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Longitudinal data support university-based biomedical entrepreneurship education programs

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Early-stage researchers can greatly benefit from education and skills development in venture creation and commercialization of discoveries.

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Fig. 1: The Biomedical Entrepreneurship Educational Program phases.
Fig. 2: Motivators for pursuing entrepreneurial education.
Fig. 3: Desire to pursue entrepreneurship post-course.
Fig. 4: Target audience for BEEP courses/workshops.

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  1. New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA

    Gabriel Vizgan, Joy Achuonjei, Tucker Schweickart, Sadhana Chitale, Colleen Gillespie & Gabrielle Gold-von Simson

  2. SUNY Downstate College of Medicine, Brooklyn, NY, USA

    Gabriel Vizgan & Zachary Hill-Whilton

  3. Hofstra University Zucker School of Medicine, Uniondale, NY, USA

    Joy Achuonjei

  4. University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA

    Tucker Schweickart

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Vizgan, G., Hill-Whilton, Z., Achuonjei, J. et al. Longitudinal data support university-based biomedical entrepreneurship education programs. Nat Biotechnol 41, 429–431 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-023-01701-2

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