming druggable\, including novel target classes like transcription factors\, protein-protein interactions\, and degradation pathways that are enabling therapeutic breakthroughs in previously intractable diseases\nWhich disease areas beyond oncology show the most striking emergence and growth potential\, particularly fibrotic diseases\, and genetic disorders\, versus mature landscapes like infectious diseases where innovation faces constraints\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Details\n\nWednesday\, July 15\, 2026 @ 2-3:30pm ET\nFree to attend\nSlides will be available on day of the webinar\n\n\n\n\n\nCo-Produced With\n\n\n\n\nCAS\, a division of the American Chemical Society \n\n\n 
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/patent-signals-mapping-the-future-of-pharma-innovation/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:ACS Webinars
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SUMMARY:Stanford Research Park's 75th Year Anniversary
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by Stanford Department of Chemical Engineering\n5:30-7:30 pm\, In-person at The Hub at Stanford Research Park\, 3215 Porter Dr\, Palo Alto\, CA 94304 (free parking at 3165 Porter)\, Learn more\n\nThe LASERs (Leonardo Art Science Evening Rendezvous) are an international program of evening gatherings that bring artists and scientists together for informal presentations and conversation with an audience. This evening\, chaired by cultural historian Piero Scaruffi\, will be a special LASER to celebrate the Stanford Research Park\, that was founded 75 years ago. \nThe evening will open with a brief video interview with a Silicon Valley engineer of the 1960s: John Minck. \nIt will be followed by four talks: \n– Mihai Codreanu (Stanford) on “The Impact of University Research Parks” \n– Piero Scaruffi (Stanford) on “A History of Silicon Valley” \n– Elise DeMarzo (Code: ART Festival) on “Digital Art\, Real Community” \n– Ge Wang (Stanford) on “What do we (really) want from AI” \nMihai Codreanu is an economist working on tracking innovation and technology development over the very long-run. His Stanford dissertation focused on university research parks\, and Stanford Research Park in particular. \nPiero Scaruffi has worked on Internet and Artificial Intelligence technologies since the early 1980s and has written “A History of Silicon Valley” (2011)\, which has also been translated in China. \nElise DeMarzo is the Director of Public Art for the City of Palo Alto and oversees all aspects of both temporary and permanent public art installations. She implemented a new media public art festival called Code:ART in 2017. \nGe Wang is an Associate Professor at Stanford University’s Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA)\, director of the Stanford Laptop Orchestra\, and the author of “Artful Design: Technology in Search of the Sublime”. \nDetailed bios at:  http://www.lasertalks.com/ \nThe Stanford LASERs are co-sponsored by the deans of Humanities and Sciences\, Engineering and Medicine\, and by Chemical Engineering. \nVisit this website for more information
URL:https://www.siliconvalleyacs.org/event/stanford-research-parks-75th-year-anniversary/
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